SMCY - YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETF
The YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETF (SMCY) is an actively managed fund primarily designed to deliver consistent weekly income. It achieves this by implementing a strategy of selling call options or call spreads, with SMCI serving as the underlying asset. This approach aims to capture option premiums, providing a steady revenue stream, while also allowing investors to participate in the potential share price appreciation of SMCI.
As of Jun 30, 2026: spot at $5.04, ATM IV 39.8%, max pain $9.00, net GEX -$4.0K.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
- Market Cap
- $68.3M
- Beta
- 2.39
- 52-Week Range
- 4.8-23.79
- Dividend Yield
- $9.60
- IPO Date
- Aug 20, 2024
- Exchange
- AMEX
What SMCY Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 7.9% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); negative net gamma exposure (-$4.0K) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (1.279) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The SMCY overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
Frequently asked SMCY overview questions
- What is SMCY?
- SMCY is the ticker symbol for YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. The YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETF (SMCY) is an actively managed fund primarily designed to deliver consistent weekly income. It achieves this by implementing a strategy of selling call options or call spreads, with SMCI serving as the underlying asset. Listed on AMEX. SMCY is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the SMCY options snapshot look like today?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, the SMCY options snapshot shows spot at $5.04, ATM IV 39.8%, IV rank 7.9%, max pain $9.00, net GEX -$4.0K, expected move 11.41%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are SMCY's key statistics?
- YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETF (SMCY) carries a market capitalization of $68.3M, 52-week range of 4.8-23.79. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does SMCY belong to?
- YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management - Income industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare SMCY's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the SMCY data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated Jun 30, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.