7 Weekly Paying Dividend Stocks I Am Using to Boost My Income

Generating Weekly Cash Flow Using High-Yield ETFs and Smart Leverage

One of the biggest mindset shifts I’ve made as an investor is this:

I don’t just want my portfolio to grow. I want it to pay me.

While most dividend investors are used to getting paid once a quarter, I’ve built a system that delivers income every single week. It’s fast, it’s flexible, and it gives me cash flow I can actually use. I reinvest it, cover margin interest, or stay liquid when markets get choppy.

This strategy is not about timing the market or chasing risky stocks. It is about owning high-yield, option-enhanced ETFs that pay weekly and layering them in a way that creates a steady stream of income with no long gaps between payouts.

I also use leverage to increase efficiency. Not recklessly, but with intent. My goal is not to gamble. It is to use borrowed capital to buy assets that pay me more than they cost. I completed an entire portfolio reveal last week if you’re interested.

In this article, I will walk you through the seven weekly-paying dividend ETFs I am using right now to generate consistent income. I will explain what each one does, why I hold it, and how they work together to increase my cash flow.

If you want your investments to pay you weekly instead of quarterly, this breakdown is for you.

Why Weekly Income?

Weekly payouts are more than just a convenience. They allow me to:

• Smooth out my cash flow

• Reinvest faster and more frequently

• Manage margin interest with real-time income

• Stay engaged with my portfolio without over-trading

By stacking different tickers with offset payout dates, I’ve essentially built my own dividend paycheck that hits almost every week. I then redeploy these distributions back into different growth positions! You can read more about it below.

The Role of Leverage

I’m not using leverage to gamble. I’m using it to acquire income-producing assets that generate consistent, high-yield cash flow.

I borrow at a relatively low interest rate through my brokerage and use that margin to buy weekly paying option ETFs. These funds are designed to generate elevated yields by writing short-term options, often daily or 0DTE, on major indexes like the S&P 500 or Nasdaq 100.

The income from these positions offsets the margin interest and still provides a cash flow surplus I can reinvest, save, or use to build core positions like SCHD or QQQM.

It’s not completely passive, but it’s productive.

The 7 Weekly Payout Funds I’m Using

Here are the weekly dividend ETFs I currently hold, each selected for their payout frequency, strategy, and role in my income engine:

1. XDTE – Defiance S&P 500 0DTE Strategy ETF

Pays: Weekly

What it does: XDTE uses an option-based strategy that sells daily zero-day-to-expiration (0DTE) call options on the S&P 500 index. These options are extremely short-term, often expiring the same day they are written, allowing the fund to capture high levels of time decay premium and generate frequent income.

Why I own it:
XDTE is one of my favorite income tools for several reasons. First, the yield is consistent and often elevated due to the nature of the daily options it writes. Because the S&P 500 tends to be highly liquid and relatively stable, the fund can sell premium every trading day and pass a portion of that back to shareholders as weekly distributions. Second, it performs well in both calm and volatile environments. In low-volatility markets, it quietly collects premium. In high-volatility markets, that premium often spikes, boosting payouts. Either way, it works. That makes XDTE a reliable cornerstone in my weekly income layer.

2. QDTY – YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE ETF

Pays: Weekly
What it does: QDTY is an income-focused ETF that sells zero-day-to-expiration (0DTE) call options on the Nasdaq 100 Index. These short-term options are written daily, targeting premium from some of the most volatile and liquid names in the market like Apple, Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft all without requiring you to buy individual stocks. By selling calls that expire the same day, QDTY captures rapid time decay, which translates into elevated option premium. That income is passed on to shareholders through consistent weekly distributions.

Why I own it:
QDTY gives me exposure to high-yield Nasdaq income without the single-stock risk that comes with trying to cover calls on individual tech names. I already hold positions in growth-oriented ETFs like QQQM, but QDTY allows me to monetize Nasdaq volatility through income rather than just waiting on price appreciation.

I also use it as part of a broader weekly cash flow stack. Pairing QDTY with funds like XDTE, SDTY, and YMAG helps me create near-continuous income, even if one ETF underperforms in a given week. It also complements my tech allocation by giving me income now from the same kinds of names that are built for growth later.

Just for reference, here are the high-yield holdings that utilize within my portfolio.