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QLDY Dividend Calculator & History

QLDY pays about $0.15 a share twice a week, about 42.77% a year.

48.76%
Trailing yield
$17.66
Paid per share in 12 months
$36.22
Close on Nov 2
QLDY dividend
Last payment
Nov 2, 2026
Pay to the order of
You
$41.33
Forty-one and 33/100 dollars
Estimate for 276.1 shares at $0.1497 a share
NOV
4
Next ex-dividend date
About this date, our estimate
 
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Next pay date
Not declared
NOV
2
Last paid
$0.1497 a share, ex-date Oct 30, 2026
NOV
3
Paid: twice a week
Data as of this date

The ex-date is our estimate from recent gaps between payments, since none is declared yet.

The share price fell 26.1% between month-end closes a year apart, which is part of why the yield looks this high and belongs in any income estimate.

QLDY dividend history

What $10,000 of QLDY collected on each of the last 14 payments. One coin is $5.

$42
Sep
2026
$42
$44
$44
$44
Oct
$44
$44
$44
$43
$42
$41
$41
$41
$41
Nov

How much QLDY do I need for $100 a month?

QLDY pays about $1.29 a share per month at its recent rate, so $100 a month takes about 78 shares, or about $2,825 at the last close.

To collect a month
$100
78 shares
$2,825 at the last close
To collect a month
$200
155 shares
$5,614 at the last close
To collect a month
$500
388 shares
$14,053 at the last close
To collect a month
$1,000
775 shares
$28,071 at the last close

QLDY income calculator

Shares at the last close276.09
QLDY income a year$4,276.86
QLDY income a month$356.41

