PLTY
YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF
weekly DividendsWhat PLTY is and how it pays
PLTY is YieldMax's covered call fund on Palantir. It has become one of the most-discussed YieldMax funds in the retail investing community partly because Palantir's AI narrative has driven significant stock price appreciation since 2024 — and partly because PLTY's covered call structure has meant the fund captured only a portion of that move while distributing substantial weekly income.
The fund's implied volatility environment has been elevated by Palantir's frequent sharp moves around earnings and contract announcements. That volatility translates directly into option premium and, from there, into distributions. When PLTR consolidates or trades in a range, PLTY's weekly premium income tends to be more consistent than single-stock funds whose underlyings have lower volatility.
PLTY is among the YieldMax funds where the gap between distribution rate and total return is most instructive: the fund has paid substantial income while its NAV has declined significantly from inception levels. Understanding the split-adjusted price history alongside the distribution history is essential before drawing conclusions about this fund.
Key facts: Issuer: YieldMax · Strategy: Single-stock covered call on PLTR · Underlying: YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy · Distribution frequency: weekly · Tracked AUM: $316.8M · Inception: 2024-10-07
Who this is for: Investors who want high current income from Palantir's volatility and are willing to forgo full participation in PLTR's price appreciation.
Main risk: If Palantir's volatility collapses — which can happen after sustained price appreciation — premium income shrinks substantially.
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PLTY Quick Stats
PLTY Distribution History Trend
PLTY has paid 66 weekly distributions on record since inception (2024-10-07). The average distribution over the trailing 12 periods is $0.45 per share. The highest distribution was $0.75 (week of 2026-08-13) and the lowest was $0.22 (week of 2026-09-17). Distribution variance of $0.52 reflects how sensitive the option premium on YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy's underlying exposure is to market volatility — richer weeks follow volatility spikes, thinner weeks follow calm markets.
PLTY vs PLTW
PLTY and PLTW both target PLTR exposure with weekly distributions. PLTY is the larger fund by AUM, but both track the same underlying and move with it.
Fund Overview
PLTY — YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF — is a weekly-distribution ETF issued by YieldMax that generates income by selling call options against PLTR exposure. The fund targets investors seeking high-frequency cash flow from PLTR exposure without holding the underlying directly. Distributions are paid weekly, with the ex-dividend date typically falling on a Thursday. The current annualized yield of 54.29% is calculated from the most recent weekly distribution of $0.3604 per share divided by the current share price of $34.52 and multiplied by 52. As with all option-income funds, the distribution rate reflects current implied volatility in PLTR options — when volatility falls, distributions typically shrink. The fund has $316.8 million in assets under management and has returned -29.40% on a price basis year-to-date, excluding distributions.
Compared to similar YieldMax funds, PLTY ranks 23 out of 57 by current yield and 28 out of 57 by year-to-date price performance.
Annual Yield Calculations
Both figures start from the same per-period rate: the average of the last 3 distributions ($0.36) divided by the current price ($34.52) = 1.044% per week. The non-DRIP yield annualizes it simply; the DRIP yield compounds it over 52 periods.
WeeklyYield™ Actual Performance
How YTD & performance are calculated: YTD returns shown across WeeklyYield are price-only, using split-adjusted close-to-close prices from the first trading day of the calendar year to the latest close — the same method your brokerage uses. Dividends are tracked separately in the yield figures above. "Actual Non-DRIP" and "Actual DRIP" add distributions back in to show total return since the earliest price we have on record (2025-10-16 at $60.27), using the same 53 distributions in both — non-DRIP collects them as cash, DRIP buys shares at each ex-date close. See full methodology →
Top Performer Score
Price History (1 Year)
About This ETF
The YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF (PLTY) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in information technology equity. The fund seeks to provide current income and capped gains on Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) through a synthetic covered call strategy, collateralized by cash and US Treasurys PLTY was launched on Oct 7, 2024 and is issued by YieldMax.
