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MAKX ETF — ProShares S&P Kensho Smart Factories ETF
ProShares S&P Kensho Smart Factories ETF (MAKX)
Updated October 12, 2026.
Verdict as of October 16, 2026
MAKX's distribution is rated caution by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (49/100, medium confidence). It pays quarterly and its distribution rate is 0.05%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.016 with an ex-date of June 24, 2026, was 60.0% lower than the previous $0.04. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: ProShares, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
MAKX is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.05%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.08%, its expense ratio is 0.58%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 49/100 (Caution). Total return is 68.4% over the past 5 years, 23.1 points behind SPY at 91.5%.
ProShares S&P Kensho Smart Factories ETF tracks an index of U.S.-listed companies developing technologies and products that enable manufacturing digitalization, including both domestic and international firms. The fund distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.58%. It appeals to equity investors seeking exposure to the smart manufacturing and industrial automation sector.
MAKX dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-12.
The distribution rate (0.05%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (0.08%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.016361. The ex-dividend date is 06/24/2026. The payment date is 06/30/2026.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | $0.016 | -60.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-12-24 | $0.04 | 14.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-09-24 | $0.035 | -55.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.079 | 315.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-03-20 | $0.019 | -81.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-12-20 | $0.102 | 67.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-09-20 | $0.061 | 69.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-06-21 | $0.036 | -2.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-12-22 | $0.037 | 131.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-09-21 | $0.016 | -61.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-06-22 | $0.041 | — |
| 2022 total | $0.094 | — |
| 2023 total | $0.199 | 111.7% |
| 2024 total | $0.098 | -50.8% |
| 2025 total | $0.075 | -23.5% |
| 2026 YTD total | $0.016 | — |
MAKX dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +15.2%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -30.00%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | +15.2% |
| 3Y | 2.2% |
MAKX holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
MAKX performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-12.
Total return is 68.4% over the past 5 years, 23.1 points behind SPY at 91.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 33.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 19.4%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 1.3% | — |
| 3M | -3.6% | — |
| 6M | 17.0% | — |
| YTD | 33.0% | — |
| 1Y | 33.8% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 32.50% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 27.20% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | 11.00% |
| Since inception (5 years) | 68.4% | 10.90% |
MAKX key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 49 · Caution
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 0.02%
- Issuer
- ProShares
- Asset type
- ETF
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 09/29/2021
- Expense ratio
- 0.58%
- Distribution rate
- 0.05%
- Distribution frequency
- Quarterly
- Trailing yield
- 0.08%
- Last close
- $66.51 (stale; as of 2026-10-12)
- AUM
- $5,107,728
- Average volume
- 1750.0
- Dividend
- $0.016361
- Ex-dividend date
- 06/24/2026
- Payment date
- 06/30/2026
- Beta
- 1.88
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (0.05%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.08%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: ProShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
MAKX risks and drawbacks
MAKX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 19.4%.
Who may consider MAKX — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MAKX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Frequently asked questions
Does MAKX pay monthly?
No. MAKX currently pays quarterly, not monthly.
What is MAKX's expense ratio?
MAKX's expense ratio is 0.58%.
What is MAKX's dividend yield?
MAKX's distribution rate is 0.05%, paid quarterly, with a 0.58% expense ratio — calculation basis unavailable.
How has MAKX's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +15.2%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does MAKX pay a dividend?
MAKX pays quarterly. The dividend amount is $0.016361. The ex-dividend date is 06/24/2026. The payment date is 06/30/2026.
How has MAKX performed?
Total return is 68.4% over the past 5 years, 23.1 points behind SPY at 91.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 33.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 19.4%.
Is MAKX a good investment?
MAKX's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 49 (Caution). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 0.05% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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