How much is OARK's distribution?

OARK's most recent distribution was $0.1600 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 17, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $16.9000 per share across 50 payments, a trailing yield of 56.34%.

How often does OARK pay a distribution?

YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF pays on a weekly schedule. It made 50 payments in the last 12 months and 21 in 2025.

When is OARK's next distribution?

OARK's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its weekly schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.

Has OARK ever cut its distribution?

Yes. Our payment-by-payment record shows 38 regular payments lower than the one before it. Option-income and bond funds vary their distributions with income earned, so reductions are routine for these funds.

How much did OARK pay in dividends in 2025?

OARK paid $22.4800 per share across 21 payments in 2025, down 7.5% from 2024.

What was OARK's total return including distributions over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Sep 24, 2026, OARK paid $16.9000 per share, 38.41% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved -31.8%. That is an approximate total return of +6.6% before taxes and reinvestment.

OARK Dividend History

Name: YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF (OARK) dividend history
Creator: SmarterDividends

YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · every payment since 2023

YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF (OARK) has paid 84 distributions since 2023. The most recent was $0.1600 per share (ex-date Sep 17, 2026). Over the last 12 months OARK paid $16.9000 across 50 payments, a trailing yield of 56.34%. The average of the last 4 regular payments is +18.9% versus the 4 before.

Latest distribution

$0.1600

Last ex-date

Sep 17, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$16.90

Trailing yield

56.34%

Frequency

Weekly

Payments on record

What the record shows

OARK has made 84 distributions since payments began in 2023 and now pays weekly. Over the past year, 50 payments totaled $16.90 per share, equal to a 56.34% trailing yield. The regular frequency and high trailing yield sit alongside substantial variation in individual payments.

The recent average distribution was 18.9% higher at $0.2078, up from $0.1748 across four payments, but the latest distribution was lower than the one before it. At $0.16 per share, the latest payment continued OARK’s uneven pattern. Across the longer record, higher and lower payments were almost evenly split, consistent with distributions that vary with income earned.

The annual total was lower in 2025 than in 2024. The first year was short only because payments began during it, so its total is not comparable with later full years. Over the past year, distributions equaled 37.1% of the price a year earlier while the price fell 34.1%, leaving an approximate total return of 3%. The high payout therefore coincided with capital returning through a lower price rather than translating fully into total return.

By SmarterDividends Team · written from the payment record on this page · updated Sep 24, 2026 · editorial policy

Distributions versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

38.41%

of price a year ago

Price change

-31.8%

$44.00 → $30.00

Approx. total return

+6.6%

before taxes

A high distribution rate paired with a falling price means part of the payout came back out of the share price. Total return adds distributions received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

OARK distributions per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent distribution amounts

Last 52 regular payments, per share