YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF (GDXY)Commodities Focused | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
13.75 USD
-0.82
(-5.628%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | April 18, 2026, 10:09 p.m. EDT
YieldMax GDXY is a 'rich man's income trap': while the 61% yield is alluring, recent news confirms the strategy is 'striking out' on Gold (GDX), meaning the fund captures no of the upside in a rising market while the NAV degrades over time from Option Max Settlement mechanics. The recent price bounce is technical noise; fundamentals remain structurally bearish for capital appreciation as the strategy is designed to bleed equity value for income, making it a mediocre choice for any horizon longer than a few months. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.071753 |
| MSTL | 0.072960 |
| AutoTheta | 0.085711 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.104478 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 10.89 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.290 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.57 |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:09 p.m. EDT: Options flow shows a bullish sentiment on the upside, with heavy Open Interest (OI) and implied volatility (IV) tail risk placed at $18.00 strikes for expirations through October. Call OI at $18 strikes is significantly higher than put OI at $18, and IV for those deep OTM calls is elevated relative to nearby ITM calls. However, Put OI is concentrated at $13.00 (downside), creating a 'risk reversal' or butterfly spread scenario where downside is 'insurance' priced higher relative to upside cap, yet the magnitude of call support at $18 outweighs the short put thickness at $13, suggesting a controlled rally rather than a trend reversal.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.11% | 76.12% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | 0.159 | 1.110335 |
| 2026-04-09 | 0.154 | 1.071660 |
| 2026-04-02 | 0.144 | 1.039861 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.130 | 1.039224 |
| 2026-03-19 | 0.114 | 0.921641 |
| 2026-03-12 | 0.160 | 1.079005 |
| 2026-03-05 | 0.325 | 2.161226 |
| 2026-02-26 | 0.173 | 1.040694 |
| 2026-02-19 | 0.194 | 1.254428 |
| 2026-02-12 | 0.163 | 1.101433 |
| 2026-02-05 | 0.153 | 1.093062 |
| 2026-01-29 | 0.284 | 1.778985 |
| 2026-01-22 | 0.168 | 1.076263 |
| 2026-01-15 | 0.128 | 0.869318 |
| 2026-01-08 | 0.128 | 0.897500 |
| 2026-01-02 | 0.159 | 1.177479 |
| 2025-12-26 | 0.196 | 1.380566 |
| 2025-12-18 | 0.181 | 1.335937 |
| 2025-12-11 | 0.103 | 0.760729 |
| 2025-12-04 | 0.311 | 2.381421 |
| 2025-11-28 | 0.125 | 0.943916 |
| 2025-11-20 | 0.207 | 1.717110 |
| 2025-11-13 | 0.132 | 1.049044 |
| 2025-11-06 | 0.132 | 1.113289 |
| 2025-10-30 | 0.141 | 1.165779 |
| 2025-10-23 | 0.145 | 1.193099 |
| 2025-10-16 | 0.113 | 0.828503 |
| 2025-10-09 | 1.003 | 7.970547 |
| 2025-09-11 | 0.648 | 5.528273 |
| 2025-08-14 | 0.610 | 5.912946 |
| 2025-07-17 | 0.332 | 3.473154 |
| 2025-06-20 | 0.845 | 8.791770 |
| 2025-05-22 | 0.374 | 4.096502 |
| 2025-04-24 | 0.728 | 7.761596 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.639 | 7.027101 |
| 2025-02-27 | 0.442 | 5.471572 |
| 2025-01-30 | 0.594 | 7.396529 |
| 2025-01-03 | 0.350 | 4.759670 |
| 2024-12-05 | 0.378 | 4.923031 |
| 2024-11-07 | 0.485 | 6.017455 |
| 2024-10-10 | 0.606 | 7.315029 |
| 2024-09-06 | 0.601 | 7.707708 |
| 2024-08-07 | 0.579 | 7.576361 |
| 2024-07-05 | 0.796 | 9.924017 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 19.98 |
| All Time Low | 12.41 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 3,200 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 949,400 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,024,450 |
| Average Volume | 1,024,450 |
| Average Volume10Days | 949,400 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 3,000 |
| Category | Commodities Focused |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 14.47 |
| Day Low | 13.71 |
| Dividend Yield | 61.46 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 15.3648 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.6148005 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.10509739 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -14.860683 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 18.89 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.1399994 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.2721016 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 12.41 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.3400002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.10797745 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 12.41 - 18.89 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,716,298,200,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | YieldMax ETFs |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,716,163,200 |
| 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 ETF that seeks current income while providing indirect exposure to the share price of the Underlying Security, subject to participation in a portion of potential investment gains. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1799900816 |
| Nav Price | 14.5221 |
| Net Assets | 270,884,320.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 1.0 |
| Open | 14.42 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.33259964 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 2.4241955 |
| Pre Market Price | 14.0526 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,776,848,717 |
| Previous Close | 14.57 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.82 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -5.628 |
| Regular Market Day High | 14.47 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 13.71 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 13.71 - 14.47 |
| Regular Market Open | 14.42 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 14.57 |
| Regular Market Price | 13.75 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,801,600 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,675,510 |
| Short Name | YieldMax Gold Miners Option Inc |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | GDXY |
| Total Assets | 270,884,320 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 1.08665 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 1.08665 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 15.9575 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.2075005 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.13833623 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 1,675,510 |
| Yield | 0.6146 |
| Ytd Return | 1.08665 |