

YieldMax Target 12 Real Estate Option Income ETF
$46.68+0.09 (+0.19%)
- 0.99%
- $6M
- +7.2%
- 12.79%
- 0M sh
- $46.50
- low $45.34high $52.50
The ETF.net RNTY Grade
Score 42 out of 100
- 14 of 22
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 100Rank 17 of 22Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B62 out of 100Rank 5 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D32 out of 100Rank 18 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A88 out of 100Rank 2 of 19Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C49 out of 100Rank 13 of 22
Our read on RNTY
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 48
- 53%
- WELL
Geography
- United States100.00%
RNTY 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 Oct 12, 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 | RNTY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +4.4% |
| 1 month | −0.8% |
| 3 months | −3.8% |
| 1 year | +7.2% |
| 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 | RNTY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +4.4% | |
| 2025 | +5.9% |
RNTY in the news
RNTY Dividends
- 12.79%
- $5.96
- $0.46 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
RNTY Risk
- 10.7%
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.
- −0.04
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.
- −7.9%
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.
- 0.40
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
RNTY Cost
- The middle half of Sector Option Income funds
- Median 0.47%
16 of the 22 Sector Option Income funds charge less.
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