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SOXYYieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF

Get income1y track recordRanked #1,421 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks current income.

By YieldMax ETFs · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

1.06%

#5,094 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$63M

#3,358 of 5,562 · mid-size

Dividend YieldGoal

7.24%

Track Record

1 year

#3,966 of 5,562 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$24,015+140.2%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Option income

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 51.0% of fundmoderately concentrated

First American Government Obli
8.8%
Broadcom Inc
6.1%
ASML Holding NV
5.8%
Lam Research Corp
5.2%
Micron Technology Inc
4.6%
Intel Corp
4.3%
Texas Instruments Inc
4.3%
QUALCOMM Inc
4.0%
TSMC
4.0%
Applied Materials Inc
4.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks
98.5%
Cash
1.5%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
32.6%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-30.2%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks current income.
Strategy
Actively managed ETF focused on U.S.-listed semiconductor equities and options strategies to generate cash distributions targeting 12% annually. Employs covered call spreads and maintains a minor allocation to cash or U.S. Treasuries.
Inception date
December 2, 2024
Fund family
YieldMax ETFs

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Covered call
Warning

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