YieldMax BRK.B Option Income ETF (NYSEARCA:BRKC) Short Interest Up 68.7% in August

Posted by Patrick Bannon on Aug 31st, 2026

YieldMax BRK.B Option Income ETF (NYSEARCA:BRKC – Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 4,078 shares, a growth of 68.7% from the July 30th total of 2,417 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,864 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Approximately 1.5% of the shares of the company are short sold.

YieldMax BRK.B Option Income ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:BRKC traded down $0.03 on Monday, reaching $39.79. 9,902 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 12,666. YieldMax BRK.B Option Income ETF has a 52 week low of $39.35 and a 52 week high of $49.74. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $40.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $41.33.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YieldMax BRK.B Option Income ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BRKC. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in shares of YieldMax BRK.B Option Income ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $681,000. Tidal Investments LLC purchased a new position in YieldMax BRK.B Option Income ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,616,000. Finally, OLD Mission Capital LLC increased its holdings in YieldMax BRK.B Option Income ETF by 143.2% during the 4th quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 28,799 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,302,000 after acquiring an additional 16,957 shares during the period.

YieldMax BRK.B Option Income ETF Company Profile

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The YieldMax BRK.B Option Income Strategy ETF (BRKC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in financials equity. The fund seeks to provide current income and capped gains on the Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) stock through a synthetic covered call strategy, collateralized by cash and US Treasurys. The actively managed fund uses both standardized exchange-traded and FLEX options. BRKC was launched on Jun 4, 2025 and is issued by YieldMax.