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YQQQYieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF

Get income1y track recordRanked #1,381 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks current income.

By YieldMax ETFs · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

1.11%

#5,181 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$13M

#4,620 of 5,562 · small

Dividend YieldGoal

31.54%

Track Record

1 year

#3,742 of 5,562 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$8,689-13.1%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Strategy

Option income

Index tracked

Nasdaq-100 Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 98.0% of fundconcentrated

TREASURY BILL
23.5%
TREASURY BILL
21.5%
TREASURY BILL
16.2%
First American Government Obli
11.2%
TREASURY BILL
10.0%
TREASURY BILL
6.4%
TREASURY BILL
6.3%
N/AQQQ 3 P625
2.9%
N/AQQQ 3 C790
0.0%
N/AQQQ 1 P586
0.0%

Asset allocation

Cash
59.8%
Bonds
49.6%
Other
13.8%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
13.3%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-29.1%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
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks current income.
Strategy
Actively managed ETF that generates income through options strategies providing indirect inverse exposure to the Nasdaq 100 Index. Utilizes synthetic covered put strategies to earn premiums while partially participating in gains from Index declines.
Inception date
August 14, 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