DRAYYieldMax DKNG Option Income Strategy ETF
Seeks current income and exposure to the share price of DraftKings Inc. (DKNG).
By YieldMax ETFs · Launched 2025
1.03%
#5,288 of 5,861 · expensive
$4M
#5,290 of 5,861 · small
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1 year
#4,473 of 5,861 · young
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDTotal-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
AlternativeStrategy
Option income
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
single-stock bet — holdings shown are derivatives collateral, not diversification
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsYear-on-year price swings
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Needs 3+ years of history
Needs 3+ years of history
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca, NASDAQ Capital Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks current income and exposure to the share price of DraftKings Inc. (DKNG).
- Strategy
- Actively managed ETF that seeks current income through options premiums while providing indirect exposure to DKNG's share price via synthetic covered call strategies. The Fund aims to generate weekly cash distributions and capture a portion of gains from DKNG's price appreciation.
- Inception date
- July 14, 2025
- Fund family
- YieldMax ETFs
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Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.
The big yield isn't extra money
The headline distribution comes from selling call options, which caps the fund's upside. Across a full market cycle that trade costs more than it brings in — often 1 to 3 percentage points a year against just holding the index. Monthly payouts make the gap easy to miss on a return summary.
A fund-sized fee to own one company
This wraps a single stock, usually with an options overlay on top. You pay 0.50% to 1.00% a year for exposure you could hold directly, and any income comes from selling off your own upside. Owning the share itself costs less and keeps that upside intact.
Sources: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023) · Israelov & Nielsen, 'Covered Calls Uncovered' (Financial Analysts Journal 2015)
Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More
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Data updated on 2026-08-04