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ACSP vs YMAG: which paid, and which earned it?

ACSP and YMAG both write options for income.

ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF and YieldMax(R) Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs.

0.0%ACSP cash paid, 1 year
35.5%YMAG cash paid, 1 year
−3.8%ACSP total return, 1 year
+9.7%YMAG total return, 1 year
ACSP2.1 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−1.6%ACSP−3.8%2.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−1.6%ACSP−3.8%2.1 pts behind SPY
YMAG1.5 pts behind MAGS · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
MAGS+11.2%YMAG+9.7%35.5% of it arrived as cash1.5 pts behind MAGSTotal return, distributions reinvestedMAGS+11.2%YMAG+9.7%35.5% cash1.5 pts behind MAGS

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACSP and YMAG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ACSPOnly in YMAG
S&P500 FUTURES 35% AUTOCALL SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF 14.58%
YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.24%
YieldMax Tsla Option Income ETF 14.21%
YieldMax Amzn Option Income ETF 14.11%
YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.11%
YieldMax Meta Option Income Strategy ETF 13.99%
YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF 13.90%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.87%

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 dated Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ACSP and YMAG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACSPYMAGACSPYMAGACSPYMAG
3 monthsnot published+6.1%not published9.4%not published−1.6 pts
6 monthsnot published+15.4%not published21.1%not published−5.3 pts
1 yearnot published+9.7%not published35.5%not published−1.5 pts
Since launch−3.8%+70.7%0.0%89.1%−2.1 pts−34.1 pts
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ACSP and YMAG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACSP
ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on SPY
YMAG
YieldMax(R) Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs
Synthetic covered call on MAGS, paying weekly
IssuerProSharesYieldMax
Strategyoption incomesynthetic covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Magnificent Seven (MAGS)
Paysnot establishedweekly
Payout rate, annualizednot published30.9%
Expense ratio0.72%1.34%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)35.5%
Price change, 1 year−3.8%−28.1%
Total return, 1 year−3.8% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)+9.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year−1.6%+11.2%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−1.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published80%
Age35 days962 days
Net assets$27m$297m

ACSP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 14, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ACSP paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −1.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts.

YMAG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YMAG paid 35.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. Magnificent Seven (MAGS) returned +11.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACSP or YMAG?
ACSP charges 0.72% a year and YMAG charges 1.34%, so ACSP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ACSP against YMAG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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