RDTY ETF — YieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF

YieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF (RDTY)

Updated October 8, 2026.

RDTY is an ETF that tracks the Russell 2000. its distribution rate is 37.24%, its trailing-12-month yield is 44.96%, its expense ratio is 1.73%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 35/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 29.1% over the past 1.6 years, 8.6 points behind IWM at 37.7%.

At the current 37.24% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $3,724 per year. Actual weekly payments vary.

YieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF is a fund that seeks weekly income by employing a synthetic covered call strategy on the Russell 2000 Index, selling short-dated call options while maintaining exposure to the index's price returns. The fund distributes income weekly and carries an expense ratio of 1.73%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking frequent distributions from small-cap equity exposure, though the options strategy and high distribution rate reflect the trade-off between current income and potential price appreciation.

RDTY performance versus IWM

Price and return data through 2026-10-08.

Total return is 29.1% over the past 1.6 years, 8.6 points behind IWM at 37.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 13.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.2%.

RDTY key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

35 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

13.03%

Issuer

YieldMax

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/05/2025

Expense ratio

1.73%

Distribution rate

37.24%

Distribution frequency

Weekly

Trailing yield

44.96%

Last close

$34.45 (as of 2026-10-08)

AUM

$17,500,158

Average volume

9281.0

Last dividend

$0.2467

Latest 19(a) ROC estimate

27.06%

Last ex-dividend date

10/07/2026

Last payment date

10/08/2026

Beta

1.1572

P/E ratio

16.3184

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (37.24%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (44.96%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: YieldMax or company page; Index: Russell 2000; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

RDTY risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed IWM over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.2%.

Who may consider RDTY — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching IWM total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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