YieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
$35.09−0.69 (−1.93%)
- Expense ratio
- 1.73%
- Fund size
- $19M
- 1Y return
- +17.8%
- Yield · Last 12 months
- 43.24%
- Holdings
- 4
- Volume · 30D
- 0M sh
- NAV per share
- $35.53
- 52W range
The ETF.net RDTY Grade
Score 32 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.
Cost
What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.FScore 6Category rankMission
How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.AScore 70Category rankRisk
How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.DScore 27Category rankTradability
How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.DScore 31Category rankHoldings
What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.Not scoredDurability
Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.FScore 24Category rank
Our read on RDTY
DYieldMax's small-cap income experiment: sell options that expire the same day against Russell 2000 exposure, then push the premium out on a weekly schedule. A fast-cycle twist on the classic covered-call fund, priced like a specialty product.
Actively managed to generate current income through frequent option-premium capture while providing exposure to the Russell 2000 Index's price return; it targets weekly income distributions.
Why people hold it
- The 0DTE mechanic is the whole point: same-day-expiry options written for premium, with income targeted on a weekly cadence rather than the usual monthly drip.yieldmaxetfs.com
- Actively managed, so strike and timing decisions sit with a manager instead of a fixed index rulebook.yieldmaxetfs.com
- Russell 2000 price exposure stays underneath the options, so you hold small-cap beta while the calls convert part of a sharp rally into cash now.yieldmaxetfs.com
Worth knowing
- At 1.73% a year, the fee is more than double the category median of 0.76%. Cheaper Russell 2000 call-writers exist, including RYLG at 0.35% and RYLD at 0.60%.
- The fund discloses that distributions can include return of capital, meaning part of a payout may be your own money coming back rather than earned income.yieldmaxetfs.com
- Launched in 2025, it is still a small fund that trades thinly, so the track record is short and spreads deserve a look before you use market orders.
RDTY Holdings
- Stocks
- 4
- 100%
- RUT 12/18/2026 310.26 C
Sectors
- Health Care20.1%
- Financials18.6%
- Technology13.8%
- Industrials13.5%
- Consumer Discr.9.2%
- Real Estate6.8%
- Energy6.0%
- Materials4.2%
- Utilities2.8%
- Cons. Staples2.7%
- Communication2.3%
RDTY Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | RDTY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +18.9% |
| 1 month | −2.6% |
| 3 months | +0.8% |
| 1 year | +17.8% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | RDTY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +18.9% | |
| 2025 | +9.0% |
RDTY in the news
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RDTY Dividends
- 43.24%
- $15.47
- $0.20 per share
- Weekly
Distribution history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | Pays Sep 24, 2026 | $0.18 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 | $0.20 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 | $0.20 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 | $0.20 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 | $0.21 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 | $0.25 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 | $0.28 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 | $0.31 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 | $0.30 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 | $0.30 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | $0.30 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 | $0.29 |
RDTY Risk
- 14.3%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.33
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −17.3%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.87
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
RDTY Cost
- The middle half of Russell 2000 Option Income funds
- Median 0.76%
Every other Russell 2000 Option Income fund charges less.