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RDTY
YieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
Tidal Investments LLC
Verdict
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Weighted score · 3.20 / 5
Fund Identity
What it is, who runs it, where it lives.
The Fund's primary investment objective is to seek current income.
RDTY is an actively managed ETF that employs a synthetic covered call strategy on the Russell 2000 Index, using zero days to expiration (0DTE) options. Each business day the Fund sells out-of-the-money (OTM) call options on the Index (or Index ETFs) expiring that same day to generate options premiums, while simultaneously purchasing deep-in-the-money (ITM) call options to establish synthetic long exposure to the Index. The Fund also invests in short-term U.S. Treasury securities and money market funds to generate income from uninvested cash, and must invest at least 80% of net assets in 0DTE options contracts referencing the Russell 2000 Index.
Ticker
RDTY
Issuer
Tidal Investments LLC
Exchange
XNAS
Inception
2025-03-06 · 1.3 yrs
Mgmt style
Active
Replication
Derivatives (options/futures) — synthetic covered call using daily 0DTE OTM short calls plus deep ITM long calls on Russell 2000 Index or Index ETFs
Index-based
— · Russell 2000 Index
Leverage
None
Strategy & Options Mechanics
How the portfolio is built and where the income comes from.
PORTFOLIO
Options
actively managed
OPTIONS OVERLAY
Strategy
Synthetic Covered Calls: sell OTM 0DTE call options for premium income + buy deep ITM call options for synthetic long index exposure
generates income
Underlying
Russell 2000 Index (RUT) or passively managed ETFs tracking the Russell 2000 Index
income exposure
WEEKLY
17.6%
DIST. RATE
87% ROC
Section 1256 (60/40)
Section 1256 (60/40)
Underlying
Russell 2000 Index (RUT) or passively managed ETFs tracking the Russell 2000 Index
Strategy
Synthetic Covered Calls: sell OTM 0DTE call options for premium income + buy deep ITM call options for synthetic long index exposure
Tax
Section 1256 (60/40)
The Fund sells out-of-the-money 0DTE call options on the Russell 2000 Index daily at market open to collect premiums, while purchasing deep-in-the-money call options on the same index to replicate long exposure. At least 80% of net assets (by notional value) must be invested in 0DTE options referencing the Russell 2000 Index. Options are European-style, cash-settled, exchange-listed contracts (including FLEX Options) cleared through the OCC.
Performance & NAV
Total return vs. the underlying, with drawdown context.
NAV HISTORY · JUN '25 – JUN '26
JUN '25JUN '26
Flat-NAV reinvestment hurdle
111.4%
Share of each distribution you’d need to reinvest just to hold NAV flat. Higher means more of the yield is your own capital coming back.
Distribution & Tax
Where the yield comes from — and how it’s taxed.
Composition · Recent Distribution
87%
ROC
Return of Capital — destructive87%
Net Investment Income13%
Frequency
Weekly
Dist. rate
17.65%
ROC %
87%
30-day SEC
not reported
Consistency
3 w/o cut
YOC · 1yr-ago buyer
14.9%
Tax Treatment — Section 1256 (60/40)
SECTION 1256 (60/40)
Distribution Composition (Recent)
ROC is not free money — it lowers your cost basis. When shares are sold, capital gains are computed against the lower basis.
Composition · Narrative
Trailing-quarter return of capital averaged 86.6% of distributions (dollar-weighted across 14 distributions payable 3/26/26–6/25/26). Most recent distribution (6/25/26): 0.0% ROC. Single-week ROC is volatile for option-income funds; the dollar-weighted quarter is the steadier read.
Distribution & Return of Capital
Per-month payout split and the running return-of-capital share · last 3 months.
DIST ($/sh)ROC %
Return of capital ($/sh)
Net investment income ($/sh)
Monthly ROC %
Calendar-year ROC (YTD est.)
Distribution Growth & Schedule
Per-period growth of the payout, the latest schedule, and how long distributions take to repay NAV.
Distribution Growth by Lookback Period
Latest Distribution Schedule
Record date
2026-06-24
Ex-dividend
2026-06-24
Pay date
—
Payback Period
5.7 yr
Dist. Since Incep.
$9.4
Holdings & Concentration
Position sizing, top-name weights, and concentration risk.
Sector Mix · Tilt vs S&P 500
No sector feed for this fund.
Holdings
4
Top-10 Wt.
—
Technical Signal & Liquidity
Moving-average posture and a read on tradability.
Price vs. Moving Averages
$38.8$36.2$33.5$30.9
DEC '25JUN '26
Price $38.73
50-DMA $36.79
200-DMA $34.25
Bullish — 50-DMA above 200-DMA
Price $38.73 is above the 200-day SMA ($34.25); 50-day SMA $36.79. The 50-day SMA sits above the 200-day — an established uptrend, no recent crossover. Moving-average signals are a timing aid, not a recommendation — weigh them against the distribution profile and framework score.
Liquidity
Avg daily volume
8K
Avg dollar volume
$298,492
Bid/ask spread
0.32%
Premium/discount
-0.14%
Turnover
0%
Estimated bid/ask spread ~0.20% (moderate). Average daily dollar volume ~$0.3M (thin). This spread is a high-low estimate, not a live quote; the issuer's reported median spread and premium/discount to NAV are shown above when available.
Assets Under Management
Trend: Falling. Source: shares×price (Massive, monthly).
AUM ($)
$16M
$20M$11M$2M
MAR '25JUN '26
SOURCES Massive market-data API, SEC EDGAR filings, issuer disclosures.
RDTY · 2026-06-27
Prepared by denvereyon
Research aid, not investment advice.
Prepared by denvereyon
Research aid, not investment advice.
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