The YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF has provided significant cash distributions monthly over the past year, appealing to investors. Its income sources include U.S. Treasury bonds and primarily sophisticated synthetic covered call strategies related to Microstrategy stock. Despite MSTY rewarding shareholders with profits over the last 12 months, future returns remain uncertain and could reshape investor expectations. During the analyzed year, total distributions amounted to $26.8353 per share, illustrating the ETF's attractive payout structure but also hinting at the volatility of its underlying strategies.
The YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF delivered sizable cash distributions once per month during the past year, rewarding investors with large monthly cash distributions.
MSTY generates monthly income primarily from synthetic covered call strategies based on Microstrategy stock, allowing it to deliver supersized cash distributions.
Over the past 12 months, MSTY's shareholders turned a profit, although the total returns may be surprising to investors.
MSTY's total for the one-year period from Sept. 9, 2024, through Aug. 1, 2025, was $26.8353 per share in paid monthly distributions.
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