ULTY dividend calculator
YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF. ULTY runs option-income strategies across a basket of high-volatility stocks rather than a single name, and has paid distributions weekly since 2025. Distribution amounts vary substantially.
What you want this fund to pay you.
Adjust assumptions (advanced)
Defaults come from ULTY's verified data shown above. Distribution growth defaults to 0% because option-income distributions vary with market conditions rather than growing like dividends.
That figure uses ULTY's distribution rate right now. These payouts move month to month and the share price can erode, so the income isn't guaranteed and the principal behind it can shrink. Read it as today's snapshot, not a fixed cost of entry or a permanent income.
Educational purposes only. This calculator is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Projections are hypothetical illustrations based on historical data and simplified assumptions — actual results will differ. Consult a qualified financial advisor before investing.
Data as of , verified against: yieldmaxetfs.com. Official fund/IR page: ULTY ↗. Prices and yields change daily — figures here are for modeling, not trading.
ULTY at a glance
- Distribution rate
- 60.16%
- published by YieldMax
- Share price
- $29.82
- as of Jun 11, 2026
- Payment schedule
- Weekly
- Expense ratio
- 1.40%
ULTY income at standard investment amounts
| Investment | Income / year (current rate) | Income / month (current rate) |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | $602 | $50 |
| $10,000 | $6,016 | $501 |
| $50,000 | $30,080 | $2,507 |
| $100,000 | $60,161 | $5,013 |
Figured at ULTY's current distribution rate, before tax. Treat it as today's snapshot, not a forecast: these payouts vary month to month and the share price can erode, so the income isn't guaranteed. We don't show a multi-year compounded total for these funds, because projecting a fixed rate at a flat share price would overstate it.
Recent distribution history
| Ex-dividend date | Distribution / share |
|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2026 | $0.3485 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | $0.3960 |
| May 27, 2026 | $0.3946 |
| May 20, 2026 | $0.3947 |
| May 13, 2026 | $0.4046 |
| May 6, 2026 | $0.3995 |
Option-income distributions vary period to period — recent amounts are not a guaranteed run-rate.
ULTY pays weekly and runs option-income strategies across a basket of volatile names; distribution amounts vary week to week. The distribution rate shown is YieldMax's published distribution rate (expense ratio shown is the gross figure). No price trend is assumed by default; set your own under Adjust assumptions.
Tax treatment of ULTY distributions
Distributions are option income on a single underlying stock — taxed largely as ordinary income, often with a significant return-of-capital portion. Distribution amounts vary month to month. See the fund's 19a-1 notices.
More detail: qualified vs. ordinary dividends. Set the matching tax rate in the calculator to see after-tax results.
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ULTY dividend questions
- What is ULTY's distribution rate?
- As of June 11, 2026, ULTY's distribution rate is 60.16%, as published by YieldMax. For funds like ULTY, a trailing-twelve-month figure can mislead, because both the share price and the payout move quickly. See the note below the calculator.
- How often does ULTY pay distributions?
- ULTY pays weekly. The most recent distribution was $0.3485 per share (ex-date June 10, 2026).
- How much income does $10,000 of ULTY generate?
- About $6,016 a year at the current rate, or roughly $501 a month before taxes. Option-income distributions vary, though, so read that as a snapshot rather than a fixed rate.
- How many shares of ULTY do I need for $1,000 a month?
- At ULTY's current distribution rate (60.16%), about 669 shares — roughly $19,946 invested — would generate $1,000 per month before taxes. Because option-income distributions vary month to month and the share price can erode, treat that as a snapshot at today's rate, not a guaranteed or permanent income. Use the income-target calculator above to try other amounts.
- How much will $10,000 in ULTY be worth in 10 years with dividends reinvested?
- There's no honest single number here for ULTY. Projecting its distribution rate forward at a flat share price would overstate the result wildly, because option-income distributions vary and these funds' share price (NAV) has historically eroded — the page's own data shows it. At ULTY's current 60.16% rate, $10,000 produces about $6,016 per year (≈ $501 per month) before tax — a present-rate snapshot, not a guaranteed 10-year outcome. Use the "Reach an income target" calculator above, which is what these funds are actually bought for.
- Are ULTY's distributions qualified dividends?
- Distributions are option income on a single underlying stock — taxed largely as ordinary income, often with a significant return-of-capital portion. Distribution amounts vary month to month. See the fund's 19a-1 notices.
- Why does the calculator assume 0% distribution growth for ULTY?
- ULTY's distributions come from option premium, which rises and falls with market volatility instead of growing the way company dividends do. Compounding a past "growth rate" forward produces misleading projections, so the default holds distributions flat — you can change it under "Adjust assumptions."
How this calculator works (assumptions & method)
The simulation runs month by month. Each month the share price moves at the annual growth rate you set, any contribution buys shares at that month's price, and dividends land on the fund's real schedule, whether that's monthly, quarterly, or weekly. With DRIP on, each dividend buys more shares the day it's paid. With DRIP off, it piles up as cash that earns nothing, which is the cleanest way to see what reinvestment alone is worth.
Dividends per share step up once a year at the growth rate, the way companies actually raise them. Weekly payers are modeled as monthly, since the difference is too small to matter. Taxes apply to dividends at the moment they're paid and nothing else: price gains count as unrealized, so no capital-gains tax is modeled. Setting the rate to 0% approximates an IRA or 401(k).
The starting yield, growth, and schedule come from the ticker's verified data, with the sources and date shown on the page. Those rates then hold flat for the whole projection. Real markets won't cooperate, and that's the point: this is an illustration, not a forecast. Fund fees are already baked into the historical figures, and the model adds no costs on top.