RDTY ETF — YieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered Strategy ETF

YieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered Strategy ETF (RDTY)

RDTY is an ETF that tracks the Russell 2000. As of August 19, 2026, its distribution rate is 34.17%, its trailing-12-month yield is 43.79%, its expense ratio is 1.73%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 67/100 (Generally safe). Fund total return is 34.9% over the past 1.5 years, 13.6 points behind IWM at 48.5%.

At the current 34.17% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $3,417 per year, or $284.75 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual weekly payments vary.

YieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered 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

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Fund total return is 34.9% over the past 1.5 years, 13.6 points behind IWM at 48.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.2%.

RDTY key facts

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

67 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

22.89%

Issuer

YieldMax

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/05/2025

Expense ratio

1.73%

Distribution rate

34.17%

Distribution frequency

Weekly

Trailing yield

43.79%

30-day SEC yield

-0.62%

Last close

$37.71

AUM

$32,551,833

Average volume

9034.0

Last dividend

$0.2478

Ex-dividend date

08/19/2026

Payment date

08/20/2026

Beta

1.1572

P/E ratio

18.4661

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (34.17%) 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 (43.79%) 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. The 30-day SEC yield (-0.62%) is the SEC standardized figure when we have it. An issuer may publish a different SEC or TTM yield using another as-of date or share-class convention. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Primary sources: YieldMax fund 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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