YieldMax AI Option Income Strategy ETF (AIYY)Derivative Income | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
10.27 USD
+0.19
(1.885%)
⇧
(April 20, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:57 p.m. EDT
AIYY is a dangerous instrument for any 'high yield' strategy reliant on price maintenance; the 206% yield is being consumed almost entirely by NAV erosion. The price has stabilized near its 52-week low, temporarily halting the crash, but the underlying structure of selling the underlying AI ETF Calls remains broken. The 'yield' is a countdown clock that is ticking down too fast. Do not chase the yield without a sustainable underlying growth rate, which is absent in this context. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.238383 |
| MSTL | 0.265015 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.265763 |
| AutoETS | 0.266918 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 47% |
| H-stat | 5.77 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.055 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.18 |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:57 p.m. EDT: Options data reveals a capitulation event. The ATM Implied Volatility (IV) on the April 17 expiration is extremely low (2.72 for calls, 3.22 for puts) compared to historical norms, suggesting a lack of belief in further significant moves. The Open Interest (OI) at 10.00 strikes is heavily skewed toward Puts (59 contracts vs minimal call OI), establishing a strong floor around current price levels. Unusual Activity flags are negative across both Calls and Puts for short expirations, while longer-dated (>6 months) strikes show increased Puts OI (23 units at 23.0 for Oct 16), confirming a consensus expectation of downside protection needs rather than upside speculation. The data signals a 'short the bullish move' or 'sell into the rebound' sentiment, but fundamentally indicates an options market pricing in continued struggle or low probability of a strong V-shape recovery soon.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.48% | 95.86% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | 0.151 | 1.478942 |
| 2026-04-09 | 0.095 | 0.986430 |
| 2026-04-02 | 0.115 | 1.196987 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.109 | 1.113765 |
| 2026-03-19 | 0.103 | 1.030383 |
| 2026-03-12 | 0.104 | 1.036400 |
| 2026-03-05 | 0.171 | 1.641964 |
| 2026-02-26 | 0.154 | 1.544527 |
| 2026-02-19 | 0.150 | 1.225424 |
| 2026-02-12 | 0.150 | 1.272480 |
| 2026-02-05 | 0.133 | 1.165566 |
| 2026-01-29 | 0.140 | 1.029020 |
| 2026-01-22 | 0.164 | 1.149940 |
| 2026-01-15 | 0.185 | 1.248653 |
| 2026-01-08 | 0.189 | 1.266967 |
| 2026-01-02 | 0.173 | 1.168373 |
| 2025-12-26 | 0.208 | 1.394120 |
| 2025-12-18 | 0.275 | 1.874203 |
| 2025-12-11 | 0.298 | 1.809232 |
| 2025-12-04 | 0.377 | 2.339009 |
| 2025-11-28 | 0.270 | 1.770419 |
| 2025-11-20 | 0.260 | 1.854048 |
| 2025-11-13 | 0.290 | 1.925371 |
| 2025-11-06 | 0.300 | 1.858337 |
| 2025-10-30 | 0.350 | 1.941718 |
| 2025-10-23 | 0.290 | 1.560561 |
| 2025-10-16 | 0.900 | 4.861148 |
| 2025-09-25 | 1.390 | 7.699275 |
| 2025-08-28 | 1.180 | 6.448026 |
| 2025-07-31 | 1.810 | 7.531451 |
| 2025-07-03 | 1.600 | 6.106208 |
| 2025-06-05 | 3.210 | 12.503570 |
| 2025-05-08 | 3.250 | 12.827723 |
| 2025-04-10 | 2.300 | 10.040702 |
| 2025-03-13 | 3.220 | 13.921331 |
| 2025-02-13 | 3.710 | 10.983122 |
| 2025-01-16 | 3.760 | 11.138543 |
| 2024-12-19 | 8.720 | 24.476090 |
| 2024-11-21 | 8.600 | 22.882250 |
| 2024-10-24 | 7.240 | 24.231100 |
| 2024-09-06 | 3.600 | 12.972557 |
| 2024-08-07 | 3.570 | 12.239597 |
| 2024-07-05 | 3.970 | 11.408344 |
| 2024-06-06 | 8.750 | 24.085956 |
| 2024-05-06 | 4.080 | 12.349352 |
| 2024-04-04 | 7.250 | 21.000191 |
| 2024-03-06 | 10.630 | 26.360671 |
| 2024-02-07 | 4.020 | 10.312914 |
| 2024-01-05 | 13.490 | 33.397385 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 216.94 |
| All Time Low | 9.25 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 55,370 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 63,878 |
| Average Volume | 63,878 |
| Average Volume10Days | 55,370 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Category | Derivative Income |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 10.2799 |
| Day Low | 9.97 |
| Dividend Yield | 206.25 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 11.13756 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.86755943 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.077894926 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -76.7647 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 53.85 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -43.579998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.80928504 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 9.25 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.0200005 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.11027032 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 9.25 - 53.85 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,701,181,800,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | YieldMax ETFs |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,701,043,200 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks current income while providing indirect exposure to the share price (i.e., the price returns) of the common stock of C3.ai, Inc. (“AI”), subject to a limit on potential investment gains. It will employ its investment strategy as it relates to AI regardless of whether there are periods of adverse market, economic, or other conditions and will not take temporary defensive positions during such periods. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | YieldMax AI Option Income Strategy ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1855487545 |
| Nav Price | 10.1312 |
| Net Assets | 22,968,914.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.99 |
| Open | 10.13 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.15999985 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 1.5579342 |
| Pre Market Price | 10.43 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,776,764,356 |
| Previous Close | 10.08 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.190001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.88493 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.2799 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 9.97 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 9.97 - 10.2799 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.13 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.08 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.27 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,715,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 49,686 |
| Short Name | YieldMax AI Option Income Strat |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | AIYY |
| Total Assets | 22,968,914 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -33.93581 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -33.93581 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 22.094866 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -11.824865 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.5351861 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 49,686 |
| Yield | 2.0625 |
| Ytd Return | -33.93581 |