YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF

MSTY

Market cap $1.28B

Strategy's stock is down by 70% from its high as the price of Bitcoin -- the company's primary asset -- remains well below where it traded throughout 2025. The YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF generates options income from underlying synthetic positions in Strategy stock.

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Some ETFs pay you more in dividends over a year than their shares cost today. That sounds like a great deal until you understand why it happens.

I am going to be very blunt. Many retirees say they want income from their portfolio but refuse to sell shares to generate it.

MSTY has one of the most eye-catching yields in the ETF universe. But the number that should be keeping investors up at night isn't the yield, it's the check size.

YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF (MSTY) advertises a 308% trailing yield, but this is driven by a collapsing NAV. The "yield" is mostly a mirage. MSTY's NAV has fallen 81% in the past year, with capital losses far outweighing distribution income, resulting in negative total returns. The fund's high yield is at risk of further decline due to its dependence on volatile, leveraged exposure to Strategy (MSTR) and, by extension, Bitcoin.

The YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF is rated a buy for its consistent income and reduced exposure to MSTR's Bitcoin-driven volatility. MSTY's options strategies—covered calls and call spreads—allow investors to capture premiums while limiting downside, making it attractive in stagnant or declining MSTR scenarios. MSTR maintains robust reserves, supporting over 30 months of dividend coverage and 53 years with BTC reserves, mitigating payout and solvency risks.

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The YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:MSTY) is delivering what appears to be an absurd dividend yield, but the mechanics behind those payments reveal a high-risk strategy tied directly to Bitcoin's volatile price action.

The YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF uses a complex options strategy to generate income. The ETF's options approach focuses on just one company: Strategy Inc. Strategy describes itself as "the world's first and largest Bitcoin treasury company.