SeekingAlpha · Aug 11, 2026
ULTY: A Yield Trap, Still A Sell
YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF is underperforming, posting negative total returns despite a high AUM & eye-catching distribution rate. More on ULTY.
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AMEX · ULTY
YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF
Financial Services · Asset Management - Income
$26.66
Up+$0.15 (+0.57%)
Updated Aug 22, 2026, 3:19 PM
SID Score
4.3/10
Composite research score
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Institutional and insider signal
- Market cap
- 2.62B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Dividend yield
- 6.73%
- 52-week range
- $25.31 – $33.46
- Volume
- 269.61K
- Avg. volume
- 3.24M
Price performance
ULTY price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
ULTY closed at $26.66 after 21 trading sessions, up 0.11% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $26.66
- Period change
- +0.11%
- Period low
- $25.37
- Period high
- $27.53
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | $26.69 | $26.72 | $26.47 | $26.66 | 269.61K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $26.42 | $26.60 | $26.39 | $26.51 | 298.38K |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $26.75 | $26.825 | $26.36 | $26.50 | 396.48K |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $27.22 | $27.265 | $26.84 | $26.96 | 1.14M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $27.41 | $27.6991 | $27.3995 | $27.53 | 306.78K |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $27.27 | $27.4886 | $27.26 | $27.41 | 285.13K |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $27.18 | $27.41 | $27.18 | $27.24 | 303.33K |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $27.15 | $27.275 | $27.04 | $27.17 | 380.42K |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $27.28 | $27.35 | $27.0605 | $27.15 | 247.39K |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $27.30 | $27.36 | $27.12 | $27.20 | 311.75K |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $27.12 | $27.32 | $27.09 | $27.31 | 494.16K |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $26.64 | $26.9899 | $26.5117 | $26.87 | 358.66K |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $26.80 | $27.045 | $26.77 | $26.77 | 382.78K |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $26.98 | $27.25 | $26.98 | $27.21 | 492.54K |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $26.13 | $26.69 | $26.08 | $26.66 | 527.95K |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $26.28 | $26.36 | $25.96 | $26.19 | 583.71K |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $25.83 | $26.09 | $25.80 | $26.04 | 677.41K |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $25.81 | $25.99 | $25.31 | $25.37 | 743.45K |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $26.34 | $26.3428 | $25.84 | $26.20 | 633.56K |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $26.78 | $26.91 | $26.31 | $26.64 | 588.48K |
| Jul 24, 2026 | $27.05 | $27.1344 | $26.55 | $26.63 | 379.37K |
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Company profile
The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks current income while providing direct and/or indirect exposure to the share price of select U.S. listed securities, subject to a limit on potential investment gains. It uses both traditional and synthetic covered call strategies that are designed to produce higher income levels when the underlying securities experience more volatility. The fund is non-diversified.
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Yahoo · Aug 4, 2026
YieldMax® ETFs Announces Weekly Distributions for Group 1 ETFs
CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Aug. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax® ETFs announced distributions for the YieldMax® Group 1 weekly pay ETFs. Group 1 Distribution Announcement Ex. & Record Date: August 5, 2026Payment Date: August 6, 2026 ETF Ticker1ETF NameDistribution FrequencyDistribution per ShareDistribution Rate2,430-DaySEC Yield3ROC5CHPYYieldMax® Semiconductor PortfolioOption Income ETFWeekly$0.529240.51%-0.49%0.00%GPTYYieldMax® AI & Tech PortfolioOption Income ETFWeekly$0.285835
SeekingAlpha · Jun 16, 2026
ULTY: Loses Out To The Steady JEPI Despite 100% Trailing Yield
YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF targets high current income by selling options on volatile equities, yet has underperformed more conservative strategies. Read the full analysis.
SeekingAlpha · Jun 15, 2026
ULTY: Swap With GPTY For Better Results
GPTY's strategy has proven to lead to higher capital appreciation than peers like ULTY. Check out the comparison between ULTY and GPTY here.
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