YieldMax AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF (AMZY)Derivative Income | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
10.12 USD
-0.18
(-1.748%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 10.19 +0.07 (0.692%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 7:22 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:05 a.m. EDT
This instrument is a classic 'monthly income trap' designed for speculative traders, not long-term investors. The headline 20.34% yield is an illusion created by aggressive capital destruction; the fund has lost nearly 28% of its value over the last two years while paying out cash, effectively eroding the principal base required to sustain that yield. The recent price action confirms this deterioration, with the asset trading well below its 200-day moving average and showing a trailing run of negative annual returns. While the monthly cash flow might appeal to desperate retirees, the underlying strategy caps upside potential while exposing the holder to severe drawdowns, making it a poor vehicle for wealth preservation or growth. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.057838 |
| AutoETS | 0.059803 |
| MSTL | 0.062502 |
| AutoTheta | 0.078472 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 53% |
| H-stat | 0.09 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.179 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.24 |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:05 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes like 1.0 and 6.0) compared to negligible call activity. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for put strikes (87% ATM IV vs 39% for calls), indicating a market consensus expecting a sharp decline rather than a rally.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.53% | 43.45% | 42.19% | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | 0.055 | 0.533981 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0.053 | 0.510106 |
| 2026-10-01 | 0.053 | 0.517073 |
| 2026-09-24 | 0.056 | 0.545277 |
| 2026-09-17 | 0.051 | 0.492278 |
| 2026-09-10 | 0.051 | 0.489914 |
| 2026-09-03 | 0.061 | 0.572770 |
| 2026-08-27 | 0.084 | 0.790960 |
| 2026-08-20 | 0.085 | 0.784857 |
| 2026-08-13 | 0.134 | 1.213768 |
| 2026-08-06 | 0.145 | 1.267483 |
| 2026-07-30 | 0.071 | 0.694037 |
| 2026-07-23 | 0.075 | 0.732422 |
| 2026-07-16 | 0.072 | 0.662983 |
| 2026-07-09 | 0.064 | 0.593692 |
| 2026-07-02 | 0.067 | 0.627929 |
| 2026-06-25 | 0.065 | 0.633528 |
| 2026-06-18 | 0.067 | 0.610200 |
| 2026-06-11 | 0.065 | 0.593066 |
| 2026-06-04 | 0.069 | 0.601569 |
| 2026-05-28 | 0.094 | 0.761134 |
| 2026-05-21 | 0.101 | 0.826514 |
| 2026-05-14 | 0.144 | 1.174073 |
| 2026-05-07 | 0.212 | 1.691939 |
| 2026-04-30 | 0.210 | 1.681345 |
| 2026-04-23 | 0.163 | 1.314516 |
| 2026-04-16 | 0.149 | 1.206478 |
| 2026-04-09 | 0.079 | 0.666667 |
| 2026-04-02 | 0.077 | 0.700000 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.078 | 0.711679 |
| 2026-03-19 | 0.084 | 0.756757 |
| 2026-03-12 | 0.084 | 0.756076 |
| 2026-03-05 | 0.098 | 0.846287 |
| 2026-02-26 | 0.093 | 0.829616 |
| 2026-02-19 | 0.088 | 0.785013 |
| 2026-02-12 | 0.078 | 0.703336 |
| 2026-02-05 | 0.075 | 0.611746 |
| 2026-01-29 | 0.065 | 0.491308 |
| 2026-01-22 | 0.061 | 0.469592 |
| 2026-01-15 | 0.096 | 0.723982 |
| 2026-01-08 | 0.066 | 0.483163 |
| 2026-01-02 | 0.065 | 0.500000 |
| 2025-12-26 | 0.079 | 0.592204 |
| 2025-12-18 | 0.081 | 0.614568 |
| 2025-12-11 | 0.083 | 0.619403 |
| 2025-12-04 | 0.195 | 1.458489 |
| 2025-11-28 | 0.083 | 0.607169 |
| 2025-11-20 | 0.085 | 0.653846 |
| 2025-11-13 | 0.107 | 0.752991 |
| 2025-11-06 | 0.294 | 2.016461 |
| 2025-10-30 | 0.201 | 1.443966 |
| 2025-10-23 | 0.096 | 0.681334 |
| 2025-10-16 | 0.255 | 1.846488 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.460 | 3.262411 |
| 2025-08-28 | 0.490 | 3.206806 |
| 2025-07-31 | 0.642 | 4.017522 |
| 2025-07-03 | 0.590 | 3.696742 |
| 2025-06-05 | 0.596 | 3.840206 |
| 2025-05-08 | 0.796 | 5.229960 |
| 2025-04-10 | 0.488 | 3.286195 |
| 2025-03-13 | 0.418 | 2.604361 |
| 2025-02-13 | 0.548 | 2.890295 |
| 2025-01-16 | 0.401 | 2.151288 |
| 2024-12-19 | 0.862 | 4.522560 |
| 2024-11-21 | 1.173 | 6.340541 |
| 2024-10-24 | 0.763 | 4.084582 |
| 2024-09-06 | 0.656 | 3.582742 |
| 2024-08-07 | 0.474 | 2.592998 |
| 2024-07-05 | 0.765 | 3.458409 |
| 2024-06-06 | 0.954 | 4.364135 |
| 2024-05-06 | 0.973 | 4.219428 |
| 2024-04-04 | 0.697 | 3.055677 |
| 2024-03-06 | 0.643 | 2.889888 |
| 2024-02-07 | 0.684 | 3.061773 |
| 2024-01-05 | 0.368 | 1.834497 |
| 2023-12-07 | 0.469 | 2.266795 |
| 2023-11-08 | 0.544 | 2.653659 |
| 2023-10-06 | 0.634 | 3.256292 |
| 2023-09-08 | 0.471 | 2.208158 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 24.1 |
| All Time Low | 9.935 |
| Ask | 10.09 |
| Ask Size | 7,400 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 194,970 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 265,895 |
| Average Volume | 265,895 |
| Average Volume10Days | 194,970 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.16 |
| Bid | 10.09 |
| Bid Size | 1,200 |
| Category | Derivative Income |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 10.31 |
| Day Low | 10.05 |
| Display Name | AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF |
| Dividend Yield | 20.32 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 10.638 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.51799965 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.048693333 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -24.98179 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 15.51 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.3900003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.34751776 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 9.935 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.18499947 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.018620983 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 9.935 - 15.51 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,690,291,800,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -0.11000061 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.067967 |
| Fullday Price | 10.12 |
| Fund Family | YieldMax ETFs |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,690,156,800 |
| 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 will employ its investment strategy as it relates to AMZN regardless of whether there are periods of adverse market, economic, or other conditions and will not seek to take temporary defensive positions during such periods. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | YieldMax AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1799900337 |
| Nav Price | 10.2952 |
| Net Assets | 212,793,168.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 1.09 |
| Open | 10.28 |
| Post Market Change | 0.069999695 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.6916966 |
| Post Market Price | 10.19 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,192,949 |
| Previous Close | 10.3 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.18 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.74758 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.31 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.05 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.05 - 10.31 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.28 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.3 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.12 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 171,804 |
| Short Name | YieldMax AMZN Option Income Str |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | AMZY |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.2174931 |
| Total Assets | 212,793,168 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 5.7838 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 5.7838 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 11.463225 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.3432255 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.11717692 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 171,804 |
| Yield | 0.2032 |
| Ytd Return | 4.96244 |