In 2024 the first weekly pay ETF was established (XDTE) recently in 2025 a twice a week ETF was established (QLDY). This question will resolve Yes if by before the end of 2026 there is a ETF that is daily distribution.

Resolution criteria

This market will resolve to "Yes" if an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) that explicitly states and implements daily income distributions to its shareholders is launched and publicly available for trading on a major US exchange (e.g., NYSE, Nasdaq, CBOE) before December 31, 2026. This means distributions must be paid out to shareholders on each trading day.

The market will resolve to "No" if no such ETF is identified by the resolution date.

Resolution will be determined by official fund documentation (e.g., prospectus, fact sheet) or verifiable reports from reputable financial news sources or ETF tracking websites explicitly confirming "daily distributions" to shareholders. Evidence of an ETF's internal strategy generating income daily, without corresponding daily shareholder distributions, will not suffice for a "Yes" resolution.

Background

The landscape of ETF income distributions has evolved in recent years, with a trend towards more frequent payouts. Traditionally, ETFs typically distributed income on a monthly or quarterly basis. However, in 2024, the first weekly distribution ETF, the Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF (XDTE), was established. More recently, in September 2025, the Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF (QLDY) launched, becoming the first US ETF designed to distribute income twice per week. These more frequent distribution models often leverage strategies involving daily option premium generation, such as selling zero-days-to-expiration (0DTE) options.

Considerations

While the internal strategies of some ETFs may generate income on a daily basis (e.g., through daily options trading), the actual distribution frequency to shareholders has, to date, been capped at twice-weekly. Moving to a daily distribution model for shareholders would likely introduce additional regulatory and operational complexities for fund providers, including increased administrative burdens for processing and disbursing payments, which could be a factor in the feasibility and timing of such a product launch.