MAAY vs MRA: which paid, and which earned it?
MAAY and MRA both write options for income. GraniteShares YieldBOOST MARA ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable MARA ETF.
11.5 pts behind MARA
MAAY since launch: paid 46.0%, price −80.0%, total −43.3%, MARA −31.8%, −11.5 pts.
MARA
−31.8%
MAAY
−43.3%
11.5 pts behind MARA
Total return, distributions reinvested
11.5 pts behind MARA
MAAY since launch: paid 46.0%, price −80.0%, total −43.3%, MARA −31.8%, −11.5 pts.
MARA
−31.8%
MAAY
−43.3%
11.5 pts behind MARA
46.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MAAY since launch: paid 46.0%, price −80.0%, total −43.3%, MARA −31.8%, −11.5 pts.
25.5 pts ahead of MARA
MRA since launch: paid 13.7%, price −10.4%, total +4.6%, MARA −20.9%, +25.5 pts.
MARA
−20.9%
MRA
+4.6%
25.5 pts ahead of MARA
Total return, distributions reinvested
25.5 pts ahead of MARA
MRA since launch: paid 13.7%, price −10.4%, total +4.6%, MARA −20.9%, +25.5 pts.
MARA
−20.9%
MRA
+4.6%
25.5 pts ahead of MARA
13.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +4.6%. MRA since launch: paid 13.7%, price −10.4%, total +4.6%, MARA −20.9%, +25.5 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | MAAY | MRA | MAAY | MRA | MAAY | MRA |
| 3 months | −6.5% | +7.2% | 20.2% | 7.5% | +8.8 pts | +22.4 pts |
| 6 months | +2.0% | not published | 40.0% | not published | −38.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch MAAY Nov 2025 · MRA May 2026 | −43.3% | +4.6% | 46.0% | 13.7% | −11.5 pts | +25.5 pts |
MAAY and MRA over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
MAAY and MRA on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MAAY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Nov 4, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, MAAY paid 46.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 80.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −43.3%. MARA (MARA) returned −31.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.5 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 97.3%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Sep 1, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
MRA in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 27, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, MRA paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. MARA (MARA) returned −20.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 25.5 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 45.3%, paid monthly.
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