Defiance ETF

MST Dividend: Next Ex-Date, History & Total Return

Defiance leveraged long income ETF on Strategy (MSTR)

Price
$14.40
Trailing 12-month yield
242.2%
Recent payout yield
38.5%
Next ex-date
Oct 14, 2026
Announced

52-week range $6.59–$220.64 · -93.5% over 12 months · Data as of Oct 14, 2026

Next MST Dividend

AnnouncedWeekly payer
Ex-dividend date
Oct 14, 2026
Pay date
Oct 15, 2026
Declared amount per share
$0.0947
Officially declared by the fund on Oct 13, 2026. You must own shares before the ex-date to receive it.
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MST Dividend History

72 distributions since May 21, 2025 · trailing 12-month total $34.88/share (242.2% of current price)

Distributions are down 97% vs a year ago ($0.1078 vs $4.30 avg per payment)

Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 7, 2026Oct 8, 2026$0.1091
Sep 30, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.1126
Sep 23, 2026Sep 24, 2026$0.1018
Sep 16, 2026Sep 17, 2026$0.1044
Sep 9, 2026Sep 10, 2026$0.1069
Sep 2, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.1056
Aug 26, 2026Aug 27, 2026$0.0798
Aug 19, 2026Aug 20, 2026$0.0722
Aug 12, 2026Aug 13, 2026$0.0703
Aug 5, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.0754
Jul 29, 2026Jul 30, 2026$0.0940
Jul 22, 2026Jul 23, 2026$0.0938

Total distributions by year

2026 (39 payments)
$9.93/share
2025 (33 payments)
$156.11/share
Amounts are adjusted for any share splits or reverse splits, so payments before a split can differ from the amounts the fund announced at the time.

If You Invested $10,000 in MST

May 2, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026, using actual prices and distributions

End value with DRIP
$673
-93.3%
End value, dividends as cash
$3,022
-69.8% · $2,780 cash collected
Share price alone
-97.6%
excluding all dividends
Annualized (DRIP)
-84.5%
over 1.4 years
Historical performance. Reinvestment modeled at the closing price on the first trading day on or after each ex-dividend date. Past results do not predict future returns.

MST vs MSTR

$10,000 invested May 2, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026, all dividends reinvested

MST (this fund)
$673
-93.3% total
MSTR
$3,914
-60.9% total
A broad index fund is the usual yardstick for an income fund, since large distributions can still trail the index's total return. All series use actual prices and distributions with reinvestment on the ex-date.

MST House Money Calculator

How long until distributions alone repay your initial investment, at the recent payout rate

$

Buys ~694.4 shares at $14.40 · recent average distribution $0.0938/share weekly

Estimated time to breakeven
3.0 yrs
~154 weekly payments
Income per payment
$65.16
weekly
Annual income (recent payout rate)
$3,388
33.9% recent payout rate on the invested amount
A rough planning estimate. It assumes future distributions match the recent average and leaves out share price changes and taxes. High-yield fund distributions can change a lot from one payment to the next.

MST Income Goal Calculator

How much you would need invested today to reach a monthly income target, at the trailing 12-month payout rate

$
Investment needed
$2,477
Shares needed
173
at $14.40
Effective yield used
242.2%
trailing 12 months
Based on the trailing 12-month distributions per share. Future distributions can be higher or lower; this is not a guarantee of income.

About MST

Seeks leveraged long exposure to Strategy (MSTR) together with an income overlay.

Income: Leveraged long exposure with an income overlay

Underlying
Strategy (MSTR)
Payout
weekly

Tax Considerations

Distributions from options-income ETFs are often classified partly as return of capital (ROC), which reduces your cost basis rather than being taxed as ordinary income in the year received. The exact split is published in the fund’s 19a-1 notices and finalized on your 1099-DIV.

MST Dividend FAQ

How often does MST pay dividends?
MST currently distributes every week, based on its recent payment history. Its most recent ex-dividend date was Oct 7, 2026 at $0.1091 per share.
When is MST's next ex-dividend date?
MST's next distribution has been officially announced: $0.0947 per share with an ex-dividend date of Oct 14, 2026 and payment on Oct 15, 2026. You must own shares before the ex-date to receive it.
What is MST's dividend yield?
Over the trailing 12 months, MST paid $34.88 per share, a trailing 12-month yield of 242.2% at the current share price. The recent payout yield, from the latest payments annualized, is 38.5%. Option-income distributions change with the premiums the fund collects, so these two yields can differ.
What is MST's total return with dividends reinvested?
A $10,000 investment in MST on May 2, 2025 would be worth about $673 on Oct 13, 2026 with all distributions reinvested (-93.3%). Share price alone moved -97.6% over the same period.

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Data as of Oct 14, 2026 (quotes delayed 15+ minutes). Data is refreshed daily from market sources. Nothing on this page is investment advice. Estimates (next dividend date, amounts, breakeven timelines) are derived from historical distributions and can differ from actual fund announcements. See how these numbers are calculated.