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DIVO vs YMAX
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIVO and YMAX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DIVO | Only in YMAX |
|---|---|
| Caterpillar Inc 7.26% | YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETF 6.95% |
| Apple Inc 5.30% | Yieldmax Amzn Option Income ETF 5.36% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.12% | Yieldmax Tsm Option Income Strategy ETF 5.01% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 5.05% | YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tec 4.99% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 4.78% | YieldMax GOOGL Option Income S 4.88% |
| American Express Co 4.70% | YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETF 4.80% |
| TJX Cos Inc/The 4.61% | YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Inco 4.72% |
| Amplify Samsung SOFR ETF 4.48% | YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option 4.66% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIVO | YMAX | DIVO | YMAX | DIVO | YMAX | |
| 3 months | +6.3% | +7.1% | 1.2% | 10.9% | +1.6 pts | +2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +8.1% | +18.0% | 2.4% | 24.4% | −7.1 pts | +2.8 pts |
| 1 year | +17.9% | +3.5% | 6.9% | 40.0% | −2.0 pts | −16.5 pts |
| 3 years | +59.0% | n/a | 19.0% | n/a | −19.0 pts | n/a |
| Since launch | +225.7% | +44.0% | 72.4% | 91.0% | −72.8 pts | −24.0 pts |
| DIVO Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF | YMAX YieldMax(R) Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | YieldMax |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 4.8% | 40.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.56% | 1.33% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.9% | 40.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +10.4% | −38.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.9% | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.0 pts | −16.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 43% |
| Age | 3551 days | 961 days |
DIVO in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, DIVO paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.0 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 4.8%, paid monthly.
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, DIVO or YMAX?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, DIVO paid 6.9% 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, DIVO or YMAX?
- With every distribution reinvested, DIVO returned +17.9% and YMAX returned +3.5% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so DIVO returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DIVO or YMAX?
- DIVO charges 0.56% a year and YMAX charges 1.33%, so DIVO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DIVO against YMAX, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/DIVO-YMAX.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.