AIYY aims to generate monthly income while providing exposure to the price returns of the C3 ai, Inc. stock (AI), subject to a cap on potential investment gains. The fund utilizes a synthetic covered call strategy via standardized exchange-traded and FLEX options, which consists of three elements: i) synthetic long exposure, ii) covered call writing, and iii) US Treasurys. The synthetic long exposure seeks to replicate the price movements of AI shares by purchasing and selling at-the-money call and put options that generally have six-month to one-year terms. To generate income, the fund writes call options with an expiration of one month or less and a strike price of approx. 5%-15% above AIs current share price. This limits the funds participation in potential gains if AI shares increase in value above the cap. Lastly, the fund holds cash and short-term Treasury securities as collateral. Note: the fund does not invest directly in C3 ai, Inc. stock. Thus, investors are not entitled to any AI dividends.
