OppenFolio holds 117 shares of USOY, with a cost basis of $1,051 accumulated since 2025-06-30. On price alone the position is down 5.68%, but $98.80 in dividends received over 44 payments has flipped the total return to +3.72% on cost. USOY is currently running at a 12-month trailing yield of 60.69%, about $115 per $1,000 invested per year.
Why this is held
YieldMax USO Option Income Strategy. Covered calls on USO (the WTI oil ETF). The non-equity fuel rod — a small position that adds energy-cycle exposure to the core, decoupling that piece of the income engine from tech and crypto. Recently topped up specifically on the view that oil is in for a turbulent stretch when (or if) the current Iran situation resolves — either resolution path tends to produce sharp price moves, and sharp price moves are exactly what a covered-call income strategy wants. Volatility is the product.
Position metrics
YES (Yield Efficiency Score) combines yield, NAV trend, and stability — above 0.5 is generally favorable. NAV decay is the value-weighted annualized drift in price. This holding is in the volatile set and is excluded from the conservative portfolio view.
Trade history
12 trades executed.
| Date | Side | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 15:50:50 | Buy | 11 | $9.2700 |
| 2025-07-01 18:04:23 | Buy | 1 | $9.3800 |
| 2025-07-07 15:10:38 | Buy | 2 | $9.4100 |
| 2025-07-14 14:56:19 | Buy | 1 | $9.2500 |
| 2025-07-18 15:39:42 | Buy | 1 | $9.1500 |
| 2025-07-22 15:44:31 | Buy | 1 | $9.0600 |
| 2025-08-01 15:27:34 | Buy | 1 | $8.9000 |
| 2025-08-05 17:42:32 | Buy | 1 | $8.7600 |
| 2025-08-16 21:40:32 | Buy | 5 | $8.4800 |
| 2025-08-19 17:49:43 | Buy | 2 | $8.3500 |
| 2025-08-25 16:58:22 | Buy | 2 | $8.5400 |
| 2026-05-05 16:53:36 | Buy | 89 | $8.9800 |
Dividend payments received
44 payments totaling $98.80.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-08 | $1.68 |
| 2025-07-12 | $2.58 |
| 2025-07-19 | $2.40 |
| 2025-07-26 | $1.68 |
| 2025-08-02 | $2.32 |
| 2025-08-09 | $2.54 |
| 2025-08-16 | $3.38 |
| 2025-08-23 | $2.85 |
| 2025-08-30 | $2.61 |
| 2025-09-06 | $1.93 |
| 2025-09-13 | $2.85 |
| 2025-09-20 | $2.73 |
| 2025-09-27 | $2.69 |
| 2025-10-04 | $2.74 |
| 2025-10-11 | $2.52 |
| 2025-10-20 | $2.37 |
| 2025-10-25 | $2.39 |
| 2025-11-01 | $2.39 |
| 2025-11-08 | $2.01 |
| 2025-11-15 | $2.01 |
| 2025-11-22 | $2.65 |
| 2025-11-30 | $1.99 |
| 2025-12-06 | $1.62 |
| 2025-12-13 | $2.00 |
| 2025-12-20 | $1.85 |
| 2025-12-27 | $1.48 |
| 2026-01-03 | $1.48 |
| 2026-01-10 | $1.46 |
| 2026-01-17 | $1.86 |
| 2026-01-24 | $1.83 |
| 2026-02-01 | $1.88 |
| 2026-02-07 | $1.90 |
| 2026-02-14 | $1.95 |
| 2026-02-21 | $1.90 |
| 2026-03-01 | $1.99 |
| 2026-03-08 | $2.07 |
| 2026-03-14 | $3.09 |
| 2026-03-21 | $2.54 |
| 2026-03-28 | $2.55 |
| 2026-04-07 | $2.71 |
| 2026-04-12 | $2.48 |
| 2026-04-20 | $2.27 |
| 2026-04-25 | $2.23 |
| 2026-05-02 | $2.35 |