

ETFs promising 12% to 20% annual income sound like a no-brainer until you see the machinery underneath each one, because how a fund builds that payout determines whether you own a growth position in disguise or something else entirely.

Holders of the YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF (NASDAQ:MSTY) bought into a story about triple-digit headline yields funded by option premiums on MicroStrategy.

CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Aug. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax® today announced distributions for the YieldMax® Target 12™ ETFs listed in the table below. The Fund seeks to generate income with a 12% target annual income level.

CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, July 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax® today announced distributions for the YieldMax® Target 12™ ETFs listed in the table below. The Fund seeks to generate income with a 12% target annual income level.

CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, June 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax® today announced distributions for the YieldMax® Target 12™ ETFs listed in the table below. The Fund seeks to generate income with a 12% target annual income level.

Income investors have spent the last two years quietly migrating away from traditional dividend stocks toward a newer category of fund that generates cash flow from options premiums rather than corporate payouts.

CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax® today announced distributions for the YieldMax® Target 12™ ETFs listed in the table below. The Fund seeks to generate income with a 12% target annual income level.

CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, April 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax® today announced distributions for the YieldMax® Target 12™ ETFs listed in the table below. The Fund seeks to generate income with a 12% target annual income level.