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YieldMax Target 12 Real Estate Option Income ETF

RNTYNYSE ArcaYieldMaxC

$47.78+0.29 (+0.61%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 12:31 PM ET

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Expense ratio
0.99%
Fund size
$5M
1Y total return
+7.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
12.55%
Holdings
51
Avg volume · 30D
2.6K sh
52W range
low $45.34high $52.50
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net RNTY Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 42 out of 100

Rank
14 of 22
Six-pillar profile for RNTY. Scores out of 100: Cost 21, Risk 62, Mission not scored, Tradability 29, Holdings 89, Durability 50. Strongest: Holdings (89). Weakest: Cost (21). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 42 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    F21 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 22
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 22
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 22
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A89 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 19
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 22

Our read on RNTY

ETF.net Research

In short

CMost YieldMax funds chase the biggest yield they can wring from a single stock. RNTY inverts that: it owns 15 to 30 US real estate companies outright and sells calls on them to aim at a 12% annual distribution level, paid monthly.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks current income and capital appreciation through an actively managed portfolio of U.S.-listed real estate-company securities and related options. Its strategy targets 12% annual income through monthly distributions, although the target is not guaranteed.

Why people hold it

  • It holds the real estate stocks themselves rather than renting exposure through synthetics, so dividends and share appreciation can flow through alongside the option premium.yieldmaxetfs.com
  • Income is targeted, not maximized. The 12% goal sets how much premium the strategy needs to write, and the fund also seeks capital appreciation from the shares it owns.yieldmaxetfs.com
  • A focused, physically held basket of listed real estate names plus options on them: one of the easier portfolios to see through in its peer group, and it pays monthly.yieldmaxetfs.com

Worth knowing

  • The 0.99% fee runs roughly three times the 0.35% typical for this cohort, including the State Street sector premium-income funds (XLVI, XLUI) that sit at the top of it.
  • The 12% is a target, not a promise, and YieldMax discloses that payouts can include return of capital, which hands back part of your own investment and lowers your cost basis.yieldmaxetfs.com
  • A 2025 launch that is still small and thinly traded, so spreads can be wide and there is limited history to judge the strategy across a full real estate cycle.

RNTY Performance

Launched Apr 16, 2025

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
RNTY$10,755
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. RNTY $10,755. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for RNTY. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodRNTY
Year to date+6.4%
1 month+4.1%
3 months−2.1%
1 year+7.6%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for RNTY
YearReturn barRNTY
2026 YTD+6.4%
2025+5.9%

Since listing, Apr 16, 2025

RNTY in the news

RNTY Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
12.55%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$5.96Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.46 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 17 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Jun 4, 2025 $0.52; Jul 2, 2025 $0.52; Aug 6, 2025 $0.51; Sep 3, 2025 $0.51; Oct 8, 2025 $0.50; Nov 5, 2025 $0.50; Dec 3, 2025 $0.50; Dec 31, 2025 $0.49; Feb 4, 2026 $0.50; Mar 4, 2026 $0.52; Apr 8, 2026 $0.49; May 6, 2026 $0.51; Jun 3, 2026 $0.50; Jul 8, 2026 $0.50; Aug 5, 2026 $0.50; Sep 2, 2026 $0.49; Oct 7, 2026 $0.46. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 7, 2026Oct 8, 2026$0.46
Sep 2, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.49
Aug 5, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.50
Jul 8, 2026Jul 9, 2026$0.50
Jun 3, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.50
May 6, 2026May 7, 2026$0.51
Apr 8, 2026Apr 9, 2026$0.49
Mar 4, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.52
Feb 4, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.50
Dec 31, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.49
Dec 3, 2025Dec 4, 2025$0.50
Nov 5, 2025Nov 6, 2025$0.50

See all 17 payments⁠

$10,000 in RNTY 1 year ago paid $1,196 in dividends.⁠

RNTY Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
10.8%
Annualised · 18 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.19
vs 3-month T-bills · 18 months to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−7.9%
18 months · trough Mar 2026
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.40
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

RNTY Cost

Overpaying vs XLEI, tied cheapest in Sector Option Income

$11,399

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • RNTY 0.99%

    $18,525

  • XLEI 0.35% Tied cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • RNTY 0.99%
  • XLEI 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530RNTY $18,525XLEI $7,126

Year by year

YearRNTYXLEIOverpaying
10$1,746$634$1,112
20$6,565$2,454$4,111
30$18,525$7,126$11,399

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