Data as of .
DRKY vs YMAG: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and YMAG both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and YMAG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DRKY | Only in YMAG |
|---|---|
| Natera Inc 25.22% | YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF 14.58% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17% | YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.24% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | YieldMax Tsla Option Income ETF 14.21% |
| YPF SA 4.78% | YieldMax Amzn Option Income ETF 14.11% |
| Insmed Inc 4.62% | YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.11% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52% | YieldMax Meta Option Income Strategy ETF 13.99% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.45% | YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF 13.90% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.42% | 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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRKY | YMAG | DRKY | YMAG | DRKY | YMAG | |
| 3 months | +11.8% | +6.1% | 3.8% | 9.4% | +9.6 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +25.1% | +15.4% | 8.1% | 21.1% | +7.1 pts | −5.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +9.7% | not published | 35.5% | not published | −1.5 pts |
| Since launch | +24.1% | +70.7% | 14.1% | 89.1% | +9.7 pts | −34.1 pts |
| DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | YMAG YieldMax(R) Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs Synthetic covered call on MAGS, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Magnificent Seven (MAGS) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.8% | 30.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 1.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | 35.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.1% | −28.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | +9.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.4% | +11.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.7 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 80% |
| Age | 345 days | 962 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $297m |
DRKY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.
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, DRKY or YMAG?
- DRKY charges 0.95% a year and YMAG charges 1.34%, so DRKY 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, DRKY against YMAG, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/drky-vs-ymag Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.