All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

SMCY: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

SMCY real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, SMCY returned −21.16% over the past year and +7.65% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 12, 2024, SMCY is down −40.73% in real purchasing-power return, or −23.65%/yr, and is currently −49.43% below its real total-return high on Oct. 29, 2024.

Data ending Fri Aug. 21, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2024-09-12💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
SMCY × 		−40.73%
−23.65%/yr 		−24.16%/yr
R2=0.440
YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2024-09-12💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 Start
Value 		End
Value
SMCY × 		$10,000.00
2024-09-12 		$5,926.52
2026-08-21

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-21

  YTD YoY
SMCY × 		+7.65% −21.16%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
SMCY × 		−49.43%
on 2026-08-21
from 2024-10-29 peak 		−66.18%
on 2026-03-20
from 2024-10-29 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-21 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
SMCY × 		−21.16% — — — —

Annual Returns

Year SMCY
2026 (YTD) +7.65%
2025 −17.59%
2024 −33.20%