YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF (ULTY)
| Assets | $251.52M |
| Expense Ratio | 1.14% |
| PE Ratio | 33.83 |
| Shares Out | 33.63M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $11.13 |
| Dividend Yield | 150.78% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Feb 6, 2025 |
| Payout Ratio | 5,162.68% |
| 1-Year Return | -63.10% |
| Volume | 1,285,442 |
| Open | 7.72 |
| Previous Close | 7.61 |
| Day's Range | 7.33 - 7.75 |
| 52-Week Low | 7.33 |
| 52-Week High | 20.55 |
| Beta | n/a |
| Holdings | 87 |
| Inception Date | Feb 28, 2024 |
About ULTY
Fund Home PageThe YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF (ULTY) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is actively managed, seeking to provide monthly income through a portfolio of covered call strategies. The fund generates income via option premiums, dividends from directly held US stocks, and US treasuries ULTY was launched on Feb 28, 2024 and is issued by YieldMax.
Top 10 Holdings
49.82% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| DEPOSITS WITH BROKER FOR SHORT POSITIONS | n/a | 8.53% |
| ProShares UltraPro QQQ | TQQQ | 5.84% |
| Hims & Hers Health, Inc. | HIMS | 5.75% |
| Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3x Shares | TNA | 5.23% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 4.88% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | PLTR | 4.11% |
| Roku, Inc. | ROKU | 4.05% |
| Tesla, Inc. | TSLA | 3.92% |
| Coinbase Global, Inc. | COIN | 3.81% |
| Upstart Holdings, Inc. | UPST | 3.71% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2025 | $0.5369 | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Jan 8, 2025 | $0.5715 | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Dec 12, 2024 | $0.7092 | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Nov 14, 2024 | $0.8313 | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Oct 17, 2024 | $0.8267 | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Sep 19, 2024 | $0.9825 | Sep 20, 2024 |
News
High Yields Will Never Be The Same - Here's Why
High-yield investments like BDCs, MLPs, CEFs, and REITs offer substantial dividend yields, often overlooked by retail investors due to a lack of awareness. Option ETFs generate high income by writing ...
ULTY: Look Under The Hood, Don't Fall For The 85% Yield Mirage
ULTY, an actively managed buy-write ETF, aims for high distributions but has underperformed, delivering only a +5.3% total return in the past year with a 28% annualized volatility. The fund's strategy...
ULTY: The Managers Proved Me Wrong (Upgrade)
YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF has significantly improved, with a distribution rate of nearly 86%, justifying an upgrade from sell to hold. Despite improved performance, ULTY remains risky ...
ULTY: Adding Leveraged ETFs To Its Portfolio
ULTY's strategy of targeting high IV securities for covered calls is flawed, leading to long-term underperformance. The fund is deviating from its original strategy, now investing 15% in highly volati...
YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Distributions on CONY (105.60%), FIAT (101.57%), ULTY (92.32%), YMAX (34.96%), YMAG (43.89%) and Others
CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Dec. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ today announced distributions for the YieldMax™ ETFs listed in the table below. ETF Ticker 1 ETF Name Reference Asset Di...
YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Distributions on CONY (135.69%), ULTY (101.39%), FIAT (100.77%), YMAX (43.77%), YMAG (55.08%) and Others
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ today announced distributions for the YieldMax™ ETFs listed in the table below. ETF Ticker 1 ETF Name Reference Asset Distr...
ULTY's Underperforming Strategy: A High-Risk, Low-Reward Gamble
YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF offers a 101% distribution yield but has only delivered 2.4% total performance since inception, highlighting significant risks. The fund's strategy involves s...
ULTY: Ignore This Extremely High-Risk Income Trap
YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF is a high-yield ETF built to satisfy investors' thirst for income. Unfortunately, it doesn't deliver. Despite a seemingly high distribution rate, the Fund's s...
YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Distributions on FIAT (105.76%), CONY (101.35%), ULTY (100.99%), YMAX (51.97%), YMAG (62.33%) and Others
CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ today announced distributions for the YieldMax™ ETFs listed in the table below. ETF Ticker 1 ETF Name Reference Asset Di...
ULTY: ~74% Trailing Yield, But Look Out Below
YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF has seen a significant price drop, losing nearly 50% since its IPO, despite high monthly distributions. The fund's total return to date is -11.94%, with a tra...
YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Distributions on Fund of Funds and Ultra ETFs
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ today announced distributions on the following YieldMax™ ETFs: ETF Ticker 1 ETF Name Distribution per Share Distribution F...
ULTY: Paying 1.24% For A Manager To Play With Options
YieldMax ETFs and I have a complicated relationship, but I recently gave their fund-of-funds ETF, YMAX, a positive rating. This gave me confidence when I found the YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strateg...
ULTY Offers An Appealing Income Feature In A Weak Market
YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF is recommended with a hold rating due to its income generation and high correlation with the NASDAQ Index. ULTY employs an actively managed covered options st...
YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Monthly Distributions on Fund of Funds and Ultra ETFs
CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ today announced monthly distributions on the following YieldMax™ ETFs: ETF Ticker 1 ETF Name Distribution per Share Dist...
ULTY: 2 Ways To Utilize The Massive Distribution
YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF offers a high annual distribution rate of 83% by implementing covered call strategies. ULTY is an actively managed fund with changing holdings based on implie...
ULTY: Small-Mid Cap Opportunistic Buy And Wise Reinvest
Small-cap stocks outperformed large-cap stocks last week, with potential for a significant recovery in 2024. It is a good time to buy ULTY with its small-cap bias. ULTY ETF focuses on derivative incom...
ULTY: Avoid This Loser's Game
YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF is an actively managed fund that generates monthly income from covered calls on high-IV U.S.-listed securities ahead of catalysts. The strategy appears to be ...
ULTY: A New YieldMax Option ETF Yielding Over 100%
YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF has yielded over 100% since its IPO but has also experienced a price decline of $5.77, resulting in a total return of -9.84%. The ULTY ETF's primary investmen...
ULTY: That High Yield Has A High Cost
YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF writes simulated covered calls against a changing list of about 15 stocks with high implied volatility. The fund's strategy of ignoring fundamentals and only ...
Zega Financial CEO on Actively Managed ETF (ULTY)
Zega Financial CEO and Co-Founder Jay Pestrichelli discusses the YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF (Ticker: ULTY) which he says goes under a weekly review and a fair bit of rotation. He speaks...
YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Monthly Distributions on Fund of Funds and Ultra ETFs
CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ today announced monthly distributions on the following YieldMax™ Fund of Funds and Ultra ETFs: ETF Ticker ETF Name Dist...