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- By the record: the payment record opens May 29, 2025 and holds 56 checks, with $32.59 per share across 51 payments in the twelve months to October 4, 2026, too little history behind it for a year-over-year read, or about 122% of the ~$26.77 share price.
- Pays: weekly.
- First paid: May 2025.
- What it is: the YieldMax fund on ROBINHOOD (HOOD) — it sells option spreads on the brokerage's famously volatile stock, converting the swings into weekly income.
- Don't confuse it with HOOW: HOOY sells options for income (capped upside); HOOW holds 1.2x leveraged HOOD exposure (amplified everything). Same stock, opposite machines.
- Headline rate: trailing figures well above 100% — a volatility reading, not an income promise.
HOOY makes no promise to pay any particular amount; each payout depends on option income earned on Robinhood's volatility.
HOOY pays weekly. Each point below is one distribution since May 2025. The table further down totals each year.
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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: $32.59 per share across 51 payments — paying since May 2025, so no full prior-year comparison yet. What a change like that does to your income →
- Current pace: recent payments annualize to $20.67 — 37% below the trailing figure. When those two disagree, the trailing yield is quoting the past. Live cut & raise board →
- Share price, same 12 months: down 57% (dividends excluded) — income and principal are one story. Erosion Index →
- Record: 56 payments over 16 months; the largest single payment was $6.90 (Jul 2025).
- Payment drops ≥20% below trend, last 24 months: 20. Get alerted to the next one →
- Payment steadiness: the last 12 checks wobble ±19% around their median. Compare that against any fund →
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| Recent Ex-Dividend Dates | Distribution / Share |
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"Next expected" is estimated from HOOY'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.
Robinhood's stock moves with retail-trading mania itself — crypto seasons, meme runs, market frenzies — which makes its options exceptionally expensive and HOOY's checks correspondingly large. The family physics apply in full: upside sold, downside kept, payouts tracking whatever drama HOOD supplies.
The essential comparison is HOOW — the same stock through a leveraged WeeklyPay wrapper instead of option selling. HOOY earns premium income; HOOW amplifies the ride. Both charts, side by side, are a masterclass in how wrapper design changes everything. The backtest above keeps the score honestly.
| Year | Total Distributions / Share | Payments | Change vs Prior Year |
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Data source: Yahoo Finance. Figures are per share; the current year may be partial and figures should be verified against official sources.
Calculated from complete calendar years in the data above. Past results don't guarantee future payments.
When Is HOOY's Next Ex-Dividend Date?
HOOY pays weekly. The exact date of each payout is announced by the fund only shortly beforehand, so no site can promise the next date — but the live schedule box above shows the most recent ex-dividend date and the expected window for the next one, computed from HOOY's actual payment rhythm. Remember: you must own shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payout.
HOOY's Record So Far
HOOY — the YieldMax HOOD Option Income Strategy ETF — began paying in May 2025, straight into one of Robinhood's most dramatic stretches, and its first year of checks reflects that: a trailing rate north of 100%, with recent weeks around 33 cents. Every payment is charted above.
Why HOOD Premiums Run So Rich
Robinhood is the market's mood ring — revenue and sentiment both surge in manias — so its options carry a persistent drama premium. HOOY sells that drama weekly. The cost is the family constant: in a HOOD rally the fund watches from behind its sold spreads, and in a selloff it absorbs the fall. The family guide explains the machinery in plain English.
Where HOOY Fits
For an investor with a view that Robinhood stays volatile-but-alive, HOOY converts that view into weekly cash. The alternatives on the same shelf: HOOW (leverage instead of premiums) and the diversified YMAX. Next expected date on the live calendar.
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