ETHD Dividend History

• By the record: $6.27 per share arrived in the twelve months to October 4, 2026, in 11 checks, out of 23 payments going back to July 1, 2024, down 93% on the $91.80 of the year before, equal to about 25% of the recent ~$24.81 share price.
• First, the headline: ETHD is not an income fund. It seeks -2x the daily performance of ether — a leveraged inverse trading vehicle.
• So why the distributions? As a regulated investment company it must pay out substantially all income and realized gains — from its ether-futures positions and collateral interest — and ProShares runs that on a monthly schedule.
• First paid: July 2024 — every payment since is charted below.
• Fee: 0.99% expense ratio (issuer fund page).
• What that means: the payouts are irregular tax events, not a yield — chasing them misunderstands the fund.

People find this page because ETHD's occasional distributions look spectacular in screeners. They're mechanical: when a -2x ether fund's futures positions realize gains (ether fell) or its T-bill collateral earns interest, tax law requires paying it out. The size tells you about ether's recent path, not about any income strategy.

ETHD distributes on a monthly schedule when there is income or realized gain to pay. Each point below is one distribution since July 2024.

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Each point is one payment; the line ends at the most recent payout. The table below totals them by year.

• Trailing 12 months: $6.27 per share across 11 payments — down 93% from $91.80 in the 12 months before (split-adjusted, in today's share terms). What a change like that does to your income →
• Current pace: recent payments annualize to $6.28 — 0% above the trailing figure. When those two disagree, the trailing yield is quoting the past. Live cut & raise board →
• Share price, same 12 months: down 30% (dividends excluded) — income and principal are one story. Erosion Index →
• Record: 23 payments over 2 years; the largest single payment was $40.59 (May 2025), split-adjusted.
• Payment drops ≥20% below trend, last 24 months: 9. Get alerted to the next one →

Every figure above is computed from ETHD's actual payment record and share-price history as of the date shown — not copied from a fact sheet. Recomputed regularly; the chart above always shows the live data.

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"Next expected" is estimated from ETHD's recent payment rhythm — the fund announces exact dates shortly before each payout, and the data feed can lag a few days. You must own shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payout; the cash typically arrives days later. See every fund's upcoming date on the live dividend calendar.

A real total-return estimate, assuming every payout was reinvested — including what happened to the share price. Before taxes and fees. Past performance does not predict the future.

Every fund structured as a regulated investment company — income fund or not — must distribute its taxable income and realized gains. A daily -2x fund on a volatile asset realizes enormous gains in its winning stretches, so ETHD occasionally pays out sums that make yield screeners gasp. It's bookkeeping, not strategy: the same mechanics in reverse are why it pays little after ether rallies.

If what you actually want is crypto-linked income, the funds built for that purpose are YBIT, YETH, and LFGY — option-premium machines with deliberate payout policies. Compare any of them on the compare tool.

Data source: Yahoo Finance. Figures are per share; the current year may be partial and figures should be verified against official sources. Note: after a share split, this data source restates all historical per-share payouts in today's share terms — the split disclosure above the chart applies.

Calculated from complete calendar years in the data above. Past results don't guarantee future payments.