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HIGH dividend: payout history, ex-dates and yield

Simplify HIGH · Simplify · pays monthly

Quick answer

HIGH's latest payout was $0.1000 a share, ex-date 27 October 2026. At that rate it yields about 6% a year at the 6 Nov price of $20.61. Over 12 months its total return, payouts included, was −4.7%.

Updated 6 Nov 2026 · By Matthew Rhodes, former sell-side analyst · Sources and method

Next ex-date (declared)Tue 24 Nov 2026Pays Mon 30 Nov. Own HIGH before the ex-date to receive it.
On $10,000 at the latest price$49 a monthIf the latest $0.1000 payout repeated.
Paid over the last 12 payouts$1.31 a shareAverage $0.1092, 21 Nov to 27 Oct.

HIGH dividend history

Every HIGH payout per share, newest first. It pays monthly.

28 Jul 2025: $0.160028 Jul26 Aug 2025: $0.160026 Aug25 Sep 2025: $0.150025 Sep28 Oct 2025: $0.150028 Oct21 Nov 2025: $0.150021 Nov23 Dec 2025: $0.130023 Dec27 Jan 2026: $0.120027 Jan24 Feb 2026: $0.110024 Feb26 Mar 2026: $0.100026 Mar27 Apr 2026: $0.100027 Apr26 May 2026: $0.100026 May25 Jun 2026: $0.100025 Jun28 Jul 2026: $0.100028 Jul26 Aug 2026: $0.100026 Aug25 Sep 2026: $0.100025 Sep27 Oct 2026: $0.100027 Oct
HIGH payouts per share, 28 Jul 2025 to 27 Oct 2026. Latest in green.
HIGH payouts per share
Ex-datePay datePayoutChange
27 Oct 202630 Oct 2026$0.10000.0%
25 Sep 202630 Sep 2026$0.10000.0%
26 Aug 202631 Aug 2026$0.10000.0%
28 Jul 202631 Jul 2026$0.10000.0%
25 Jun 2026–$0.10000.0%
26 May 2026–$0.10000.0%
27 Apr 2026–$0.10000.0%
26 Mar 2026–$0.1000−9.1%
24 Feb 2026–$0.1100−8.3%
27 Jan 2026–$0.1200−7.7%
23 Dec 2025–$0.1300−13.3%
21 Nov 2025–$0.15000.0%
28 Oct 2025–$0.15000.0%
25 Sep 2025–$0.1500−6.3%
26 Aug 2025–$0.16000.0%
28 Jul 2025–$0.16000.0%
25 Jun 2025–$0.1600−20.0%
27 May 2025–$0.2000+33.3%
25 Apr 2025–$0.1500+50.0%
26 Mar 2025–$0.10000.0%
25 Feb 2025–$0.1000−9.1%
28 Jan 2025–$0.11000.0%
23 Dec 2024–$0.1100−21.4%
25 Nov 2024–$0.1400

Showing the latest 24 of 46 payouts since 26 Jan 2023.

HIGH total return vs the market

Total return with payouts reinvested, to 6 November 2026. SPY tracks the S&P 500, QQQ the Nasdaq-100.

Fund1 month3 months6 months12 months
HIGH−3.1%−4.2%−1.7%−4.7%
QQQ (Nasdaq-100)−14.4%−9.7%−4.9%+4.3%
SPY (S&P 500)−5.4%−4.5%+1.8%+9.3%
$23$22$206 Nov 20256 Nov 2026
HIGH share price, first trading day of each month
12-month high
$23.22 · 10 Nov 2025
Latest close
$20.61 · 6 Nov 2026
Below 12-month high
−11.2%

What happens to the price on the ex-date

On an ex-date the payout leaves the fund, so the price usually falls by about that amount. Over HIGH's last 12 ex-dates the closing price fell a median $0.08, against a median payout of $0.10. The price also moves with the market on the day.

Ex-datePayoutClose the day beforeClose on the ex-datePrice change
27 Oct 2026$0.1000$20.97$21.00+$0.03
25 Sep 2026$0.1000$21.40$21.32−$0.09
26 Aug 2026$0.1000$21.66$21.57−$0.09
28 Jul 2026$0.1000$21.42$21.34−$0.08
25 Jun 2026$0.1000$21.62$21.50−$0.12
26 May 2026$0.1000$21.68$21.62−$0.06
27 Apr 2026$0.1000$21.58$21.43−$0.15
26 Mar 2026$0.1000$21.44$21.33−$0.11

What HIGH holds

From Simplify's holdings file, 5 November 2026: 10 positions plus 12 option contracts.

Largest holdings

  1. HIGH0.9%
  2. HIGH0.4%
  3. HIGH0.2%
  4. HIGH0.1%
  5. HIGH0.0%
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Its options

Calls sold0
Calls bought12
Puts sold0
Puts bought0

Expiring 13 Nov 2026 to 15 Jan 2027. Selling a call brings in premium and gives up gains above its strike; buying a put limits losses below its strike; selling a put brings in premium and adds exposure if the price falls towards its strike.

HIGH changes

No closures, strategy changes or unusual payouts recorded for HIGH.

HIGH questions

How often does HIGH pay a dividend?

Monthly. It has paid 46 times since 26 Jan 2023 in our records.

When is HIGH's next ex-date?

Simplify has published 24 November 2026 as the next ex-date, paid 30 November 2026. You must own HIGH before the ex-date to receive it.

How much does HIGH pay per share?

The latest payout was $0.1000 a share (ex-date 27 October 2026). Over its last 12 payouts it averaged $0.1092.

What is HIGH's dividend yield?

About 6% a year if the latest payout repeated for a year at the 6 November 2026 price of $20.61. Payouts change, so this is not a forecast.

Has HIGH made money after its payouts?

Over the 12 months to 6 November 2026, HIGH's total return with payouts reinvested was −4.7%: $10,000 became about $9,529.

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Sources and method

Payouts from Simplify's website and data files, checked against its Section 19(a) notices where published. Return-of-capital figures are the fund's own estimates from those notices, reported as published; they are a tax classification, not a measure of performance, and the final figures are on Form 1099-DIV. Prices and total returns from daily closing prices adjusted for splits and payouts. Holdings and fund facts from Simplify's daily files. For information only, not investment or tax advice. More on our method.