ARB Distribution History & Yield
AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF · NYSEArca
Upcoming distribution payments
No upcoming payment can be projected yet because ARB does not pay on a regular schedule.
Distribution payment history
Last 4 payments per share. RegularSpecial
Annual distributions per share
How much ARB do you need for monthly income?
| Target income | Shares needed | Capital at today's price | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $100 / month | 9,524 | $283,829 | $1,200 |
| $500 / month | 47,620 | $1,419,143 | $6,000 |
| $1,000 / month | 95,239 | $2,838,286 | $12,000 |
Based on the forward yield of 0.42%. $10,000 in ARB would currently pay about $42 a year ($4 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →
ARB distribution history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2025 | — | $0.126 | -59.2% |
| Dec 18, 2024 | — | $0.309 | -57.4% |
| Dec 15, 2022 | — | $1.076 Special | — |
| Dec 17, 2020 | — | $0.726 | — |
Payout risk check
ARB's last 12 distributions were highly variable (consistency score 35/100).
Its share price moved +3.0% 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 AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF
The fund seeks to track the performance of the index, which is designed to reflect a global merger arbitrage strategy. Under normal market conditions, it will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in the constituents of the index and in financial instruments with economic characteristics similar to such constituents such as swaps on such constituents. The fund is non-diversified.
Fund family: AltShares. Category: Event Driven. First distribution on our records: Dec 17, 2020. 4 payments tracked. Data last refreshed Sep 9, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it and we'll fix it.
ARB distribution FAQ
When is ARB's next ex-distribution date?
ARB 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 18, 2025.
How often does ARB pay distributions?
ARB's distribution schedule is irregular: it has made 4 payments on our records, most recently $0.126 per share on Dec 18, 2025.
What is ARB's distribution yield?
ARB's trailing 12-month distribution yield is 0.42%, based on $0.126 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $29.80.
How much does ARB pay per share?
ARB pays about $0.126 per share per payment, which works out to roughly $0.126 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $12.60 a year.
Has ARB grown or cut its distribution?
Over the last year the regular payout changed -59.2%. There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years. As a fund, ARB'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 ARB do I need to earn $100 a month?
At the current forward yield of 0.42%, you would need about 9,524 shares of ARB (roughly $283,829 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.
Similar funds
| Symbol | Type | Price | TTM yield | Annual / share | Frequency | Next ex-date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEFSSaba Opportunistically Hedged Closed-End Funds ETF | ETF | $25.31 | 7.13% | $1.806 | Monthly | Sep 25 Est. | |
| MRGRProShares Merger ETF | ETF | $45.48 | 3.06% | $0.348 | Quarterly | Sep 23 Est. | |
| SPCKSPAC and New Issue ETF | ETF | $21.85 | 2.22% | $0.486 | Annual | Dec 22 Est. | |
| VTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF | ETF | $377.67 | 1.03% | $4.176 | Quarterly | Sep 25 Est. | |
| VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF | ETF | $704.09 | 1.04% | $7.848 | Quarterly | Sep 25 Est. | |
| IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETF | ETF | $769.56 | 1.06% | $7.984 | Quarterly | Sep 14 Est. | |
| SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | ETF | $766.00 | 0.98% | $7.616 | Quarterly | Sep 17 Est. | |
| VXUSVanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares | ETF | $88.08 | 2.49% | $1.544 | Quarterly | Sep 17 Est. |