ULTY: YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF
YieldMax (Tidal) · Single-Stock Option Income
Growth of $100
Green is what an investor who reinvested every payout would have; red is the price alone. The gap between them is the income. If the red line keeps falling, the payouts are partly your own money coming back.
Was the payout earned?
Over the last year ULTY paid 102.2% but its total return was -8.4%, so none of the payout was earned: the price fell by more than the fund paid out.
| Earned % (3 months) | -73% |
| Earned % (1 year) | -26% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | -2% |
Earned % = total return ÷ payouts. 100% means every dollar paid out was earned; below 100% means part of it came from the fund's own value. This is an economic measure based on market price, not the tax label on the payout.
Where the DT Score comes from
Total 30.1 / 100 · rank #331 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | -1.09 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | -0.85 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 60% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | 1.35 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.81 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -17.8% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -26.8% |
| Trend | Downtrend |
| History | 2.7 yrs |
Vs. SPY (what it's built on)
| Upside capture | 128% |
| Downside capture | 164% |
| Capture ratio | 0.78 |
| Beta | 1.35 |
| Correlation | 0.81 |
| Tracking | – |
On days SPY rose, ULTY caught 128% of the gain; on days it fell, ULTY took 164% of the loss.
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 36 shown). Pays Weekly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-04 | $0.2470 |
| 2026-10-28 | $0.2650 |
| 2026-10-21 | $0.2770 |
| 2026-10-14 | $0.2960 |
| 2026-10-07 | $0.3020 |
| 2026-09-30 | $0.2940 |
| 2026-09-23 | $0.3060 |
| 2026-09-16 | $0.2970 |
| 2026-09-09 | $0.3040 |
| 2026-09-02 | $0.3050 |
| 2026-08-26 | $0.3080 |
| 2026-08-19 | $0.3200 |
Funds that track the same thing
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| Fund | Category | Fwd rate | 12m yield | 1Y total ret. | Earned % 1Y | Upside capt. | Downside capt. | Tracking | DT Score | Momentum | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHPY YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | 44.8% | 56.3% | +35.4% | 68% | 99% | 98% | – | 62 | 5 | Downtrend |
| GDXY YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | 34.8% | 74.8% | +10.3% | 22% | 137% | 132% | – | 44 | 41 | Downtrend |
| GPTY YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | 37.1% | 44.9% | +7.4% | 14% | 129% | 131% | – | 42 | 13 | Downtrend |
| YMAX YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs | Fund of Funds / Multi-Strategy | 41.5% | 62.5% | -4.3% | -19% | 153% | 179% | – | 34 | 33 | Downtrend |
| KYLD Kurv High Income ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | 31.2% | 36.3% | -4.6% | -31% | 168% | 198% | – | 34 | 10 | Downtrend |
| SLTY YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | 55.9% | 93.7% | -6.7% | -13% | -65% | -65% | – | 33 | 52 | Downtrend |
| LFGY YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | 40.7% | 83.3% | -18.6% | -65% | 80% | 83% | – | 31 | 10 | Downtrend |
| ULTI REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | 79.7% | 166.9% | -39.7% | below -100% | 242% | 366% | – | 30 | 5 | Downtrend |
| YBTY GraniteShares YieldBOOST TopYielders ETF | Fund of Funds / Multi-Strategy | 51.3% | 102.3% | – | – | 62% | 139% | – | – | 19 | Downtrend |
| YRAM YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | 48.2% | 9.9% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
About ULTY
| Issuer | YieldMax (Tidal) |
| Structure | ETF |
| Category | Single-Stock Option Income |
| Strategy | Portfolio of synthetic covered calls on multiple stocks, actively managed; weekly distributions |
| Underlying | Basket of ~20-30 high-vol stocks |
| Exposure | Single-Stock Baskets |
| Index linkage | No - active |
| Pays | Weekly |
| Expense ratio | 1.30% |
| Launched | 2024-02 |
| Uses leverage | No |
| Upside capped | Yes |
| Rate sensitivity | Neutral |
| Return of capital common | Yes |
| Tax notes | Mostly ROC; 1099-DIV |
Research notes: 10-for-1 reverse split Nov 2025 (secondary source). Expense ratio is estimate - verify.
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