Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF (BUCK)Ultrashort Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
23.62 USD
+0.03
(0.127%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 3:59 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 23.64 +0.02 (0.085%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:49 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:42 p.m. EDT
A 7.57% yield on a near-flat price trajectory creates a 'zombie equity' dynamic: BUCK behaves like a high-yield T-bill but suffers from technicals and headline risk. The recent news of a 'rating downgrade' and the token-like volatility adjustments in payouts signal that the stable income narrative is fraying. Speculators appear uninterested (minimal options flow), leaving the trade to passive income seekers who are currently indifferent between cash equivalents and this ETF. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.001304 |
| MSTL | 0.002931 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.002958 |
| AutoETS | 0.002990 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 98% |
| H-stat | 1.06 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.078 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.954 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.01 |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:42 p.m. EDT: Options positioning is highly nominal. The short-term horizon (April 17 expiry) shows 100% OI on losses, indicating no bullish put protection or aggressive buying. For the 45-day+ horizon (July/Oct), the 'significant' activity is 100% situated out-of-the-money on the downside side, which is negligible volume (1 lot per strike). This suggests a lack of directional conviction from options speculators, with neither a floor put nor a momentum call being established in any meaningful volume.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.59% | 7.78% | 8.08% | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | 0.140 | 0.594859 |
| 2026-02-24 | 0.140 | 0.596249 |
| 2026-01-27 | 0.150 | 0.640724 |
| 2025-12-23 | 0.150 | 0.643562 |
| 2025-11-21 | 0.150 | 0.645326 |
| 2025-10-28 | 0.150 | 0.647503 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.150 | 0.653763 |
| 2025-08-26 | 0.150 | 0.660094 |
| 2025-07-28 | 0.150 | 0.669049 |
| 2025-06-25 | 0.150 | 0.672158 |
| 2025-05-27 | 0.150 | 0.682212 |
| 2025-04-25 | 0.150 | 0.679056 |
| 2025-03-26 | 0.150 | 0.657143 |
| 2025-02-25 | 0.150 | 0.661278 |
| 2025-01-28 | 0.150 | 0.664765 |
| 2024-12-23 | 0.109 | 0.491001 |
| 2024-11-25 | 0.140 | 0.628810 |
| 2024-10-28 | 0.140 | 0.636537 |
| 2024-09-25 | 0.200 | 0.907873 |
| 2024-08-27 | 0.200 | 0.913380 |
| 2024-07-26 | 0.200 | 0.923801 |
| 2024-06-25 | 0.200 | 0.931343 |
| 2024-05-24 | 0.140 | 0.653642 |
| 2024-04-25 | 0.140 | 0.662863 |
| 2024-03-25 | 0.250 | 1.164270 |
| 2024-02-26 | 0.250 | 1.173109 |
| 2024-01-26 | 0.200 | 0.956641 |
| 2023-12-26 | 0.110 | 0.528906 |
| 2023-11-27 | 0.100 | 0.481305 |
| 2023-10-26 | 0.100 | 0.481399 |
| 2023-09-27 | 0.100 | 0.484150 |
| 2023-08-28 | 0.100 | 0.485925 |
| 2023-07-26 | 0.100 | 0.489524 |
| 2023-06-27 | 0.100 | 0.490108 |
| 2023-05-25 | 0.100 | 0.492063 |
| 2023-04-25 | 0.100 | 0.494722 |
| 2023-03-27 | 0.100 | 0.496700 |
| 2023-02-23 | 0.100 | 0.499444 |
| 2023-01-26 | 0.100 | 0.499679 |
| 2022-12-27 | 0.107 | 0.537112 |
| 2022-11-25 | 0.040 | 0.201665 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 26.37 |
| All Time Low | 22.88 |
| Ask | 23.68 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 155,820 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 207,387 |
| Average Volume | 207,387 |
| Average Volume10Days | 155,820 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.08 |
| Bid | 23.58 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Category | Ultrashort Bond |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 23.63 |
| Day Low | 23.58 |
| Dividend Yield | 7.57 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 23.62356 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.0035591125 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.00015065946 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 0.85396767 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 24.1 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.47999954 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.019916993 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 23.285 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.335001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.014386987 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 23.285 - 24.1 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,666,963,800,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | Simplify Asset Management |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,666,828,800 |
| 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’s investment adviser seeks to fulfill the fund’s investment objective by using two income strategies: (1) an interest income strategy and (2) an income generating option strategy. The fund invests primarily in interest income producing U.S. Treasury securities such as bills, notes, and bonds and fixed income ETFs that invest primarily in U.S. Treasuries. To generate additional income, the fund employs an option spread writing strategy on equity ETFs and fixed income ETFs. |
| Long Name | Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1803863465 |
| Nav Price | 23.5743 |
| Net Assets | 412,095,200.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.35 |
| Open | 23.62 |
| Phone | 614-469-3294 |
| Post Market Change | 0.01999855 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.08466786 |
| Post Market Price | 23.64 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,741 |
| Previous Close | 23.59 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0300007 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.127175 |
| Regular Market Day High | 23.63 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 23.58 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 23.58 - 23.63 |
| Regular Market Open | 23.62 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 23.59 |
| Regular Market Price | 23.62 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,455,999 |
| Regular Market Volume | 113,249 |
| Short Name | Simplify Treasury Option Income |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | BUCK |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.0535242 |
| Total Assets | 412,095,200 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 0.985 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 0.985 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 23.750854 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.13085365 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.005509429 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 113,249 |
| Yield | 0.0757 |
| Ytd Return | 0.985 |