What Is YieldMax?
YieldMax is an ETF issuer that runs a large family of single-stock and index-based options-income funds, most using a synthetic covered call strategy to generate high distributions from option premium rather than from the underlying company's own dividends. Many YieldMax funds target well-known, high-volatility stocks, since option premium income tends to be richer on more volatile underlyings.
How YieldMax ETFs Work
See What Is a Covered Call ETF? for the general mechanics. Most YieldMax funds distribute weekly or monthly, and CRADY tracks each fund's actual payment history to compute a real, trailing-90-day run-rate yield rather than repeating the issuer's own projected figure.
Distribution Announcements & Group Releases
YieldMax frequently announces distributions for several funds together in a single release. CRADY's Official Distribution Center tracks these announcements as they're published, alongside each fund's own CRADY prediction, so you can see the official figure the moment it's released.
This page is educational and general in nature — it is not investment advice. CRADY is not affiliated with YieldMax.
Frequently Asked Questions
Most use a synthetic covered call strategy built from options on a target stock or index, rather than owning the underlying shares directly — designed to generate high current income from option premium.
It varies by fund — many pay weekly, others monthly. Each fund's own CRADY page shows its actual observed payout frequency and full payment history.
No. Distributions depend on option premium income and fund performance, and can vary or decline period to period. CRADY's next-dividend predictions are statistical estimates, not guarantees.