AFOS Distribution History & Yield
ARS Focused Opportunities Strategy ETF · NasdaqGM
Upcoming distribution payments
No upcoming payment can be projected yet because AFOS does not pay on a regular schedule.
Distribution payment history
Last 1 payments per share. RegularSpecial
Annual distributions per share
How much AFOS do you need for monthly income?
| Target income | Shares needed | Capital at today's price | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $100 / month | 11,765 | $544,000 | $1,200 |
| $500 / month | 58,824 | $2,720,000 | $6,000 |
| $1,000 / month | 117,648 | $5,440,000 | $12,000 |
Based on the forward yield of 0.22%. $10,000 in AFOS would currently pay about $22 a year ($2 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →
AFOS distribution history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2025 | Dec 24, 2025 | $0.102 | — |
Payout risk check
AFOS does not have enough distribution history for a consistency score yet.
Its share price moved +65.0% over the past year.
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About ARS Focused Opportunities Strategy ETF
The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), sub-advised by ARS Investment Partners, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”). The fund invests either directly in the equity securities of companies the Sub-Adviser deems to be high-quality, defined by strong balance sheets, reasonable earnings growth, and above-average dividend yields with the prospect for dividend growth, or indirectly through one or more underlying ETFs, that have exposure to the same companies. The fund manager intends to invest across a variety of sectors. The fund is non-diversified.
Fund family: ARS Investment Partners, LLC. Category: Large Blend. First distribution on our records: Dec 23, 2025. 1 payments tracked. Data last refreshed Sep 9, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it and we'll fix it.
AFOS distribution FAQ
When is AFOS's next ex-distribution date?
AFOS has not announced its next ex-distribution date and its payments do not follow a regular schedule, so we do not estimate one. The most recent ex-date was Dec 23, 2025.
How often does AFOS pay distributions?
AFOS's distribution schedule is irregular: it has made 1 payments on our records, most recently $0.102 per share on Dec 23, 2025.
What is AFOS's distribution yield?
AFOS's trailing 12-month distribution yield is 0.22%, based on $0.102 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $46.24.
How much does AFOS pay per share?
AFOS pays about $0.102 per share per payment, which works out to roughly $0.102 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $10.20 a year.
Has AFOS grown or cut its distribution?
As a fund, AFOS'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 AFOS do I need to earn $100 a month?
At the current forward yield of 0.22%, you would need about 11,765 shares of AFOS (roughly $544,000 invested at today's price) to collect $1,200 a year, or $100 a month on average, before taxes. Payments arrive on the fund’s schedule, so the monthly figure is an average.
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