MARO vs MRA: which paid, and which earned it?
MARO and MRA both write options for income. YieldMax(R) MARA Option Income Strategy ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable MARA ETF.
8.4 pts behind MARA
MARO over 1 year: paid 42.8%, price −79.3%, total −46.3%, MARA −38.0%, −8.4 pts.
MARA
−38.0%
MARO
−46.3%
8.4 pts behind MARA
Total return, distributions reinvested
8.4 pts behind MARA
MARO over 1 year: paid 42.8%, price −79.3%, total −46.3%, MARA −38.0%, −8.4 pts.
MARA
−38.0%
MARO
−46.3%
8.4 pts behind MARA
42.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MARO over 1 year: paid 42.8%, price −79.3%, total −46.3%, MARA −38.0%, −8.4 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 | MARO | MRA | MARO | MRA | MARO | MRA |
| 3 months | −20.3% | +7.2% | 16.0% | 7.5% | −5.0 pts | +22.4 pts |
| 6 months | +14.6% | not published | 46.7% | not published | −26.3 pts | not published |
| 1 year | −46.3% | not published | 42.8% | not published | −8.4 pts | not published |
| Since launch MARO Dec 2024 · MRA May 2026 | −58.5% | +4.6% | 53.1% | 13.7% | −8.1 pts | +25.5 pts |
MARO 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
MARO and MRA on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MARO in plain words
Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, MARO paid 42.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 79.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −46.3%. MARA (MARA) returned −38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.4 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 106.7%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 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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