Does SQQQ pay a dividend?

Yes. ProShares - UltraPro Short QQQ pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 8.03% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $3.25 per share.

How much does SQQQ pay in dividends?

$3.25 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next SQQQ ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for SQQQ. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

SQQQ Dividend

ProShares - UltraPro Short QQQ

NASDAQFinancial ServicesETFData as of September 24, 2026

Dividend yield: 8.03%
Annual dividend: $3.25
Payout ratio: —
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $40.55
Market cap: $1.6B

Is SQQQ a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median8.03% against a median of 2.82% across US dividend payers.
Payout ratio does not applyThis is a fund. It distributes income received from its holdings rather than paying out of its own earnings, so a payout ratio is not a meaningful measure.
Dividend has been cut 4 timesAcross 7 complete years, the annual total fell in 2023, 2024, 2025 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2025.

SQQQ dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2017 to 2025.

Peak $376.68 in 2019Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 26 dividend payments for SQQQ, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 23, 2026	September 29, 2026	$0.4734	Quarterly
June 24, 2026	June 30, 2026	$0.6376	Quarterly
March 25, 2026	March 31, 2026	$0.6384	Quarterly
December 24, 2025	December 31, 2025	$1.5055	Quarterly
September 24, 2025	September 30, 2025	$0.2427	Quarterly
June 25, 2025	July 1, 2025	$0.2566	Quarterly
March 26, 2025	April 1, 2025	$0.4823	Quarterly
December 23, 2024	December 31, 2024	$0.8168	Quarterly
September 25, 2024	October 2, 2024	$0.1495	Quarterly
June 26, 2024	July 3, 2024	$0.1605	Quarterly
March 20, 2024	March 27, 2024	$0.1640	Quarterly
December 20, 2023	December 28, 2023	$0.2829	Quarterly
September 20, 2023	September 27, 2023	$0.3240	Quarterly
June 21, 2023	June 28, 2023	$0.2662	Quarterly
March 22, 2023	March 29, 2023	$0.2045	Quarterly
December 22, 2022	December 30, 2022	$0.1511	Irregular
March 25, 2020	April 1, 2020	$0.0652	Quarterly
December 24, 2019	January 2, 2020	$0.1080	Quarterly
September 25, 2019	October 2, 2019	$0.1847	Quarterly
June 25, 2019	July 2, 2019	$0.2441	Quarterly
March 20, 2019	March 27, 2019	$0.0292	Quarterly
December 26, 2018	January 3, 2019	$0.1029	Quarterly
September 26, 2018	October 3, 2018	$0.0133	Quarterly
June 20, 2018	June 27, 2018	$0.0083	Quarterly
March 21, 2018	March 28, 2018	$0.0071	Quarterly
December 26, 2017	January 4, 2018	$0.0060	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does SQQQ pay a dividend?: Yes. ProShares - UltraPro Short QQQ pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 8.03% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $3.25 per share.
How much does SQQQ pay in dividends?: $3.25 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next SQQQ ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for SQQQ. Dates appear here once the company declares them.