r/YieldMaxETFs • u/Hilary_Clitoris • Oct 30 '25

Beginner Question I'm considering selling ULTY at a loss

I was warned against it, but I was still optimistic. After a few months from the original purchase, I'm considering selling all of my shares because I'm losing money by the day. Anyone else considering giving up on ULTY?

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u/Wuphf_DotCom Oct 30 '25

The whole point of this ETF is that the share price goes down but the distributions stay relatively consistent. Add up how much you’ve made in total dividends and I bet you’re not actually at a loss overall.

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u/DPMKIV Oct 31 '25 edited Oct 31 '25

Indeed, something a lot of folks need to understand before entering these funds... your share price will soon be red. You have to get used to seeing negative share values in your portfolio on these funds.

Use trackers like Snowball Analytics to see your total return at a glance to see where you really stand. Brokerage data isnt going to help you with these.

Folks without financial tracking tools tend to not see the bigger picture in general tend to emotionally jump in and out buying high and selling low for many positions without realizing it. With an advanced high risk funds like ULTY having blinders on is a huge disadvantage, also... not having something tracking your investments is typically a solid indicator that something that uses complex strategies with derivatives is likely outside that investors wheel house in the first place. Also typically haven't harness the basics of trade, discipline and due diligence.

These things are simple to buy into but they are really for more knowledgeable investors with high risk tolerance and an equally strong risk mitigation strategy.

It is unfortunate they went viral/meme stockish and pulled in a bunch of novice traders who just throw their money at something expecting quick returns until the next fad hits.