YieldMax Files for “Future of Defence Option Income UCITS ETF” in Ireland, Bringing Covered-Call Strategy to Europe’s Defence Theme

The U.S.-based covered-call specialist YieldMax has filed with the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) to register a new fund — the YieldMax Future of Defence Option Income UCITS ETF — marking its first entry into Europe’s rapidly growing defence investment segment.

The ETF, to be launched via HANetf’s white-label platform , will invest in listed equities linked to the defence, aerospace, and cybersecurity sectors while generating income through the systematic sale of covered call options on those same holdings. The strategy seeks to combine thematic exposure to global defence companies with a recurring income stream, at the cost of capping potential upside returns.

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