Be cautious of speculative new ETFs, which can be highly risky and charge high fees. Leveraged ETFs like MSTU offer short-term gains but can lead to significant losses due to daily leverage resets and beta decay. YieldMax ETFs may offer high yields, but are not sustainable long term. They often result in capital erosion and high tax inefficiency (sometimes over 100% of returns to taxes).
CONY has surged 51% since August, but its long-term performance lags COIN, making it less appealing for income investors and traders. Despite initial bearish calls, CONY's gains are driven by Bitcoin's price correlation, not Coinbase's fundamental performance. CONY offers high monthly distributions but carries significant risk and underperforms during COIN rallies, questioning its suitability for bullish COIN investors.
YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF (CONY) uses options on Coinbase (COIN) to generate income, offering high distribution rates near 100%. CONY's strategies include synthetic covered calls and credit call spreads, providing limited upside but significant income from options premiums. Historical performance shows a 101% return since inception, but the fund's upside is capped, and it mirrors COIN's downside risks.
Coinbase (COIN) stock price has staged a strong comeback in the past few days, rising to a high of $196.35, its highest point since August 27. It has rebounded by more than 34% from its lowest point in September, meaning that it is in a bull market.
The YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF offers a high dividend yield around 100%, appealing to income-seeking investors with exposure to Coinbase. CONY's covered call strategy provides monthly income and mitigates some downside risk, but limits upside potential and correlates closely with Coinbase's performance. Despite its attractive yields, CONY's sustainability is uncertain, and it may become a yield trap due to its newness and reliance on Coinbase's price stability.
High-income option selling ETFs like CONY often erode principal value, which makes them a poor long-term investment despite high dividend yields. This fund's structure, involving U.S. treasuries and a synthetic COIN position, is an inefficient way to generate yield from option premiums. CONY outperforms slightly in down and sideways markets, but lags significantly in bull markets, which has lead to a dramatic gap in performance vs. the underlying.
I recommend buying COIN for growth and CONY for income, as CONY generates high-yield income from writing covered calls on COIN stock. Despite COIN's price volatility, CONY's monthly high-yield distributions offer a compelling income opportunity, especially for those reinvesting distributions as prices drop. Single issuer risk is a concern, but CONY's strategy of generating income from options premiums mitigates losses, making it suitable for income-focused investors.
The YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF (CONY) aims to generate income through options premiums but doesn't hold COIN stock, leading to capped gains. CONY's performance has been poor, underperforming direct COIN stock investments. Income investors should avoid CONY due to its unpredictable returns and higher risk compared to more stable investment products.
YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF provides a massive 96.5% yield. CONY utilizes synthetic call options to generate income from exposure to Coinbase. The dividend wheel strategy can be used to repurpose CONY's distributions into other areas of the portfolio, offsetting potential downside risk and tax implications.
YieldMax COIN Option Income strategy ETF actively manages a derivative book of Coinbase to provide monthly income for shareholders. The ETF sells call options and purchases put options on COIN, creating a synthetic short strategy with treasuries as collateral. CONY offers a unique opportunity to passively invest in an actively managed options strategy for COIN, recommended with a BUY rating and upwards of 3% allocation.