Which paid more, AMZY or YMAX?

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AMZY paid 34.9% of its starting price in cash and YMAX paid 40.0%, so YMAX paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, AMZY or YMAX?

With every distribution reinvested, AMZY returned +6.5% and YMAX returned +3.5% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so AMZY returned more.

Which is cheaper, AMZY or YMAX?

AMZY charges 1.09% a year and YMAX charges 1.33%, so AMZY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.

AMZY vs YMAX

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YieldMax(R) AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF and YieldMax(R) Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs, side by side on the income desk.

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AMZY and YMAX on the income desk fields, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AMZY YieldMax(R) AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF	YMAX YieldMax(R) Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs
Issuer	YieldMax	YieldMax
Strategy	synthetic covered call	synthetic covered call
Benchmark	Amazon (AMZN)	S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Pays	weekly	weekly
Payout rate, annualised	29.8%	40.6%
Expense ratio	1.09%	1.33%
Cash paid, 1 year	34.9%	40.0%
Price change, 1 year	−30.9%	−38.7%
Total return, 1 year	+6.5%	+3.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year	+9.7%	+20.0%
Ahead or behind	−3.2 pts	−16.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate	62%	43%
Age	1137 days	961 days

AMZY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AMZY paid 34.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. Amazon (AMZN) returned +9.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 29.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 62% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).

YMAX in plain words

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, YMAX paid 40.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 38.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.5 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 40.6%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 43% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, AMZY or YMAX?: Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AMZY paid 34.9% of its starting price in cash and YMAX paid 40.0%, so YMAX paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, AMZY or YMAX?: With every distribution reinvested, AMZY returned +6.5% and YMAX returned +3.5% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so AMZY returned more.
Which is cheaper, AMZY or YMAX?: AMZY charges 1.09% a year and YMAX charges 1.33%, so AMZY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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