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YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF (OARK)

Derivative Income | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
30.56 USD +0.44 (1.453%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 3:42 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 31.21 +0.65 (2.118%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 7:32 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★☆☆☆☆Long-term:⯪☆☆☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 2:47 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook is dire due to a catastrophic 48% cumulative loss over the last two years, driven by two consecutive years of double-digit annual declines. This is not a temporary dip but a structural deterioration where the market has correctly priced the business as failing to generate value. The 'income' narrative is an illusion; while the headline yield appears massive at 33%, it is entirely artificial, generated by the aggressive buyback and cancellation of options contracts rather than sustainable corporate earnings. This is a classic value trap where the price has collapsed because the underlying innovation strategy is not working, and the high yield is merely the final distribution of capital to shareholders before the fund likely erodes further. Short-term momentum remains weak, with the price trading well below its moving averages and options flow confirming a bearish sentiment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.022430
AutoARIMA0.031248
AutoETS0.031260
MSTL0.033767

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 1.96
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.446
Excess Kurtosis -0.77

As of July 11, 2026, 2:47 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with significant open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 30, 32, 37) compared to negligible call activity. The implied volatility skew is steep, indicating a market expectation of further declines rather than rallies.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.01% 49.27% 45.26%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-09 0.312 1.008697
2026-07-02 0.245 0.787250
2026-06-25 0.233 0.773316
2026-06-18 0.228 0.722731
2026-06-11 0.228 0.754442
2026-06-04 0.282 0.880425
2026-05-28 0.261 0.799632
2026-05-21 0.240 0.758078
2026-05-14 0.414 1.282925
2026-05-07 0.417 1.279887
2026-04-30 0.429 1.337157
2026-04-23 0.438 1.347692
2026-04-16 0.351 1.062896
2026-04-09 0.332 1.089954
2026-04-02 0.297 0.973962
2026-03-26 0.292 0.958949
2026-03-19 0.287 0.901382
2026-03-12 0.314 0.986243
2026-03-05 0.274 0.830228
2026-02-26 0.249 0.751585
2026-02-19 0.228 0.702187
2026-02-12 0.204 0.652591
2026-02-05 0.204 0.666667
2026-01-29 0.215 0.607516
2026-01-22 0.219 0.588393
2026-01-15 0.249 0.664000
2026-01-08 0.238 0.644114
2026-01-02 0.219 0.598034
2025-12-26 0.294 0.784942
2025-12-18 0.289 0.782986
2025-12-11 0.336 0.874772
2025-12-04 0.636 1.653236
2025-11-28 0.365 0.963061
2025-11-20 0.350 0.976290
2025-11-13 0.415 1.075130
2025-11-06 0.385 0.942472
2025-10-30 0.700 1.629802
2025-10-23 0.400 0.897868
2025-10-16 1.070 2.429058
2025-10-02 1.720 3.805310
2025-09-04 1.535 3.650416
2025-08-07 1.880 4.392523
2025-07-10 1.720 3.904654
2025-06-12 1.975 4.949874
2025-05-15 1.560 3.994878
2025-04-17 1.460 4.183381
2025-03-20 1.605 3.997509
2025-02-20 2.135 4.149660
2025-01-23 1.650 3.145853
2024-12-27 1.645 3.092105
2024-11-29 2.345 4.370923
2024-10-31 1.410 2.919255
2024-10-03 2.040 4.150559
2024-09-06 1.475 3.105263
2024-08-07 1.315 2.827957
2024-07-05 1.230 2.286245
2024-06-06 2.000 3.731343
2024-05-06 2.630 4.507284
2024-04-04 2.380 3.885714
2024-03-06 2.315 3.580820
2024-02-07 1.930 2.994570
2024-01-05 1.595 2.382375
2023-12-07 1.210 1.833333
2023-11-08 1.920 3.101777
2023-10-06 1.675 2.541730
2023-09-08 1.820 2.486339
2023-08-04 3.420 4.395887
2023-07-07 2.775 3.425926
2023-06-07 2.550 3.175591
2023-05-05 1.825 2.433333
2023-04-06 2.550 3.288201
2023-03-08 3.845 4.776694
2023-02-08 5.450 5.964432
2023-01-10 3.725 4.121259
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 33.64

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 106.32
All Time Low 10.25
Ask 34.0
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 9,530
Average Daily Volume3 Month 12,440
Average Volume 12,440
Average Volume10Days 9,530
Beta3 Year 1.66
Bid 30.13
Bid Size 100
Category Derivative Income
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 30.62
Day Low 30.245
Dividend Yield 33.64
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 31.54702
Fifty Day Average Change -0.9844208
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.031204874
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -31.378132
Fifty Two Week High 47.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -16.4374
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.34973192
Fifty Two Week Low 28.71
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.8526001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.06452805
Fifty Two Week Range 28.71 - 47.0
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,669,386,600,000
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family YieldMax ETFs
Fund Inception Date 1,669,075,200
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 will seek to employ its investment strategy as it relates to the Underlying Security regardless of whether there are periods adverse market, economic, or other conditions and will not seek to take temporary defensive positions during such periods. In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the fund will implement a “synthetic covered call” strategy using the standardized exchange-traded and FLEX options. It is non-diversified.
Long Name YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF
Market us_market
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1799412301
Nav Price 30.2189
Net Assets 55,866,400.0
Net Expense Ratio 1.0
Open 30.3
Post Market Change 0.6473999
Post Market Change Percent 2.118275
Post Market Price 31.21
Post Market Time 1,784,071,927
Previous Close 30.125
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.437599
Regular Market Change Percent 1.45261
Regular Market Day High 30.62
Regular Market Day Low 30.245
Regular Market Day Range 30.245 - 30.62
Regular Market Open 30.3
Regular Market Previous Close 30.125
Regular Market Price 30.5626
Regular Market Time 1,784,058,173
Regular Market Volume 4,093
Short Name YieldMax Innovation Option Inco
Source Interval 15
Symbol OARK
Three Year Average Return 0.1089147
Total Assets 55,866,400
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 17.04834
Trailing Three Month Returns 17.04834
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 35.583263
Two Hundred Day Average Change -5.020664
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.14109623
Type Disp ETF
Volume 4,093
Yield 0.3364
Ytd Return 7.9864