About Dividend Stacker
I built the tool I wanted to use as an income investor. No advice, no picks — just trusted data, transparent math, and calculators that answer the questions I kept asking myself.
Joshua Bartlett
Founder, Dividend Stacker
I'm not a financial advisor, and I'm not going to pretend to be one. I'm an income investor who got frustrated trying to answer basic questions about high-yield ETFs: When is the next distribution? What has this fund actually returned once you account for reinvested dividends and NAV decay? How long until my payouts cover my original cost?
The information existed, but it was scattered across fund provider pages, spreadsheets, and forum threads — and a lot of the "yield" numbers floating around were misleading. So I built the tool I wanted to use: one place that pulls from trusted market data sources, runs the math consistently, and shows the results plainly, including the unflattering ones.
Everything on this site is educational. I don't recommend funds, I don't sell anything, and every projection is clearly labeled as an estimate. If you want to see exactly how the numbers are calculated, it's all documented on the methodology page.
What Dividend Stacker Does
Dividend Stacker focuses on the questions income investors actually ask — especially around high-yield covered call ETFs from YieldMax, Roundhill, NEOS, Defiance, and REX Shares, where distributions are large, variable, and easy to misread:
- Distribution tracking — payment history, estimated next ex-dates, and trailing vs. forward yield for every fund we cover.
- Honest total return — what a real investment would be worth with and without reinvesting, benchmarked against SPY and QQQ, with splits handled correctly.
- Income planning calculators — dividend growth projections, breakeven ("house money") timelines, and income goal math.
Market data comes from Alpha Vantage, a licensed market data provider, and refreshes daily. All calculations run through a single tested calculation engine, so a number on one page means the same thing on every other page.
What This Site Is Not
This is not financial advice. I'm not a licensed advisor, broker, or analyst, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security. High-yield ETFs in particular carry real risks — NAV erosion, distribution cuts, and principal loss — and past distributions don't predict future ones.
Projections and estimates on this site are hypothetical, derived from historical data, and clearly labeled. Before making investment decisions, verify the numbers against official fund documents and talk to a qualified professional who knows your situation. See the full disclaimer.
Get in Touch
Found a data error? Have a fund you want covered or a feature idea? Email team@dividendstacker.com — data corrections get priority, because accuracy is the whole point of this site.