HELS Distribution History & Yield
Hedgeye 130/30 Equity ETF · NYSEArca
Upcoming distribution payments
No upcoming payment can be projected yet because HELS does not pay on a regular schedule.
Distribution payment history
Last 1 payments per share. RegularSpecial
Annual distributions per share
How much HELS do you need for monthly income?
| Target income | Shares needed | Capital at today's price | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $100 / month | 240,000 | $5,685,600 | $1,200 |
| $500 / month | 1,200,000 | $28,428,001 | $6,000 |
| $1,000 / month | 2,400,000 | $56,856,001 | $12,000 |
Based on the forward yield of 0.02%. $10,000 in HELS would currently pay about $2 a year ($0 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →
HELS distribution history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | — | $0.005 | — |
Payout risk check
HELS does not have enough distribution history for a consistency score yet.
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About Hedgeye 130/30 Equity ETF
The fund seeks to meet its objective by actively managing a 130/30 long-short equity strategy, investing up to approximately 130% of its net assets in long positions and up to approximately 30% of its net assets in short positions, resulting in net market exposure to U.S.equity markets that averages approximately 100%. It is non-diversified.
Fund family: Hedgeye Asset Management, LLC. Category: Long-Short Equity. First distribution on our records: Dec 30, 2025. 1 payments tracked. Data last refreshed Oct 22, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it and we'll fix it.
HELS distribution FAQ
When is HELS's next ex-distribution date?
HELS 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 30, 2025.
How often does HELS pay distributions?
HELS's distribution schedule is irregular: it has made 1 payments on our records, most recently $0.005 per share on Dec 30, 2025.
What is HELS's distribution yield?
HELS's trailing 12-month distribution yield is 0.02%, based on $0.005 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $23.69.
How much does HELS pay per share?
HELS pays about $0.005 per share per payment, which works out to roughly $0.005 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $0.50 a year.
Has HELS grown or cut its distribution?
As a fund, HELS'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 HELS do I need to earn $100 a month?
At the current forward yield of 0.02%, you would need about 240,000 shares of HELS (roughly $5,685,600 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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