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Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF (USOY)

Equity Hedged | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
7.06 USD +0.45 (6.808%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 7.12 +0.06 (0.851%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★☆☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:19 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains deeply bearish due to a catastrophic 50.8% price collapse over the last year, which serves as a stark warning that the market has permanently reassessed the viability of this enhanced options strategy. While the headline 31% yield appears attractive, it is a dangerous trap; the recent dividend history reveals a pattern of erratic, massive payouts followed by sharp cuts, suggesting the fund is burning capital to maintain income rather than generating sustainable cash flow. This behavior, combined with the severe price erosion, indicates the underlying business model is failing. On the short end, the technical picture is grim with the price trading well below key moving averages, and the options market is screaming 'sell,' with heavy put buying creating a dense wall of resistance. The statistical forecast also leans negative, confirming the consensus view that further downside is likely. Investors chasing this yield are likely facing NAV erosion disguised as income.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.054164
MSTL0.058569
AutoETS0.060685
AutoARIMA0.062184

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 0.87
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.068
Excess Kurtosis 0.42

As of July 11, 2026, 6:19 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 8.0 and 9.0) compared to negligible call volume. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for put strikes, indicating a fear premium. Call activity is sparse and concentrated at lower strikes, suggesting limited bullish conviction despite the high yield.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.77% 56.40%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-09 0.051 0.770393
2026-07-02 0.061 0.948678
2026-06-25 0.064 0.951673
2026-06-18 0.069 0.977337
2026-06-11 0.078 0.996169
2026-06-04 0.081 0.975316
2026-05-28 0.081 1.006211
2026-05-21 0.088 1.014175
2026-05-14 0.084 0.954545
2026-05-07 0.087 1.024735
2026-04-30 0.084 0.920044
2026-04-23 0.080 0.926999
2026-04-16 0.081 0.951821
2026-04-09 0.089 1.049528
2026-04-02 0.097 1.046386
2026-03-26 0.091 1.037628
2026-03-19 0.091 1.065574
2026-03-12 0.110 1.341463
2026-03-05 0.074 0.977543
2026-02-26 0.071 1.009240
2026-02-19 0.068 0.970735
2026-02-12 0.070 1.030928
2026-02-05 0.068 1.005174
2026-01-29 0.067 0.978817
2026-01-22 0.066 1.013047
2026-01-15 0.066 1.027237
2026-01-08 0.052 0.801850
2025-12-31 0.053 0.814758
2025-12-24 0.053 0.802422
2025-12-18 0.066 1.020882
2025-12-11 0.071 1.063670
2025-12-04 0.058 0.838756
2025-11-26 0.071 1.040293
2025-11-20 0.095 1.381818
2025-11-13 0.072 1.037464
2025-11-06 0.072 1.022727
2025-10-30 0.086 1.208714
2025-10-23 0.086 1.187845
2025-10-16 0.085 1.207386
2025-10-09 0.090 1.198402
2025-10-02 0.098 1.306667
2025-09-25 0.096 1.180812
2025-09-18 0.098 1.208385
2025-09-11 0.102 1.262376
2025-09-04 0.069 0.833333
2025-08-28 0.093 1.101896
2025-08-21 0.110 1.309524
2025-08-14 0.141 1.668639
2025-08-07 0.134 1.587678
2025-07-31 0.136 1.494505
2025-07-24 0.099 1.096346
2025-07-17 0.160 1.746725
2025-07-10 0.184 1.997828
2025-07-03 0.140 1.498929
2025-06-26 0.200 2.155172
2025-06-18 0.146 1.441264
2025-06-02 0.770 8.004158
2025-05-01 0.539 5.444445
2025-04-01 0.805 6.764706
2025-03-03 0.706 5.725872
2025-02-03 1.007 7.464789
2024-12-31 0.790 5.618777
2024-12-02 0.870 6.223176
2024-11-01 0.783 5.452646
2024-10-01 0.611 4.139566
2024-09-03 1.056 6.979511
2024-07-31 0.770 4.422746
2024-07-01 1.237 6.555379
2024-06-03 0.716 3.857759
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 31.31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 20.47
All Time Low 6.35
Ask 7.62
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 454,390
Average Daily Volume3 Month 456,800
Average Volume 456,800
Average Volume10Days 454,390
Beta3 Year 0.0
Bid 6.46
Bid Size 2
Category Equity Hedged
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 7.12
Day Low 6.7601
Dividend Yield 31.31
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 7.92512
Fifty Day Average Change -0.86511993
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.10916175
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -28.463203
Fifty Two Week High 9.58
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.52
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.26304802
Fifty Two Week Low 6.35
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.71000004
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.111811034
Fifty Two Week Range 6.35 - 9.58
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,715,347,800,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family Defiance ETFs LLC
Fund Inception Date 1,715,212,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Ipo Expected Date 2,024-05-10
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund is an actively managed ETF that seeks current income while maintaining the opportunity for indirect exposure to the share price of United States Oil Fund, LP, subject to a limit on potential gains related to increases in the price of USO’s shares. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF
Market us_market
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1873582012
Nav Price 6.5897
Net Assets 55,624,124.0
Net Expense Ratio 1.12
Open 6.79
Post Market Change 0.06010008
Post Market Change Percent 0.8512759
Post Market Price 7.1201
Post Market Time 1,783,987,086
Previous Close 6.61
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.45
Regular Market Change Percent 6.80786
Regular Market Day High 7.12
Regular Market Day Low 6.7601
Regular Market Day Range 6.7601 - 7.12
Regular Market Open 6.79
Regular Market Previous Close 6.61
Regular Market Price 7.06
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 1,106,802
Short Name Defiance Oil Enhanced Options I
Source Interval 15
Symbol USOY
Total Assets 55,624,124
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -18.62343
Trailing Three Month Returns -18.62343
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 7.512775
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.452775
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.060267344
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,106,802
Yield 0.31309998
Ytd Return 29.87185