GMEYYieldmax Gme Option Income Strategy ETF
Seeks current income while providing indirect exposure to the share price of GameStop Corp.
By YieldMax ETFs · Launched 2025
0.01%
#140 of 5,562 · low cost
$2M
#5,322 of 5,562 · small
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9 months
#4,723 of 5,562 · young
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDTotal-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundRisk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsWorst peak-to-trough loss
Needs 3+ years of history
Needs 3+ years of history
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks current income while providing indirect exposure to the share price of GameStop Corp.
- Strategy
- Actively managed ETF using synthetic covered call strategies to generate income and indirect exposure to GameStop's price returns. The Fund may also invest in U.S. Treasuries for collateral and income.
- Inception date
- September 8, 2025
- Fund family
- YieldMax ETFs
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Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.
Covered call ETF — yield ≠ total return
The high distribution yield is not free income — it comes from selling upside via call options. Research finds these strategies systematically underperform their underlying index over full cycles, typically by 100–300 basis points per year depending on the option-overlay design. The monthly distributions make the shortfall hard to see in return summaries.
Source: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023)
Why we flagged this: strategy=option_income + option_income_strategy
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 2026-06-19