Every QLDY payment on record

$0.10
$0.20
$0.30
Oct 1, 2025: $0.1956Oct 3, 2025: $0.1966Oct 8, 2025: $0.1968Oct 10, 2025: $0.1968Oct 15, 2025: $0.1925Oct 17, 2025: $0.1925Oct 22, 2025: $0.1941Oct 24, 2025: $0.1918Oct 29, 2025: $0.1983Oct 31, 2025: $0.2010Nov 5, 2025: $0.1985Nov 7, 2025: $0.1941Nov 12, 2025: $0.1937Nov 14, 2025: $0.1924Nov 19, 2025: $0.1854Nov 21, 2025: $0.1829Nov 26, 2025: $0.1841Dec 1, 2025: $0.1869Dec 3, 2025: $0.1874Dec 5, 2025: $0.1895Dec 10, 2025: $0.1891Dec 12, 2025: $0.1897Dec 17, 2025: $0.1830Dec 19, 2025: $0.1788Dec 24, 2025: $0.1853Dec 29, 2025: $0.1864Dec 31, 2025: $0.1845Jan 5, 2026: $0.1812Jan 7, 2026: $0.1809Jan 9, 2026: $0.1824Jan 14, 2026: $0.1830Jan 16, 2026: $0.1798Jan 21, 2026: $0.1792Jan 23, 2026: $0.1763Jan 28, 2026: $0.1792Jan 30, 2026: $0.1813Feb 4, 2026: $0.1777Feb 6, 2026: $0.1705Feb 11, 2026: $0.1722Feb 13, 2026: $0.1708Feb 18, 2026: $0.1661Feb 20, 2026: $0.1671Feb 25, 2026: $0.1652Feb 27, 2026: $0.1689Mar 4, 2026: $0.1659Mar 6, 2026: $0.1661Mar 11, 2026: $0.1648Mar 13, 2026: $0.1645Mar 18, 2026: $0.1606Mar 20, 2026: $0.1585Mar 25, 2026: $0.1552Mar 27, 2026: $0.1543Apr 1, 2026: $0.1442Apr 6, 2026: $0.1490Apr 8, 2026: $0.1521Apr 10, 2026: $0.1567Apr 15, 2026: $0.1596Apr 17, 2026: $0.1647Apr 22, 2026: $0.1674Apr 24, 2026: $0.1689Apr 29, 2026: $0.1706May 1, 2026: $0.1533May 6, 2026: $0.1724May 8, 2026: $0.1779May 13, 2026: $0.1822May 15, 2026: $0.1820May 20, 2026: $0.1791May 22, 2026: $0.1768May 27, 2026: $0.1812May 29, 2026: $0.1838Jun 3, 2026: $0.1869Jun 5, 2026: $0.1875Jun 10, 2026: $0.1753Jun 12, 2026: $0.1752Jun 17, 2026: $0.1838Jun 22, 2026: $0.1775Jun 24, 2026: $0.1807Jun 26, 2026: $0.1725Jul 1, 2026: $0.1698Jul 6, 2026: $0.1744Jul 8, 2026: $0.1724Jul 10, 2026: $0.1689Jul 15, 2026: $0.1685Jul 17, 2026: $0.1695Jul 22, 2026: $0.1629Jul 24, 2026: $0.1643Jul 29, 2026: $0.1573Jul 31, 2026: $0.1514Aug 5, 2026: $0.1597Aug 7, 2026: $0.1635Aug 12, 2026: $0.1636Aug 14, 2026: $0.1630Aug 19, 2026: $0.1637Aug 21, 2026: $0.1591Aug 26, 2026: $0.1556Aug 28, 2026: $0.1562Sep 2, 2026: $0.1569Sep 4, 2026: $0.1549Sep 9, 2026: $0.1570Sep 11, 2026: $0.1556Sep 16, 2026: $0.1535Sep 18, 2026: $0.1517Sep 23, 2026: $0.1597Sep 25, 2026: $0.1593Sep 30, 2026: $0.1578Oct 2, 2026: $0.1579Oct 7, 2026: $0.1608Oct 9, 2026: $0.1606Oct 14, 2026: $0.1570Oct 16, 2026: $0.1523Oct 21, 2026: $0.1491Oct 23, 2026: $0.1501Oct 28, 2026: $0.1469Oct 30, 2026: $0.1497
20252026
Ex-datePay dateAmountKind
Oct 30, 2026Nov 2, 2026$0.1497
Oct 28, 2026Oct 29, 2026$0.1469
Oct 23, 2026Oct 26, 2026$0.1501
Oct 21, 2026Oct 22, 2026$0.1491
Oct 16, 2026Oct 19, 2026$0.1523
Oct 14, 2026Oct 15, 2026$0.1570
Oct 9, 2026Oct 13, 2026$0.1606
Oct 7, 2026Oct 8, 2026$0.1608
Oct 2, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.1579
Sep 30, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.1578
Sep 25, 2026Sep 28, 2026$0.1593
Sep 23, 2026Sep 24, 2026$0.1597
Show the 102 earlier payments
Sep 18, 2026Sep 21, 2026$0.1517
Sep 16, 2026Sep 17, 2026$0.1535
Sep 11, 2026Sep 14, 2026$0.1556
Sep 9, 2026Sep 10, 2026$0.1570
Sep 4, 2026Sep 8, 2026$0.1549
Sep 2, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.1569
Aug 28, 2026Aug 31, 2026$0.1562
Aug 26, 2026Aug 27, 2026$0.1556
Aug 21, 2026Aug 22, 2026$0.1591
Aug 19, 2026Aug 20, 2026$0.1637
Aug 14, 2026Aug 15, 2026$0.1630
Aug 12, 2026Aug 13, 2026$0.1636
Aug 7, 2026Aug 10, 2026$0.1635
Aug 5, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.1597
Jul 31, 2026Aug 3, 2026$0.1514
Jul 29, 2026Jul 30, 2026$0.1573
Jul 24, 2026Jul 27, 2026$0.1643
Jul 22, 2026Jul 23, 2026$0.1629
Jul 17, 2026Jul 20, 2026$0.1695
Jul 15, 2026Jul 16, 2026$0.1685
Jul 10, 2026Jul 13, 2026$0.1689
