Monthly Dividend ETF Calendar 2026: When $SGOV, $JEPI, $QYLD, $SPYI and 19 More Pay

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One of the most common questions I get is some version of "when does this thing actually pay?" When does $SGOV pay. When does $BTCI pay. When does $SPHD pay. I see those searches land on this site every single week.

So instead of answering it one fund at a time, here's the whole calendar in one place. I pulled the last four payments for 23 of the most popular monthly ETFs and sorted them by when they really go ex-dividend and when the cash shows up.

Here's the part most people miss: the schedules are not random. Each fund family runs its own rhythm, and once you know the rhythm you can predict next month's dates pretty well.

Ex-Date vs Pay Date: The Only Two Dates That Matter

Before the calendar, let's get the two dates straight, because people mix them up constantly.

• Ex-dividend date: you need to own the shares before this day to get the payment. Buy on the ex-date or after, and that month's dividend goes to the seller.
• Pay date: the day the cash actually lands in your brokerage account. Usually 1 to 9 days after the ex-date for the funds below.

There's also a record date, but with today's one-day settlement it's almost always the same day as the ex-date for these funds. You can ignore it.

And one more thing: on the ex-date, the share price usually drops by about the amount of the dividend. You're not getting free money by buying the day before. That's why I never try to "game" ex-dates. I care about the calendar for planning cash flow, not for trading.

The Full Monthly Dividend ETF Calendar

Here's every fund, grouped by when it pays. The October 2026 dates are the most recent payments (November for $JEPI and $JEPQ, whose November payouts are already declared; September for the two Amplify funds, since their October payment hadn't gone ex yet).

Notice how tight the families are. Every JPMorgan fund went ex on the same day and paid on the same day. Every Global X fund too. Same for NEOS. That's the rhythm I was talking about. If you know one fund's schedule, you know the whole family's.

Early Month Payers: $SGOV, $BIL, $JEPI, $GPIX

This is the biggest group, and it's where most of the money in monthly ETFs actually sits.

Treasury funds: $SGOV and $BIL

$SGOV and $BIL both go ex-dividend on the first business day of the month. In 2026 that has meant July 1, August 3, September 1 and October 1. The cash then arrives a few business days later: July 7, August 6, September 4 and October 6.

One thing that confuses people: the payment you get in early October is really September's interest. These funds collect T-bill interest all month, then pay it out right after the month ends. For the full $SGOV breakdown, including how much it pays per month, see my $SGOV dividend guide for 2026. And if you're wondering about state taxes on that income, I covered that in is $SGOV state tax exempt. Trying to choose between the T-bill funds? I compared them in $SGOV vs $BIL vs $USFR vs $TBIL.

JPMorgan: $JEPI, $JEPQ and $JPIE

Same ex-date as $SGOV, but JPMorgan pays a little faster. October's ex-date was October 1 and the cash landed October 5. In September it was the 1st and the 3rd. November is already declared: ex November 2, paid November 4, with $JEPI at $0.34683 and $JEPQ at $0.53922 per share. If you want your income in the first week of the month, these are about as early as it gets.

Goldman Sachs: $GPIX and $GPIQ

Also ex on the first business day, but the Goldman funds pay a few days later than JPMorgan, around the 7th or 8th. In October: ex October 1, paid October 7. I went deeper on both in my $GPIX dividend guide and $GPIQ dividend guide.

Mid-Month and Third Week: $CSHI, $QYLD, NEOS

$CSHI: the mid-month T-bill fund

$CSHI is the odd one out in the NEOS lineup. It holds T-bills plus a small options strategy, and it goes ex on a Wednesday about a week before the rest of NEOS. Its last four ex-dates were July 15, August 12, September 9 and October 14, with payment two days later each time. That makes it a nice way to fill the gap between the early month Treasury funds and the third week crowd. Live numbers are on the $CSHI page.

Global X and Invesco: Monday ex-dates

$QYLD, $XYLD and $RYLD all go ex-dividend on a Monday in the third or fourth week. In 2026: July 20, August 24, September 21 and October 19. They pay on the Thursday of that same week. $SPHD from Invesco runs on the same Monday, but pays on Friday instead.

NEOS: Wednesday ex-dates

$SPYI, $QQQI, $BTCI, $IWMI and $MLPI all go ex on a Wednesday in the third or fourth week and pay that Friday. Recent ex-dates: July 22, August 19, September 16 and October 21. I checked the July dates against NEOS's own distribution announcement and they line up.

This is why so many people searching "when does $BTCI pay dividends" get confused. It's not the first of the month like $SGOV. It's later, and it moves around a bit from month to month because it's tied to a weekday, not a calendar date. I put every $BTCI payout and its upcoming ex-dates in my $BTCI dividend guide.

End of Month Payers: $DIVO, $QDVO, $KNG, $SVOL

The last group pays right at the end of the month, which is handy if your bills are due on the 1st.

• $DIVO and $QDVO (Amplify): ex on the second to last business day, paid the very last business day. June 29 and 30, July 30 and 31, August 28 and 31, September 29 and 30. Expect October's right at the end of this week.
• $KNG (FT Vest) and $FTQI (First Trust): ex around the 21st to 24th, but they don't pay until the last business day. That's the longest gap on this list, 6 to 9 calendar days between ex-date and cash.
• $SVOL (Simplify): ex in the last week, paid the last business day. Also the most boring payout here, in a good way: $0.280 a share four months straight.

How to Stack Them for a Paycheck (Almost) Every Week

This is where the calendar gets fun. Because the families pay in different windows, you can line up a few funds so cash arrives roughly every week of the month. Using the October 2026 dates:

Is this necessary? No. Money is money, and your total income is the same whether it shows up on the 5th or the 30th. But I'll be honest, there's something really motivating about seeing deposits land every week. When I was building my own income, watching those payments stack up is what kept me consistent with buying more.

If you want it truly weekly with one fund, that's a different category entirely. That's what WeeklyETFs.com tracks. And if you want to see what a staggered portfolio could actually pay you over time, plug it into DividendProjection.com.

Just don't pick funds for their pay date. Pick them for what they hold, the yield, and whether the price holds up. Then use the calendar to fill gaps. That's the right order. TopDividendETFsPRO is how I screen for the price decay part.

3 Calendar Mistakes I See All the Time

1. Buying the day before ex-date to "grab" the dividend. The price drops by roughly the payout on the ex-date. On a fund like $BTCI paying about $0.70 a share, that drop is very real. You're just turning your own money into a taxable distribution.

2. Confusing the ex-date with the pay date. If you sell on October 2, you still get $SGOV's October payment, because you owned it on the October 1 ex-date. Lots of people panic-sell or wait to sell for no reason.

3. Assuming the amount stays the same. The calendar is predictable. The amount is not. $JEPQ paid $0.70497 in August, $0.56687 in October and $0.53922 in November. $XYLD dropped from $0.4088 in July to around $0.31. Option income and interest rates move, so payouts move. Budget off an average, not your best month.

My Take

Knowing when your funds pay is genuinely useful. It helps you plan bills, time reinvestment, and avoid dumb mistakes around ex-dates. But it's the least important thing about an income ETF.

I'd rather own a fund that pays on an "inconvenient" date and holds its value than chase a fund because it fills a gap in my calendar and slowly bleeds NAV. Build the portfolio on quality first. Then let the calendar be a nice bonus.

For the full list of funds, sorted by yield, check every monthly dividend ETF we track, or my picks in the best ETFs for monthly income in 2026. On the sister site, I also keep an exact $SPYI dividend dates page.

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