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YieldMax™ Launches Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF YBIT

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CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ announced the launch today of the YieldMax™ Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSE Arca: YBIT).

YBIT seeks to generate current income via a synthetic covered call strategy on one or more select U.S.-listed exchange-traded products that seek exposure to Bitcoin (each a “Bitcoin ETP”). YBIT is actively managed by ZEGA Financial.

When selecting Bitcoin ETPs on which to trade options, ZEGA focuses primarily on the following two key factors:

  • Preference for Bitcoin ETPs that hold "physical" or "spot" Bitcoin over such ETPs that reference Bitcoin indirectly via futures contracts.

  • Selection of Bitcoin ETPs that have sufficient option liquidity to support YBIT’s trading activities.

YBIT does not invest directly in any Bitcoin ETP. YBIT does not invest directly in Bitcoin or any other digital assets. YBIT does not invest directly in derivatives that track the performance of Bitcoin or any other digital assets. Investors seeking direct exposure to the price of Bitcoin should consider an investment other than the YBIT.

YBIT is the newest member of the growing YieldMax™ ETF family and, like all YieldMax™ ETFs, aims to deliver current income to investors. Please see table below for distribution and yield information for all outstanding YieldMax™ ETFs.

ETF
Ticker
1

ETF Name

Reference
Asset

Distribution
Rate
2,4

30-Day
 SEC Yield
3

TSLY

YieldMax™ TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF

TSLA

63.21%

4.69%

OARK

YieldMax™ Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF

ARKK

50.76%

4.11%

APLY

YieldMax™ AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF

AAPL

28.37%

4.49%

NVDY

YieldMax™ NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF

NVDA

128.77%

3.97%

AMZY

YieldMax™ AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF

AMZN

37.24%

3.95%

FBY

YieldMax™ META Option Income Strategy ETF

META

66.86%

4.25%

GOOY

YieldMax™ GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF

GOOGL

21.34%

4.09%

NFLY

YieldMax™ NFLX Option Income Strategy ETF

NFLX

57.66%

4.11%

CONY

YieldMax™ COIN Option Income Strategy ETF

COIN

139.44%

3.73%

MSFO

YieldMax™ MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF

MSFT

41.54%

4.17%

DISO

YieldMax™ DIS Option Income Strategy ETF

DIS

40.26%

3.92%

XOMO

YieldMax™ XOM Option Income Strategy ETF

XOM

16.86%

3.79%

JPMO

YieldMax™ JPM Option Income Strategy ETF

JPM

38.89%

3.93%

AMDY

YieldMax™ AMD Option Income Strategy ETF

AMD

82.19%

4.62%

PYPY

YieldMax™ PYPL Option Income Strategy ETF

PYPL

29.96%

4.15%

SQY

YieldMax™ SQ Option Income Strategy ETF

SQ

35.13%

3.95%

MRNY

YieldMax™ MRNA Option Income Strategy ETF

MRNA

46.57%

4.36%

AIYY

YieldMax™ AI Option Income Strategy ETF

AI

73.74%

5.26%

MSTY

YieldMax™ MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF

MSTR

152.38%

1.24%

YMAX

YieldMax™ Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs

Multiple

38.58%

41.16%

YMAG

YieldMax™ Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs

Multiple

39.50%

38.38%

ULTY

YieldMax™ Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF

Multiple

116.23%

0.00%

1 All YieldMax™ ETFs shown in the table above (except YMAX, YMAG and ULTY) have a gross expense ratio of 0.99%. YMAX and YMAG have a Management Fee of 0.29% and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of 0.99% for a gross expense ratio of 1.28%. “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” are indirect fees and expenses that the Fund incurs from investing in the shares of other investment companies, namely other YieldMax™ ETFs. ULTY has a gross expense ratio of 1.24%, but the investment adviser has agreed to a 0.10% fee waiver through at least February 28, 2025.
2 The Distribution Rate shown is as of close on April 22, 2024. The Distribution Rate is the annual yield an investor would receive if the most recently declared distribution, which includes option income, remained the same going forward. The Distribution Rate is calculated by multiplying such distribution by twelve (12), and dividing the resulting amount by the ETF’s most recent NAV. The Distribution Rate represents a single distribution from the ETF and does not represent its total return. Distributions may also include a combination of ordinary dividends, capital gain, and return of investor capital, which may decrease an ETF’s NAV and trading price over time. As a result, an investor may suffer significant losses to their investment. These Distribution Rates may be caused by unusually favorable market conditions and may not be sustainable. Such conditions may not continue to exist and there should be no expectation that this performance may be repeated in the future.
3 The 30-Day SEC Yield represents net investment income, which excludes option income, earned by such ETF over the 30-Day period ended March 31, 2024, expressed as an annual percentage rate based on such ETF’s share price at the end of the 30-Day period.
4 Each ETF’s strategy will cap potential gains if its reference asset’s shares increase in value, yet subjects an investor to all potential losses if the reference asset’s shares decrease in value. Such potential losses may not be offset by income received by the ETF.