ULTY
YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF
weekly DividendsAnnual Yield Calculations
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 for this ETF. See full methodology →
Top Performer Score
Fund quality adjustment: ×0.97. Score is reduced for small AUM ($895.9M), young inception (2024-02-28), expense ratio 1.30%. Raw score before adjustment: 16.
Price History (1 Year)
About This ETF
The YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF (ULTY) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is actively managed, seeking to provide monthly income through a portfolio of covered call strategies. The fund generates income via option premiums, dividends from directly held US stocks, and US treasuries ULTY was launched on Feb 28, 2024 and is issued by YieldMax.
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Cash Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | $0.33020 | 2026-07-16 |
| 2026-07-08 | $0.33840 | 2026-07-09 |
| 2026-07-01 | $0.34110 | 2026-07-02 |
| 2026-06-24 | $0.38170 | 2026-06-25 |
| 2026-06-17 | $0.38990 | 2026-06-18 |
| 2026-06-10 | $0.34850 | 2026-06-11 |
| 2026-06-03 | $0.39600 | 2026-06-04 |
| 2026-05-27 | $0.39460 | 2026-05-28 |
| 2026-05-20 | $0.39470 | 2026-05-21 |
| 2026-05-13 | $0.40460 | 2026-05-14 |
| 2026-05-06 | $0.39950 | 2026-05-07 |
| 2026-04-29 | $0.40270 | 2026-04-30 |
ULTY News
- ULTY Distributes Real Cash From Real Sales, But Expect Volatile Paychecks - 24/7 Wall St.24/7 Wall St. · 7/7/2026
- YieldMax® ETFs Announces Weekly Distributions for Group 1 ETFs - GlobeNewswireGlobeNewswire · 7/7/2026
- YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF (ULTY) Declares Weekly Distribution - GuruFocusGuruFocus · 6/30/2026
- ULTY: Loses Out To The Steady JEPI Despite 100% Trailing Yield (NYSEARCA:ULTY) - Seeking AlphaSeeking Alpha · 6/16/2026
- ULTY: Swap With GPTY For Better Results (NYSEARCA:GPTY) - Seeking AlphaSeeking Alpha · 6/15/2026
- Forget the 4% Rule: Why Dividend Hunters Are Taking a Massive Gamble on ULTY - 24/7 Wall St.24/7 Wall St. · 6/11/2026
- Analog Devices Takes Aim At AI Energy Bottlenecks With Empower Buybenzinga · 5/20/2026
- ULTY: Broken Then, Better Now, Misread Always (NYSEARCA:ULTY) - Seeking AlphaSeeking Alpha · 4/10/2026
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Frequently Asked Questions About ULTY
ULTY pays weekly dividends. Its most recent ex-dividend date was 2026-07-15 with a pay date of 2026-07-16.
ULTY has paid an average of $0.3366 per share across its most recent 3 distributions. Its latest distribution was $0.3302 per share.
ULTY's current annualized yield is 63.22%. This is calculated as the average weekly payout multiplied by 52 and divided by the current share price of $27.16.
Covered call and option-income ETF distributions vary week to week. ULTY'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 ULTY'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.