YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF (APLY)Derivative Income | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
12.04 USD
+0.16
(1.347%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 3:59 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 12.00 -0.04 (-0.040%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:46 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:33 p.m. EDT
The 38.8%+ dividend yield is a classic 'NAV Extraction' trap worth it only for high-risk income seekers ready to lose principal. The fund is aggressively harvesting fees at the expense of the underlier's equity value, evidenced by the radically dropping dividend checks over the last year. While the shortened calling cycle creates a temporary bullish technicals setup (Call OI dominance at 13-15 strikes), the fundamental thesis is broken; any price appreciation will be immediately offset by the rapid capital payout. This is a collapse-of-principal play, not an investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.020445 |
| AutoETS | 0.020445 |
| MSTL | 0.020939 |
| AutoTheta | 0.022444 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.29 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.463 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.73 |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:33 p.m. EDT: Short-term data (Apr 17/May 15 expirations) shows significant naked Call Open Interest (OI) at 13.0 and 15.0 strikes, indicating strong bullish sentiment from dealers or passive players betting on upside in the immediate term. Conversely, Puts show higher OI and more recent volume activity in the 10-14 range, specifically noting recent flow (Vol > OI) below the current price, suggesting some hedging or price discovery pressure. IV is elevated on near-term puts relative to calls, hinting at somewhat more efficient hedging demand or underlying downside risk perceived by the market timer.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.61% | 40.38% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | 0.072 | 0.606061 |
| 2026-04-09 | 0.061 | 0.518749 |
| 2026-04-02 | 0.062 | 0.534968 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.061 | 0.535061 |
| 2026-03-19 | 0.047 | 0.416951 |
| 2026-03-12 | 0.062 | 0.539613 |
| 2026-03-05 | 0.065 | 0.556841 |
| 2026-02-26 | 0.091 | 0.751920 |
| 2026-02-19 | 0.050 | 0.425276 |
| 2026-02-12 | 0.177 | 1.472006 |
| 2026-02-05 | 0.058 | 0.472116 |
| 2026-01-29 | 0.049 | 0.419573 |
| 2026-01-22 | 0.047 | 0.415704 |
| 2026-01-15 | 0.042 | 0.357868 |
| 2026-01-08 | 0.048 | 0.409371 |
| 2026-01-02 | 0.053 | 0.433185 |
| 2025-12-26 | 0.052 | 0.423832 |
| 2025-12-18 | 0.061 | 0.496883 |
| 2025-12-11 | 0.054 | 0.433153 |
| 2025-12-04 | 0.118 | 0.937900 |
| 2025-11-28 | 0.066 | 0.527493 |
| 2025-11-20 | 0.098 | 0.811501 |
| 2025-11-13 | 0.065 | 0.527650 |
| 2025-11-06 | 0.111 | 0.913878 |
| 2025-10-30 | 0.131 | 1.074765 |
| 2025-10-23 | 0.111 | 0.943816 |
| 2025-10-16 | 0.176 | 1.544224 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.357 | 3.064866 |
| 2025-08-28 | 0.347 | 3.161663 |
| 2025-07-31 | 0.410 | 4.041909 |
| 2025-07-03 | 0.270 | 2.653022 |
| 2025-06-05 | 0.312 | 3.228835 |
| 2025-05-08 | 0.651 | 6.730525 |
| 2025-04-10 | 0.302 | 3.291801 |
| 2025-03-13 | 0.344 | 3.436965 |
| 2025-02-13 | 0.363 | 3.204609 |
| 2025-01-16 | 0.284 | 2.617442 |
| 2024-12-19 | 0.422 | 3.576886 |
| 2024-11-21 | 0.335 | 2.997821 |
| 2024-10-24 | 0.343 | 3.094578 |
| 2024-09-06 | 0.453 | 4.248007 |
| 2024-08-07 | 0.350 | 3.420849 |
| 2024-07-05 | 0.323 | 2.982828 |
| 2024-06-06 | 0.404 | 4.012401 |
| 2024-05-06 | 0.339 | 3.597821 |
| 2024-04-04 | 0.384 | 4.186795 |
| 2024-03-06 | 0.416 | 4.643320 |
| 2024-02-07 | 0.173 | 1.774445 |
| 2024-01-05 | 0.560 | 5.982220 |
| 2023-12-07 | 0.466 | 4.687343 |
| 2023-11-08 | 0.173 | 1.833311 |
| 2023-10-06 | 0.478 | 5.204490 |
| 2023-09-08 | 0.226 | 2.449474 |
| 2023-08-04 | 0.556 | 5.700368 |
| 2023-07-07 | 0.633 | 6.245687 |
| 2023-06-07 | 0.288 | 3.021637 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 23.02 |
| All Time Low | 11.36 |
| Ask | 12.08 |
| Ask Size | 8,500 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 94,640 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 198,464 |
| Average Volume | 198,464 |
| Average Volume10Days | 94,640 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 11.65 |
| Bid Size | 1,900 |
| Category | Derivative Income |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 12.105 |
| Day Low | 11.91 |
| Dividend Yield | 38.83 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 12.0666 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.026599884 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.0022044224 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -8.925867 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 14.35 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.3100004 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.16097564 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 11.36 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.6800003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.059859183 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 11.36 - 14.35 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,681,824,600,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | YieldMax ETFs |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,681,689,600 |
| 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 seek to employ its investment strategy as it relates to AAPL regardless of whether there are periods 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 AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1799894171 |
| Nav Price | 12.021 |
| Net Assets | 92,435,840.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 1.04 |
| Open | 11.91 |
| Post Market Change | -0.03999996 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.3322256 |
| Post Market Price | 12.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,589 |
| Previous Close | 11.88 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.16 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.3468 |
| Regular Market Day High | 12.105 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 11.91 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 11.91 - 12.105 |
| Regular Market Open | 11.91 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 11.88 |
| Regular Market Price | 12.04 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,455,990 |
| Regular Market Volume | 68,186 |
| Short Name | YieldMax AAPL Option Income Str |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | APLY |
| Total Assets | 92,435,840 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -6.02266 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -6.02266 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 13.01595 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.97595024 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.0749811 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 68,186 |
| Yield | 0.38830003 |
| Ytd Return | -6.02266 |