Data as of .
FEPI vs YMAX: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year YMAX paid 39.0% of its price in cash against FEPI’s 23.4%, though FEPI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: FEPI scores higher
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A percentile among the 161 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, FEPI and YMAX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FEPI | Only in YMAX |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 9.98% | YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETF 6.95% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8.91% | Yieldmax Amzn Option Income ETF 5.36% |
| ALPHABET INC. 8.83% | Yieldmax Tsm Option Income Strategy ETF 5.01% |
| BROADCOM INC. 8.05% | YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tec 4.99% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 7.76% | YieldMax GOOGL Option Income S 4.88% |
| TESLA, INC. 7.47% | YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETF 4.80% |
| INTEL CORPORATION 5.24% | YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Inco 4.72% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.21% | 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 dated Apr 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEPI | YMAX | FEPI | YMAX | FEPI | YMAX | |
| 3 months | +4.2% | +5.6% | 6.1% | 10.8% | +5.0 pts | +2.3 pts |
| 6 months | +14.6% | +15.5% | 12.1% | 24.3% | −6.1 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 1 year | +17.1% | −0.6% | 23.4% | 39.0% | −5.8 pts | −18.1 pts |
| Since launch | +67.5% | +41.0% | 66.4% | 91.3% | −28.2 pts | −25.7 pts |
| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | YMAX YieldMax(R) Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.2% | 41.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 1.33% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.4% | 39.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.5% | −41.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.1% | −0.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +23.0% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.8 pts | −18.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 68% |
| Age | 1066 days | 968 days |
FEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.8 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.2%, paid weekly.
YMAX in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, YMAX paid 39.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 41.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 18.1 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 41.6%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 68% of the distribution paid Sep 10, 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, FEPI or YMAX?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting price in cash and YMAX paid 39.0%, 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, FEPI or YMAX?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +17.1% and YMAX returned −0.6% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so FEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FEPI or YMAX?
- FEPI charges 0.65% a year and YMAX charges 1.33%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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