First Trust BuyWrite Income ETFDividends
Dividends
Next ex-date
Sep 21, 2026
estimated · in 18 days
Annual dividend
$2.11
per share
Dividend yield
8.83%
Schedule
Monthly
12 payments a year
Raised for 9 straight years — most recently to $0.179 from $0.172 in Jul 2026. To collect a payout, hold shares through the close before the ex-date.
History
| Ex-date | Record | Paid | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ||||
| Aug 21 | Aug 21 | Aug 31 | $0.179 | |
| Jul 21 | Jul 21 | Jul 31 | $0.179 | raised from $0.172 |
| Jun 25 | Jun 25 | Jun 30 | $0.172 | |
| May 21 | May 21 | May 29 | $0.172 | |
| Apr 21 | Apr 21 | Apr 30 | $0.172 | cut from $0.177 |
| Mar 26 | Mar 26 | Mar 31 | $0.177 | |
| Feb 20 | Feb 20 | Feb 27 | $0.177 | |
| Jan 21 | Jan 21 | Jan 30 | $0.177 | |
| 2025 | ||||
| Dec 12 | Dec 12 | Dec 31 | $0.177 | |
| Nov 21 | Nov 21 | Nov 28 | $0.177 | |
| Oct 21 | Oct 21 | Oct 31 | $0.177 | raised from $0.171 |
| Sep 25 | Sep 25 | Sep 30 | $0.171 | |
| Aug 21 | Aug 21 | Aug 29 | $0.171 | |
| Jul 22 | Jul 22 | Jul 31 | $0.171 | raised from $0.163 |
| Jun 26 | Jun 26 | Jun 30 | $0.163 | |
| May 21 | May 21 | May 30 | $0.163 | |
| Apr 22 | Apr 22 | Apr 30 | $0.163 | cut from $0.174 |
| Mar 27 | Mar 27 | Mar 31 | $0.174 | raised from $0.17 |
| Feb 21 | Feb 21 | Feb 28 | $0.17 | cut from $0.174 |
| Jan 22 | Jan 22 | Jan 31 | $0.174 | raised from $0.172 |
| 2024 | ||||
| Dec 13 | Dec 13 | Dec 31 | $0.172 | |
| Nov 21 | Nov 21 | Nov 29 | $0.172 | |
| Oct 22 | Oct 22 | Oct 31 | $0.172 | raised from $0.168 |
| Sep 26 | Sep 26 | Sep 30 | $0.168 | |
| Aug 21 | Aug 21 | Aug 30 | $0.168 | |
| Jul 23 | Jul 23 | Jul 31 | $0.168 | |
| Jun 27 | Jun 27 | Jun 28 | $0.168 | |
| May 21 | May 22 | May 31 | $0.168 | |
| Apr 23 | Apr 24 | Apr 30 | $0.168 | raised from $0.16 |
| Mar 21 | Mar 22 | Mar 28 | $0.16 | |
| Feb 21 | Feb 22 | Feb 29 | $0.16 | |
| Jan 23 | Jan 24 | Jan 31 | $0.16 | raised from $0.152 |
| 2023 | ||||
| Dec 22 | Dec 26 | Dec 29 | $0.152 | |
| Nov 21 | Nov 22 | Nov 30 | $0.152 | |
| Oct 24 | Oct 25 | Oct 31 | $0.152 | cut from $0.157 |
| Sep 22 | Sep 25 | Sep 29 | $0.157 | |
| Aug 22 | Aug 23 | Aug 31 | $0.157 | |
| Jul 21 | Jul 24 | Jul 31 | $0.157 | raised from $0.151 |
| Jun 27 | Jun 28 | Jun 30 | $0.151 | |
| May 23 | May 24 | May 31 | $0.151 | |
| Apr 21 | Apr 24 | Apr 28 | $0.151 | raised from $0.145 |
| Mar 24 | Mar 27 | Mar 31 | $0.145 | |
| Feb 22 | Feb 23 | Feb 28 | $0.145 | |
| Jan 24 | Jan 25 | Jan 31 | $0.145 | raised from $0.137 |
| 2022 | ||||
| Dec 23 | Dec 27 | Dec 30 | $0.137 | |
| Nov 22 | Nov 23 | Nov 30 | $0.137 | |
| Oct 21 | Oct 24 | Oct 31 | $0.137 | cut from $0.15 |
| Sep 23 | Sep 26 | Sep 30 | $0.15 | |
| Aug 23 | Aug 24 | Aug 31 | $0.15 | |
| Jul 21 | Jul 22 | Jul 29 | $0.15 | cut from $0.17 |
| Jun 24 | Jun 27 | Jun 30 | $0.17 | |
| May 24 | May 25 | May 31 | $0.17 | |
| Apr 21 | Apr 22 | Apr 29 | $0.17 | raised from $0.15 |
| Mar 25 | Mar 28 | Mar 31 | $0.15 | |
| Feb 18 | Feb 22 | Feb 28 | $0.15 | raised from $0.08 |
| Jan 21 | Jan 24 | Jan 31 | $0.08 | |
| 2021 | ||||
| Dec 23 | Dec 27 | Dec 31 | $0.08 | |
| Nov 23 | Nov 24 | Nov 30 | $0.08 | |
| Oct 21 | Oct 22 | Oct 29 | $0.08 | |
| Sep 23 | Sep 24 | Sep 30 | $0.08 | |
60 payments since Sep 2021.