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ULTYYieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF

Get income2y track recordRanked #856 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks current income and exposure to select U.S. listed securities with limited potential investment gains.

By YieldMax ETFs · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

1.30%

#5,310 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$872M

#1,195 of 5,562 · large

Dividend YieldGoal

111.46%

Track Record

2 years

#3,453 of 5,562 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,444+4.4%

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

Palantir Technologies Inc
6.4%
Quanta Services Inc
5.9%
Lam Research Corp
5.4%
NVIDIA Corp
5.2%
Reddit Inc
5.1%
VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA
5.1%
Alphabet Inc
5.1%
Southern Copper Corp
4.9%
IREN Ltd
4.0%
Amplify Junior Silver Miners E
4.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks
97.4%
Cash
1.6%
Other
1.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
21.5%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-26.8%Moderate

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 and exposure to select U.S. listed securities with limited potential investment gains.
Strategy
Actively managed ETF that constructs a portfolio of U.S. equity securities while generating options premiums through options contracts. Seeks to invest in securities with high implied volatility to enhance income and growth potential.
Inception date
February 28, 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