{"url":"https://etfiq.com/questions/when-do-etfs-pay-dividends","section":"questions","title":"When do ETFs pay dividends? | ETFIQ","description":"An ETF distribution has two dates that matter: the ex-date, which decides who receives it, and the pay date, when the cash arrives.","as_of":"Oct 28, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"When do ETFs pay dividends?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"An ETF distribution has two dates that matter: the ex-date, which decides who receives it, and the pay date, when the cash arrives. 332 income ETFs have one expected in the next 45 days and 265 of them inside the next 14 days, which is what the calendar shows. 0 have been declared by the issuer rather than projected by ETFIQ."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Questions","item":"https://etfiq.com/questions/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"When do ETFs pay dividends?","item":"https://etfiq.com/questions/when-do-etfs-pay-dividends"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"When do ETFs pay dividends?","description":"An ETF distribution has two dates that matter: the ex-date, which decides who receives it, and the pay date, when the cash arrives.","url":"https://etfiq.com/questions/when-do-etfs-pay-dividends","dateModified":"2026-10-28","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":4750,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Questions / When do ETFs pay dividends? \n \n Answered from ETFIQ data as of Oct 28, 2026 .\n When do ETFs pay dividends?\n An ETF distribution has two dates that matter: the ex-date, which decides who receives it, and the pay date, when the cash arrives. 332 income ETFs have one expected in the next 45 days and 265 of them inside the next 14 days, which is what the calendar shows. 0 have been declared by the issuer rather than projected by ETFIQ.\n You must own the fund before the ex-date to receive the distribution. On the ex-date the price drops by roughly the amount paid. That is why a distribution is not income the way interest is: part of it is your own capital moving from the price into your cash.\n The gap between ex-date and payment is usually one to three days. Funds declare days ahead, not months, so most future dates anywhere, including here, are projections from the fund's own past spacing, not issuer statements. ETFIQ marks which is which and never lets a projection read as a schedule.\n The payout page has the full calendar, out to 14 days. Every fund page carries its own last and next.\n On ETFIQ today\n Ticker Fund Pays Next ex-date Pay date Basis \n IWMY Defiance R2000 Weekly Distribution ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n USOY Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n WDTE Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n BPI Grayscale Bitcoin Premium Income ETF monthly Oct 29, 2026 Nov 2, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n BTCC Grayscale Bitcoin High Income ETF monthly Oct 29, 2026 Nov 2, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n ETCO Grayscale Ethereum High Income ETF monthly Oct 29, 2026 Nov 2, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n ULTI REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n QDTE Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n RDTE Roundhill Russell 2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n ODTE VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n VAIE VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n AIYY YieldMax AI Option Income Strategy ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n AMDY YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n AMZY YieldMax AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n APLY YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n BABO YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n BRKC YieldMax BRK.B Option Income Strategy ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n CONY YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n CRCO YieldMax CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n CRSH YieldMax Short TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n CVNY YieldMax CVNA Option Income Strategy ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n DIPS YieldMax Short NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n DRAY YieldMax DKNG Option Income Strategy ETF weekly Oct 29, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 ETFIQ projection \n \n Where to next\n The whole payout calendar Sources\n Rule 19a-1 distribution notices and prospectus filings on SEC EDGAR SEC EDGAR, full-text search of fund filings SEC Form N-PORT, what a fund filed it holds Rule 19a-1, what a distribution notice must say Links are sources, not endorsements.\n ETFIQ is an independent publisher and makes no recommendations. 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