Jul 8, 2026Jul 9, 2026$0.1724
Jul 6, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.1744
Jul 1, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.1698
Jun 26, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.1725
Jun 24, 2026Jun 25, 2026$0.1807
Jun 22, 2026Jun 23, 2026$0.1775
Jun 17, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.1838
Jun 12, 2026Jun 15, 2026$0.1752
Jun 10, 2026Jun 11, 2026$0.1753
Jun 5, 2026Jun 8, 2026$0.1875
Jun 3, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.1869
May 29, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.1838
May 27, 2026May 28, 2026$0.1812
May 22, 2026May 26, 2026$0.1768
May 20, 2026May 21, 2026$0.1791
May 15, 2026May 18, 2026$0.1820
May 13, 2026May 14, 2026$0.1822
May 8, 2026May 11, 2026$0.1779
May 6, 2026May 7, 2026$0.1724
May 1, 2026May 4, 2026$0.1533
Apr 29, 2026Apr 30, 2026$0.1706
Apr 24, 2026Apr 27, 2026$0.1689
Apr 22, 2026Apr 23, 2026$0.1674
Apr 17, 2026Apr 20, 2026$0.1647
Apr 15, 2026Apr 16, 2026$0.1596
Apr 10, 2026Apr 13, 2026$0.1567
Apr 8, 2026Apr 9, 2026$0.1521
Apr 6, 2026Apr 7, 2026$0.1490
Apr 1, 2026Apr 2, 2026$0.1442
Mar 27, 2026Mar 30, 2026$0.1543
Mar 25, 2026Mar 26, 2026$0.1552
Mar 20, 2026Mar 23, 2026$0.1585
Mar 18, 2026Mar 19, 2026$0.1606
Mar 13, 2026Mar 16, 2026$0.1645
Mar 11, 2026Mar 12, 2026$0.1648
Mar 6, 2026Mar 9, 2026$0.1661
Mar 4, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.1659
Feb 27, 2026Mar 2, 2026$0.1689
Feb 25, 2026Feb 26, 2026$0.1652
Feb 20, 2026Feb 23, 2026$0.1671
Feb 18, 2026Feb 19, 2026$0.1661
Feb 13, 2026Feb 17, 2026$0.1708
Feb 11, 2026Feb 12, 2026$0.1722
Feb 6, 2026Feb 9, 2026$0.1705
Feb 4, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.1777
Jan 30, 2026Feb 2, 2026$0.1813
Jan 28, 2026Jan 29, 2026$0.1792
Jan 23, 2026Jan 26, 2026$0.1763
Jan 21, 2026Jan 22, 2026$0.1792
Jan 16, 2026Jan 20, 2026$0.1798
Jan 14, 2026Jan 15, 2026$0.1830
Jan 9, 2026Jan 12, 2026$0.1824
Jan 7, 2026Jan 8, 2026$0.1809
Jan 5, 2026Jan 6, 2026$0.1812
Dec 31, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.1845
Dec 29, 2025Dec 30, 2025$0.1864
Dec 24, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.1853
Dec 19, 2025Dec 22, 2025$0.1788
Dec 17, 2025Dec 18, 2025$0.1830
Dec 12, 2025Dec 15, 2025$0.1897
Dec 10, 2025Dec 11, 2025$0.1891
Dec 5, 2025Dec 8, 2025$0.1895
Dec 3, 2025Dec 4, 2025$0.1874
Dec 1, 2025Dec 2, 2025$0.1869
Nov 26, 2025Nov 28, 2025$0.1841
Nov 21, 2025Nov 24, 2025$0.1829
Nov 19, 2025Nov 20, 2025$0.1854
Nov 14, 2025Nov 17, 2025$0.1924
Nov 12, 2025Nov 13, 2025$0.1937
Nov 7, 2025Nov 10, 2025$0.1941
Nov 5, 2025Nov 6, 2025$0.1985
Oct 31, 2025Nov 3, 2025$0.2010
Oct 29, 2025Oct 30, 2025$0.1983
Oct 24, 2025Oct 27, 2025$0.1918
Oct 22, 2025Oct 23, 2025$0.1941
Oct 17, 2025Oct 20, 2025$0.1925
Oct 15, 2025Oct 16, 2025$0.1925
Oct 10, 2025Oct 14, 2025$0.1968
Oct 8, 2025Oct 9, 2025$0.1968
Oct 3, 2025Oct 6, 2025$0.1966
Oct 1, 2025Oct 2, 2025$0.1956

QLDY yield on cost

QLDY bought at $28.98 has a yield on cost of 53.45%, against 42.77% for someone buying at the last close of $36.22.

QLDY yield rank

QLDY's 48.76% trailing yield is higher than or equal to 98% of the 4,133 paying ETFs we track.

QLDY DRIP projection

We don't project reinvestment for QLDY. Compounding a 42.77% yield on a flat share price for years produces totals that say nothing useful, and its share price changed -26.1% over the last year.

QLDY share price at month ends

$40.51
$45.89
$51.44
2025-092025-122026-032026-062026-09

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Payments are cash amounts per share, adjusted for splits. See how each number is worked out and the disclaimer. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell QLDY.