About this ETF
The YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF (SLTY) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund designed to generate consistent income. It achieves this by employing a diversified portfolio of covered put options. The fund typically takes inverse positions on 15 to 30 U.S.-listed equity securities, then sells options related to those underlying assets. This approach is engineered to collect premiums from the sold options and to benefit from potential declines in the share prices of the associated securities.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 10, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | -3.43% | -11.03% | -30.12% | -41.09% | -48.94% | — | — | — | -59.97% |
| Total return | -3.43% | -5.97% | -13.90% | -14.46% | -11.86% | — | — | — | -25.93% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 1.35% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $135.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 119 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cash & Other | — | 116.80% | 33.33M | $33.3M |
| 2 | First American Government Obligations Fund… | — | 21.94% | 6.26M | $6.3M |
| 3 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375%… | — | 19.00% | 5.49M | $5.4M |
| 4 | United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 | — | 18.88% | 5.47M | $5.4M |
| 5 | United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 | — | 13.91% | 4.10M | $4.0M |
| 6 | United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 | — | 5.22% | 1.50M | $1.5M |
| 7 | GME US 10/16/26 C27 | — | 0.25% | 830 | $72.2K |
| 8 | ALGN US 10/16/26 C148 | — | 0.07% | 122 | $20.7K |
| 9 | VF CORPO CLL OPT 10/26 15.500 | — | 0.06% | 1.17K | $16.4K |
| 10 | LYFT US 10/16/26 C17.5 | — | 0.05% | 1.02K | $14.3K |
| 11 | ETSY US 10/16/26 C80 | — | 0.05% | 214 | $13.6K |
| 12 | ETN US 10/16/26 C450 | — | 0.04% | 54 | $10.5K |
| 13 | RIVN US 10/16/26 C15 | — | 0.03% | 1.31K | $9.9K |
| 14 | CARR US 10/16/26 C58 | — | 0.03% | 386 | $9.7K |
| 15 | CAVA US 10/16/26 C58 | — | 0.03% | 334 | $8.9K |
| 16 | CNC US 10/16/26 C70 | — | 0.03% | 354 | $8.7K |
| 17 | LEN US 10/16/26 C82 | — | 0.02% | 284 | $7.1K |
| 18 | TSLA US 10/16/26 C410 | — | 0.02% | 64 | $6.9K |
| 19 | HLT US 10/16/26 C340 | — | 0.02% | 52 | $6.4K |
| 20 | LYV US 10/16/26 C180 | — | 0.02% | 138 | $6.2K |
| 21 | CROX US 10/16/26 C140 | — | 0.02% | 166 | $5.8K |
| 22 | KKR US 10/16/26 C97 | — | 0.02% | 198 | $5.0K |
| 23 | CRM US 10/16/26 C245 | — | 0.02% | 92 | $4.7K |
| 24 | ORCL US 10/16/26 C150 | — | 0.02% | 43 | $4.7K |
| 25 | LFUS US 10/16/26 C500 | — | 0.02% | 24 | $4.7K |
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Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 91.49% | Paid (last 12 months) | $18.2953 |
| Frequency | Weekly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Sep 30, 2026 | Last payment | $0.2170 (Oct 01, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 07, 2026 | Oct 07, 2026 | Oct 08, 2026 | $0.2157 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 01, 2026 | $0.2170 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 | $0.2187 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 | $0.2175 |
| Sep 09, 2026 | Sep 09, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 | $0.2187 |
| Sep 02, 2026 | Sep 02, 2026 | Sep 03, 2026 | $0.2198 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Aug 26, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 | $0.2193 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Aug 19, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 | $0.2244 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Aug 12, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 | $0.2262 |
| Aug 05, 2026 | Aug 05, 2026 | Aug 06, 2026 | $0.2545 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 | $0.2372 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Jul 22, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 | $0.2371 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 16.79% / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -0.876 / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -20.71% / — | Sortino 1Y | -1.18 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | -0.806 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | -0.623 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 12.45% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Oct 10, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 20.86K | Average volume | 17.91K |
| AUM | $28.6M | Premium/Discount | -0.47% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV: an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$200.0K | -0.69% | $28.8M → $28.6M |
| 1 Month | $12.1M | +70.43% | $17.2M → $28.6M |
| 1 Week | $75.4K | +0.26% | $28.9M → $28.6M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source; review them before investing.
Latest News for SLTY
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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