diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 87da5e0bd..0ce88891e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Upgraded `nestjs` from version `11.1.19` to `11.1.21`
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed the symbol lookup for US-listed ETFs with active options chains (e.g. `IXUS`, `VTI`, `IVV`, `VOO`, `QQQM`, `SCHF`, `VIG`) by disabling strict AJV validation on the Yahoo Finance search response (Yahoo returns `OPTION`/`FUTURE` quoteTypes that `yahoo-finance2`'s schemas reject, causing the entire payload to be discarded; the downstream `quoteType` filter already excludes options)
+
 ## 3.5.0 - 2026-05-24
 
 ### Added
@@ -23,39 +27,6 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Removed the deprecated `api/v1/order` endpoints
 - Upgraded `@keyv/redis` from version `4.4.0` to `5.1.6`
 
-### Fixed
-
-- Fixed a layout regression that caused a double scrollbar on pages without tabs
-- Resolved an issue with missing cash positions caused by an incorrect data source
-
-## 3.4.0 - 2026-05-21
-
-### Added
-
-- Added the icon column to the benchmark component
-- Added support for the `DIRECT_URL` environment variable to enable direct database connections
-
-### Changed
-
-- Improved the pagination in the activities table of the account detail dialog
-- Improved the pagination in the activities table of the holding detail dialog
-- Randomized the placeholder in the assistant
-- Filtered out sectors with zero weight for ETF and mutual fund assets in the _Yahoo Finance_ data enhancer
-- Enabled the _Bull Dashboard_ in the admin control panel without requiring an environment variable (experimental)
-- Improved the verification of the _Stripe_ checkout session when creating a subscription
-- Relaxed the URL validation in the asset profile DTOs to accept both `HTTP` and `HTTPS` protocols
-- Relaxed the URL validation in the platform DTOs to accept both `HTTP` and `HTTPS` protocols
-- Extracted the page tabs to a reusable component
-- Improved the language localization for German (`de`)
-- Improved the language localization for Spanish (`es`)
-- Upgraded `bull-board` from version `7.0.0` to `7.1.5`
-- Upgraded `Nx` from version `22.7.1` to `22.7.2`
-
-### Fixed
-
-- Resolved an issue with the cash balance calculation of an account for `SELL` activities to ensure fees are correctly subtracted
-- Resolved an exception in the portfolio details endpoint when an asset profile is unmatched
-
 ## 3.3.0 - 2026-05-14
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/data-provider/yahoo-finance/yahoo-finance.service.ts b/apps/api/src/services/data-provider/yahoo-finance/yahoo-finance.service.ts
index de8807098..a6f9f99c4 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/data-provider/yahoo-finance/yahoo-finance.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/data-provider/yahoo-finance/yahoo-finance.service.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ import {
   Price,
   QuoteSummaryResult
 } from 'yahoo-finance2/esm/src/modules/quoteSummary';
-import { SearchQuoteNonYahoo } from 'yahoo-finance2/esm/src/modules/search';
+import {
+  SearchQuoteNonYahoo,
+  SearchResult
+} from 'yahoo-finance2/esm/src/modules/search';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class YahooFinanceService implements DataProviderInterface {
@@ -252,7 +255,26 @@ export class YahooFinanceService implements DataProviderInterface {
         quoteTypes.push('INDEX');
       }
 
-      const searchResult = await this.yahooFinance.search(query);
+      // Yahoo's /v1/finance/search returns OPTION/FUTURE quoteTypes alongside
+      // EQUITY/ETF, but yahoo-finance2's SearchQuoteYahoo* schemas don't list
+      // OPTION, so AJV rejects the entire payload and the search call throws.
+      // The library still parses the JSON and attaches it to `error.result` —
+      // catch and fall back to it, mirroring the pattern used for the
+      // `quote()` call below. The downstream `quoteTypes.includes(quoteType)`
+      // filter excludes OPTION rows from the user-facing results.
+      // Symptoms in the UI without this fix: typing any US-listed ETF with
+      // an active options chain (IXUS, VTI, IVV, VOO, QQQM, SCHF, VIG, ...)
+      // returns nothing in the Add Activity dropdown except CoinGecko
+      // fuzzy matches.
+      let searchResult: SearchResult = { quotes: [] } as SearchResult;
+
+      try {
+        searchResult = await this.yahooFinance.search(query);
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (error?.result) {
+          searchResult = error.result;
+        }
+      }
 
       const quotes = searchResult.quotes
         .filter(