AIYY ETF returns, drawdowns and dividends
YieldMax AI Option Income Strategy ETF · Option income ETF
Chart shows price change, dividends not included · Prices through the close of · Updated after every US trading day · Source: Yahoo Finance
AIYY returns by period
Total return assumes every dividend is reinvested at the closing price on its ex-dividend date. Price return is the change in the closing price alone. The 3 and 5 year rows also show the yearly rate (CAGR).
| Period | Since | Total return | Price return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +9.73% | +4.84% | |
| 3 months | +27.75% | +8.71% | |
| 6 months | +17.69% | -17.33% | |
| Year to date | -22.43% | -55.12% | |
| 1 year | -38.96% | -69.05% | |
| 3 years | – | – | – |
| Since first close | -72.97% (-36.21%/yr) | -96.13% (-67.29%/yr) |
Did AIYY's payouts keep up with its price?
Over the past year AIYY paid out 31.84% of its starting price in distributions, while its price changed -69.05%. Reinvesting every payment gave a total return of -38.96%. The distributions did not make up for the fall in price, so a holder ended the year with less than they started with, even counting every payment.
Option income funds pay out option premiums and often part of their own assets, so a high yield can come with a falling share price. Total return is the fair measure: it counts both the payouts and the price change. Compare all option income ETFs.
AIYY returns by calendar year
| Year | Total return | Price return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to Oct 26) | -22.43% | -55.12% |
| 2025 | -58.60% | -79.65% |
| 2024 | -14.45% | -56.93% |
AIYY drawdowns and recovery
Max drawdown is the largest fall from a previous peak close to a later close within the period. The deepest fall in the stored history was 96.62%, from $212.32 on Dec. 19, 2023 to $7.17 on July 24, 2026, and the price has not yet returned to that peak.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Max drawdown, 1 year | 72.19% |
| Max drawdown, 3 years | 96.62% |
| Max drawdown, 5 years | 96.62% |
| 52-week closing high | $25.80 Oct. 27, 2025 |
| 52-week closing low | $7.17 July 24, 2026 |
| Latest close | $7.80 Oct. 26, 2026 |
AIYY dividends
AIYY paid $8.02 per share in the last 12 months over 52 payments, a trailing yield of 102.86% at the latest close. The most recent ex-dividend date was Oct. 22, 2026 ($0.08 per share). Trailing yield is historical, not a forecast or an SEC 30-day yield.
| Year | Dividends per share | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | $5.39 | 43 |
| 2025 | $29.25 | 21 |
| 2024 | $83.92 | 12 |
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About these numbers
- Calculated by FindETFStock from daily closing prices and ex-dividend amounts reported by Yahoo Finance, starting Nov. 28, 2023.
- Total assets are the fund's net assets as reported by Yahoo Finance; for a fund with several share classes, such as Vanguard's, the figure covers the whole fund. Trading volume is the 3-month average of shares traded per day, times the latest price.
- "5 years" is measured from the first stored close, about five years back; a fund or stock with a shorter history shows "Since first close" instead.
- Returns are before taxes and assume dividends are reinvested at the ex-date close with no costs.
- Past performance does not predict future results. This is not investment advice; see the financial disclaimer and methodology.