ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) Dividend History

NASDAQ: SQQQDistributions, yield, payment dates and growth.

SQQQ latest distribution

$0.4730per share · −25.9% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateSep 23Wednesday, 2026
Payment dateSep 29Tuesday, 2026

Paid. Next quarterly distribution expected around mid-December 2026 (not yet announced).

  • 8.20%trailing 12-month yield
  • $3.25paid in the last 12 months
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • 2017paying since
  • −30.9%5-year growth a year

SQQQ dividend income calculator

Income a year
$326
Each payment
$81
Value of the shares
$3,968
Yield
8.20%

At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $3.25 per share, before tax.

SQQQ distributions per share by year

Distributions per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.

SQQQ distribution payments

Distribution

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 26 payments).

SQQQ distributions by year

SQQQ distributions by year
YearPer shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2026to date$1.75——3
2025$6.42−59.7%9.37%4
2024$15.91−40.9%10.22%4
2023$26.93+613.2%8.01%4
2022$3.77—0.28%1
2020$40.62−90.0%2.14%1

Full history in the distribution table below.

SQQQ yield on cost

SQQQ yield on cost
BoughtPaidYield on costPaid out since% of price
1 year ago$72.004.52%$3.254.5%
3 years ago$522.500.62%$31.156.0%
5 years ago$935.000.35%$54.775.9%
10 years ago$135,299.930.00%$1,193.530.9%

Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).

SQQQ yield vs similar ETFs

SQQQ dividend yield compared with similar ETFs
ETFFundYieldExpense ratio
SQQQProShares UltraPro Short QQQ9.38%0.99%
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF0.99%0.09%
VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETF1.03%0.03%
SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF3.38%0.05%
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF2.42%0.04%
QQQInvesco QQQ ETF0.42%0.17%
IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF0.97%0.19%

Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.

SQQQ distribution history

26 payments
SQQQ distribution history
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2026-09-232026-09-232026-09-29$0.4730−25.9%
2026-06-242026-06-242026-06-30$0.63800.0%
2026-03-252026-03-252026-03-31$0.6380−57.6%
2025-12-242025-12-242025-12-31$1.5060+24.0%
2025-09-242025-09-242025-09-30$1.2150−5.4%
2025-06-252025-06-252025-07-01$1.2850−46.7%
2025-03-262025-03-262025-04-01$2.4100−41.0%
2024-12-232024-12-232024-12-31$4.0850+9.7%
Show all 26 distributions
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2024-09-252024-09-252024-10-02$3.7250−6.9%
2024-06-262024-06-262024-07-03$4.0000−2.4%
2024-03-202024-03-212024-03-27$4.1000−42.0%
2023-12-202023-12-212023-12-28$7.0750−12.7%
2023-09-202023-09-212023-09-27$8.1000+21.8%
2023-06-212023-06-222023-06-28$6.6500+30.4%
2023-03-222023-03-232023-03-29$5.1000+35.1%
2022-12-222022-12-232022-12-30$3.7750−90.7%
2020-03-252020-03-262020-04-01$40.6250−39.8%
2019-12-242019-12-262020-01-02$67.5000−41.6%
2019-09-252019-09-262019-10-02$115.6250−24.2%
2019-06-252019-06-262019-07-02$152.5000+110.3%
2019-03-202019-03-212019-03-27$72.5000−71.8%
2018-12-262018-12-272019-01-03$257.5000+53.7%
2018-09-262018-09-272018-10-03$167.5000+63.4%
2018-06-202018-06-212018-06-27$102.5000+17.1%
2018-03-212018-03-222018-03-28$87.5000+16.7%
2017-12-262017-12-272018-01-04$75.0000—

Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.

SQQQ dividend overview

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ pays quarterly distributions made up of income from its holdings, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $3.25 per share, a yield of 8.20% at the latest close of $39.68. In 2025 it paid $6.42 per share, down 59.7% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed −30.9% a year.

Payment amounts vary because they pass through what the fund earned during the period. ETF distributions may include qualified dividends, ordinary income, return of capital and capital gains; the fund's annual tax statement has the breakdown.

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SQQQ dividends FAQ

Does SQQQ pay a dividend?

Yes. SQQQ pays quarterly distributions and has paid them since 2017. The most recent was $0.4730 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 23, 2026, payable September 29, 2026.

What is the SQQQ dividend yield?

SQQQ paid $3.25 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 8.20% at the latest close of $39.68.

When is the next SQQQ dividend?

The next quarterly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around mid-December 2026.

How often does SQQQ pay dividends?

SQQQ pays distributions quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much did SQQQ pay in dividends in 2025?

SQQQ paid $6.42 per share in 4 distributions in 2025.

How much income does 100 shares of SQQQ pay?

100 shares of SQQQ would have paid about $326 over the past 12 months, before tax.