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Roundhill MSFT WeeklyPay ETF (MSFW)

Trading--Miscellaneous | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
33.86 USD +0.69 (2.075%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 3:54 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 33.86

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:39 a.m. EDT

This instrument presents a classic 'yield trap' scenario where the headline 42% dividend yield is a mathematical artifact of a collapsing share price rather than a sustainable income stream. The fund has lost 34% since launch, and the weekly payout schedule has become erratic, with payments swinging wildly between pennies and nearly a dollar per share. This volatility suggests the ETF is struggling to maintain its underlying basket or is distributing capital to prop up the yield metric. The price action confirms this distress, trading significantly below its 52-week high and failing to recover from recent lows. While the weekly distribution offers frequent cash flow, the underlying asset quality is deteriorating rapidly, making the high yield a dangerous lure for investors seeking stability.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.144857
AutoTheta0.151037
MSTL0.178107
AutoETS0.182629

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 0.88
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.85

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:39 a.m. EDT: Options activity is sparse and lacks clear directional conviction. Put volume dominates near-term expirations, suggesting hedging or a bearish bias, while call interest is negligible. Implied volatility is extremely low across most strikes, indicating a lack of speculative positioning or fear of a sudden move.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.53% 32.64%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-24 0.170 0.533987
2026-08-17 0.264 0.841917
2026-08-10 0.244 0.725327
2026-08-03 0.137 0.421525
2026-07-27 0.220 0.879121
2026-07-20 0.166 0.631683
2026-07-13 0.248 0.971026
2026-07-06 0.164 0.643516
2026-06-29 0.129 0.531083
2026-06-22 0.098 0.403292
2026-06-15 0.082 0.303704
2026-06-08 0.269 0.958318
2026-06-01 0.169 0.518962
2026-05-26 0.207 0.716015
2026-05-18 0.169 0.569215
2026-05-11 0.129 0.445073
2026-05-04 0.202 0.691733
2026-04-27 0.242 0.795137
2026-04-20 0.151 0.502496
2026-04-13 0.220 0.812408
2026-04-06 0.084 0.315327
2026-03-30 0.127 0.497259
2026-03-23 0.141 0.507559
2026-03-16 0.261 0.887453
2026-03-09 0.162 0.530452
2026-03-02 0.167 0.560158
2026-02-23 0.185 0.645499
2026-02-17 0.074 0.247574
2026-02-09 0.097 0.306671
2026-02-02 0.225 0.691457
2026-01-26 0.114 0.305303
2026-01-20 0.215 0.599186
2026-01-12 0.134 0.350144
2026-01-05 0.239 0.628947
2025-12-29 0.278 0.701135
2025-12-22 0.228 0.573441
2025-12-15 0.219 0.560819
2025-12-08 0.280 0.685435
2025-12-01 0.124 0.303929
2025-11-24 0.302 0.763012
2025-11-17 0.178 0.410753
2025-11-10 0.240 0.551902
2025-11-03 0.294 0.655738
2025-10-27 0.278 0.596311
2025-10-20 0.366 0.804396
2025-10-14 0.421 0.923813
2025-10-06 0.334 0.701239
2025-09-29 0.403 0.866928
2025-09-22 0.285 0.607598
2025-09-15 0.966 2.039265
2025-09-08 0.244 0.526180
2025-09-02 0.192 0.404398
2025-08-25 0.979 2.056291
2025-08-18 0.488 0.976293
2025-08-11 0.587 1.151500
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 42.37

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 55.97
All Time Low 22.97
Ask 34.58
Ask Size 1,300
Average Daily Volume10 Day 8,880
Average Daily Volume3 Month 17,465
Average Volume 17,465
Average Volume10Days 8,880
Beta3 Year 0.0
Bid 32.94
Bid Size 1,300
Category Trading--Miscellaneous
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 34.0899
Day Low 33.3801
Dividend Yield 42.37
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 28.3325
Fifty Day Average Change 5.523098
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.1949386
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -28.691185
Fifty Two Week High 48.92
Fifty Two Week High Change -15.0644
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3079395
Fifty Two Week Low 22.97
Fifty Two Week Low Change 10.885599
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.47390506
Fifty Two Week Range 22.97 - 48.92
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,753,363,800,000
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fullday Change 0.688297
Fullday Change Percent 2.07523
Fullday Price 33.8556
Fund Family Roundhill Investments
Fund Inception Date 1,753,228,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund is actively managed and seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in total return swap agreements and common stock that in aggregate return approximately 1.2 times (120%) the calendar week total return of common shares of MSFT while making weekly distribution payments to shareholders. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name Roundhill MSFT WeeklyPay ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1911687659
Nav Price 33.1508
Net Assets 34,201,032.0
Net Expense Ratio 1.0
Open 33.19
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 33.8556
Post Market Time 1,787,960,702
Previous Close 33.1673
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.688297
Regular Market Change Percent 2.07523
Regular Market Day High 34.0899
Regular Market Day Low 33.3801
Regular Market Day Range 33.3801 - 34.0899
Regular Market Open 33.19
Regular Market Previous Close 33.1673
Regular Market Price 33.8556
Regular Market Time 1,787,946,880
Regular Market Volume 11,626
Short Name Roundhill MSFT WeeklyPay ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol MSFW
Total Assets 34,201,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 15.63028
Trailing Three Month Returns 15.63028
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 31.74182
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.113779
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.06659288
Type Disp ETF
Volume 11,626
Yield 0.42369998
Ytd Return -6.88836