Data as of .
CVRD vs YMAG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year YMAG paid 35.5% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: CVRD scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and YMAG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in CVRD | Only in YMAG |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.84% | YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF 14.58% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.58% | YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.24% |
| Danaher Corp 4.32% | YieldMax Tsla Option Income ETF 14.21% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.06% | YieldMax Amzn Option Income ETF 14.11% |
| Agilent Technologies Inc 3.98% | YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.11% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.88% | YieldMax Meta Option Income Strategy ETF 13.99% |
| Visa Inc 3.68% | YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF 13.90% |
| Broadcom Inc 3.57% | 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVRD | YMAG | CVRD | YMAG | CVRD | YMAG | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +6.1% | 1.7% | 9.4% | +1.7 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +5.7% | +15.4% | 3.3% | 21.1% | −12.3 pts | −5.3 pts |
| 1 year | +5.6% | +9.7% | 7.4% | 35.5% | −11.0 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 3 years | +19.5% | not published | 25.9% | not published | −58.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +70.7% | 26.3% | 89.1% | −59.8 pts | −34.1 pts |
| CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly | YMAG YieldMax(R) Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs Synthetic covered call on MAGS, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Madison | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Magnificent Seven (MAGS) |
| Pays | quarterly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.5% | 30.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 1.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.4% | 35.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | −28.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +9.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.0 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 80% |
| Age | 1123 days | 962 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $297m |
CVRD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly.
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 paid more, CVRD or YMAG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting price in cash and YMAG paid 35.5%, so YMAG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, CVRD or YMAG?
- With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +5.6% and YMAG returned +9.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so YMAG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, CVRD or YMAG?
- CVRD charges 0.92% a year and YMAG charges 1.34%, so CVRD 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, CVRD against YMAG, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/cvrd-vs-ymag Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.