How much has JPO paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, JPO paid 27.6% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 15.6%.

How often does JPO pay, and how much?

JPO pays weekly. The latest distribution annualises to 18.0% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

Is the JPO distribution return of capital?

YieldMax estimates 54% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterisation from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.

The prospectus expense ratio is 1.04% a year.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate.

JPO · YieldMax(R) JP Option Income Strategy ETF

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Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, JPO paid 27.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.4%. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 18.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 54% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).

JPO (YieldMax(R) JP Option Income Strategy ETF), income desk fields as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategy	synthetic covered call
Benchmark	(JP)
Pays	weekly
Payout rate, annualised (ETFIQ)	18.0%
Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL)	1.04%
Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ)	32.7%
Launched	Sep 12, 2023
3 months: paid / price / total / JP / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	7.8% / +4.4% / +12.6% / not published / not available
6 months: paid / price / total / JP / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	16.5% / +4.8% / +23.0% / not published / not available
1 year: paid / price / total / JP / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	27.6% / −15.6% / +15.4% / not published / not available
since launch: paid / price / total / JP / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	69.4% / −28.2% / +61.7% / not published / not available
Return of capital, latest distribution (YieldMax 19a-1 estimate)	54.2%

Questions people ask

How much has JPO paid over the last year?: Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, JPO paid 27.6% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 15.6%.
How often does JPO pay, and how much?: JPO pays weekly. The latest distribution annualises to 18.0% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the JPO distribution return of capital?: YieldMax estimates 54% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterisation from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
What does JPO cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 1.04% a year.

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