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YieldMax MSTY Returned More Than Half Your Capital in a Single Quarter and Most Holders Think It Was Income
Key takeaways
- MSTR fell 68% over the past year, dragging MSTY down 62% even after a reverse stock split, since covered calls provide no downside hedge.
- MSTY works best as a 2-3% portfolio sleeve for investors who already want MSTR exposure and will reinvest payouts to slow NAV decay.
- Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and MSTY didn t make the cut.
Yield Max MSTY Returned More Than Half Your Capital in a Single Quarter and Most Holders Think It Was Income zimmytws / Shutterstock.com David Beren Mon, June 8, 2026 at 11:34 PM GMT+7 4 min read MSTY MSTR NVDA Quick Read MSTY s 250% headline yield is mostly return of capital, with investors who bought at $25 watching shares collapse to $17 in just three months.
MSTR fell 68% over the past year, dragging MSTY down 62% even after a reverse stock split, since covered calls provide no downside hedge.
MSTY works best as a 2-3% portfolio sleeve for investors who already want MSTR exposure and will reinvest payouts to slow NAV decay.
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