MSFO ETF — YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF

YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF (MSFO)

Updated October 8, 2026.

MSFO is an ETF linked to Microsoft (MSFT). its distribution rate is 25.83%, its trailing-12-month yield is 39.16%, its expense ratio is 1.03%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 44/100 (Caution). Total return is 61.8% over the past 3.1 years, 3.8 points behind MSFT at 65.6%.

At the current 25.83% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $2,583 per year. Actual weekly payments vary.

MSFO performance versus MSFT

Price and return data through 2026-10-08.

Total return is 61.8% over the past 3.1 years, 3.8 points behind MSFT at 65.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 1.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 29.7%.

MSFO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

44 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

11.37%

Issuer

YieldMax

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/24/2023

Expense ratio

1.03%

Distribution rate

25.83%

Distribution frequency

Weekly

Trailing yield

39.16%

Last close

$12.40 (as of 2026-10-08)

AUM

$85,619,779

Average volume

31511.0

Last dividend

$0.0616

Latest 19(a) ROC estimate

89.14%

Last ex-dividend date

10/08/2026

Last payment date

10/09/2026

Beta

1.0

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (25.83%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (39.16%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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: YieldMax or company page; Index: Microsoft (MSFT); 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.

MSFO risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed MSFT over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 29.7%.

Who may consider MSFO — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching MSFT total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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