ACIO Distribution History & Yield

Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF · Cboe US

ETF Equity Hedged Quarterly payer
$47.05
+0.32% today
as of Oct 20, 2026
TTM yield
0.39%
$0.182/share over the last 12 months
Forward yield
0.30%
$0.14/share indicated annual rate
Annual distribution
$0.14
per share, forward
Per payment
$0.035
per share, every quarter
Frequency
Quarterly
4 payments a year
Next ex-distribution date
Dec 29, 2026 Estimated
in 65 days
Next pay date
Jan 12, 2027
in 79 days
Last ex-distribution date
Sep 29, 2026
$0.035 per share
Expense ratio
0.79%
AUM 2.4B
Consistency
74/100
variable payouts
5y distribution CAGR
-3.7%
annualised, regular payments
Growth streak
0 yrs
no current streak
Years paying
7.1
since Sep 17, 2019
1y total return
+8.8%
price +8.3% + distributions 0.4%

Upcoming distribution payments

Ex-datePay datePer sharePer 100 sharesStatus
Tue, Dec 29, 2026 (in 65 days) Jan 12, 2027 $0.035 $3.50 Estimated
Tue, Mar 30, 2027 (in 156 days) Apr 13, 2027 $0.035 $3.50 Estimated
Tue, Jun 29, 2027 (in 247 days) Jul 13, 2027 $0.035 $3.50 Estimated
Tue, Sep 28, 2027 (in 338 days) Oct 12, 2027 $0.035 $3.50 Estimated

Estimated dates and amounts are projected from ACIO's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the fund announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $0.14 per share.

Distribution payment history

Last 31 payments per share. RegularSpecial

Last 31 payments per share from Sep 17, 2019 to Sep 29, 2026; most recent $0.035$0.00$0.125$0.25Sep 17, 2019: $0.143Sep '19Dec 30, 2019: $0.195Mar 17, 2020: $0.101Jun 16, 2020: $0.048Sep 15, 2020: $0.066Sep '20Dec 29, 2020: $0.068Mar 16, 2021: $0.067Jun 15, 2021: $0.026Sep 14, 2021: $0.059Sep '21Dec 29, 2021: $0.046Mar 15, 2022: $0.052Jun 14, 2022: $0.051Sep 13, 2022: $0.07Sep '22Dec 6, 2022: $0.193 (special)Dec 28, 2022: $0.069Dec 29, 2022: $0.069Mar 29, 2023: $0.053Mar '23Jun 28, 2023: $0.064Sep 27, 2023: $0.052Dec 27, 2023: $0.069Mar 26, 2024: $0.053Mar '24Jun 27, 2024: $0.047Sep 27, 2024: $0.043Dec 30, 2024: $0.034Mar 28, 2025: $0.05Mar '25Jun 27, 2025: $0.052Sep 29, 2025: $0.027Dec 30, 2025: $0.034Mar 30, 2026: $0.065Mar '26Jun 29, 2026: $0.048Sep 29, 2026: $0.035

Annual distributions per share

Annual dividend per share by calendar year, 2019 to 2026 (year to date)$0.00$0.20$0.402019: $0.338$0.33820192020: $0.283$0.28320202021: $0.198$0.19820212022: $0.311$0.31120222023: $0.238$0.23820232024: $0.177$0.17720242025: $0.163$0.16320252026 (YTD): $0.148$0.1482026 YTD

How much ACIO do you need for monthly income?

Target incomeShares neededCapital at today's pricePer year
$100 / month8,572$403,286$1,200
$500 / month42,858$2,016,429$6,000
$1,000 / month85,715$4,032,857$12,000

Based on the forward yield of 0.30%. $10,000 in ACIO would currently pay about $30 a year ($2 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →

ACIO distribution history

Ex-datePay dateAmountChange
Sep 29, 2026 — $0.035 -27.1%
Jun 29, 2026 — $0.048 -26.2%
Mar 30, 2026 — $0.065 +91.2%
Dec 30, 2025 — $0.034 +25.9%
Sep 29, 2025 — $0.027 -48.1%
Jun 27, 2025 — $0.052 +4.0%
Mar 28, 2025 — $0.05 +47.1%
Dec 30, 2024 — $0.034 -20.9%
Sep 27, 2024 — $0.043 -8.5%
Jun 27, 2024 — $0.047 -11.3%
Mar 26, 2024 — $0.053 -23.2%
Dec 27, 2023 — $0.069 +32.7%
Sep 27, 2023 — $0.052 -18.8%
Jun 28, 2023 — $0.064 +20.8%
Mar 29, 2023 — $0.053 -23.2%
Dec 29, 2022 — $0.069 +0.0%
Dec 28, 2022 — $0.069 -1.4%
Dec 6, 2022 — $0.193 Special —
Sep 13, 2022 — $0.07 +37.3%
Jun 14, 2022 — $0.051 -1.9%
Mar 15, 2022 — $0.052 +13.0%
Dec 29, 2021 — $0.046 -22.0%
Sep 14, 2021 — $0.059 +126.9%
Jun 15, 2021 — $0.026 -61.2%

Payout risk check

Distribution stabilityModerate risk

ACIO's last 12 distributions were variable (consistency score 74/100).

Its share price moved +8.3% over the past year.

This is a rule-based screen computed from public data, not a rating or a recommendation. Read our guide to yield traps for what the signals mean.

About Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF

The fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its investment objective principally by investing in a portfolio of U.S.-listed equity securities of any market capitalization and buying put options or an options collar on the same underlying equity securities, a U.S. equity ETF or on an index tracking a portfolio of U.S. equity securities. It may write call options on up to 100% of each equity position held in the portfolio and will use a portion of the premium received from writing such call options to purchase put options.

Fund family: APTUS ETFs. Category: Equity Hedged. First distribution on our records: Sep 17, 2019. 31 payments tracked. Data last refreshed Oct 20, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it and we'll fix it.

ACIO distribution FAQ

When is ACIO's next ex-distribution date?

ACIO's next ex-distribution date is Dec 29, 2026 (in 65 days, estimated from its quarterly schedule). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $0.035 per share, expected on Jan 12, 2027.

How often does ACIO pay distributions?

ACIO pays distributions every quarter, 4 times a year. The most recent payment was $0.035 per share with an ex-date of Sep 29, 2026.

What is ACIO's distribution yield?

ACIO's trailing 12-month distribution yield is 0.39%, based on $0.182 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $47.05. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $0.14 per share, is 0.30%.

How much does ACIO pay per share?

ACIO pays about $0.035 per share each quarter, which works out to roughly $0.14 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $14.00 a year.

Has ACIO grown or cut its distribution?

Over the last 5 years the regular payout has shrunk at 3.7% a year (+11.7% over the last year). There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years. As a fund, ACIO's distributions vary with the income its holdings generate, so payouts are not designed to rise every year the way a dividend-growth stock's are.

How many shares of ACIO do I need to earn $100 a month?

At the current forward yield of 0.30%, you would need about 8,572 shares of ACIO (roughly $403,286 invested at today's price) to collect $1,200 a year, or $100 a month on average, before taxes. Payments arrive every quarter, so the monthly figure is an average.

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