How PLTY Generates Income
PLTY generates weekly income by selling call options on PLTR or a synthetic equivalent. When the fund sells a call option, it collects a premium from the buyer — this premium is what funds the weekly distribution. The tradeoff is that the fund caps its upside: if PLTR rallies sharply above the strike price, the fund does not fully participate in that gain. In a flat or declining market the income generation continues while the fund absorbs price losses similar to holding the underlying. The size of the weekly distribution directly reflects implied volatility in PLTR options at the time the options were written — higher volatility means more expensive options and larger distributions, lower volatility means smaller ones. This makes the distribution variable week to week rather than fixed.
Distribution Composition and Tax Considerations
Not all of PLTY's weekly distributions represent taxable income. Option-income funds frequently classify part of each distribution as return of capital (ROC), which is not taxable in the year received but reduces your cost basis in the fund. When your cost basis reaches zero, subsequent ROC distributions become taxable as capital gains. The exact composition of each distribution — ordinary income, qualified dividends, short-term capital gains, long-term capital gains, and return of capital — is reported annually on Form 1099-DIV and may not be known until after the tax year ends. Holding PLTY in a tax-advantaged account (IRA, Roth IRA, 401k) eliminates the annual tax complexity entirely and is the approach most income-focused investors use for high-distribution funds.
Educational information only — not tax advice. See our after-tax dividend calculator to model your own situation.
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Cash Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | $0.56320 | 2026-10-16 |
| 2026-10-08 | $0.28850 | 2026-10-09 |
| 2026-10-01 | $0.22940 | 2026-10-02 |
| 2026-09-24 | $0.26730 | 2026-09-25 |
| 2026-09-17 | $0.22380 | 2026-09-18 |
| 2026-09-10 | $0.27540 | 2026-09-11 |
| 2026-09-03 | $0.72530 | 2026-09-04 |
| 2026-08-27 | $0.64240 | 2026-08-28 |
| 2026-08-20 | $0.72250 | 2026-08-21 |
| 2026-08-13 | $0.74600 | 2026-08-14 |
| 2026-08-06 | $0.34920 | 2026-08-07 |
| 2026-07-30 | $0.33470 | 2026-07-31 |
PLTY has paid 12 weekly distributions over the past 12 weeks. The average weekly distribution over this period was $0.4473 per share. The highest distribution in the trailing 12 weeks was $0.7460 (ex-date 2026-08-13) and the lowest was $0.2238 (ex-date 2026-09-17). Distribution consistency — the variance between the highest and lowest payment — is one indicator of underlying volatility stability. High variance suggests the fund's income generation is sensitive to volatility swings in PLTR options.
Latest PLTY News
- PLTY declares $0.5632 weekly distribution — ex-date 2026-10-15, payment date 2026-10-16Distribution announcement · 2026-10-15
- PLTY declares $0.2885 weekly distribution — ex-date 2026-10-08, payment date 2026-10-09Distribution announcement · 2026-10-08
- PLTY declares $0.2294 weekly distribution — ex-date 2026-10-01, payment date 2026-10-02Distribution announcement · 2026-10-01
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Frequently Asked Questions About PLTY
PLTY pays weekly dividends. Its most recent ex-dividend date was 2026-10-15 with a pay date of 2026-10-16.
PLTY has paid an average of $0.3604 per share across its most recent 3 distributions. Its latest distribution was $0.5632 per share.
PLTY's current annualized yield is 54.28%. This is calculated as the average of its last 3 distributions ($0.3604) divided by the current share price of $34.52, annualized over 52 periods. Reinvesting those distributions (DRIP) compounds the same rate: (1 + rate)^52 − 1.
Covered call and option-income ETF distributions vary week to week. PLTY's actual total return figures on the fund's WeeklyYield page show total return net of NAV changes; high distribution rates can coincide with NAV decline, so investors should compare yield to actual total return before drawing conclusions. This is educational information, not investment advice.
Option-income ETF distributions are generally treated as ordinary income or return of capital, depending on the fund's structure and the underlying options strategy. For PLTY's exact tax character, refer to the fund issuer's 19a-1 notices and year-end 1099-DIV. This is not tax advice.
More detail on how these numbers are calculated is on our methodology page.