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NLSI vs YMAG: which paid, and which earned it?

NLSI and YMAG both write options for income.

NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF and YieldMax(R) Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs.

4.0%NLSI cash paid, 1 year
35.5%YMAG cash paid, 1 year
+19.3%NLSI total return, 1 year
+9.7%YMAG total return, 1 year
NLSI7.3 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+12.0%NLSI+19.3%4.0% as cash7.3 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+12.0%NLSI+19.3%7.3 pts ahead of SPY
YMAG1.5 pts behind MAGS · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
MAGS+11.2%YMAG+9.7%35.5% of it arrived as cash1.5 pts behind MAGSTotal return, distributions reinvestedMAGS+11.2%YMAG+9.7%1.5 pts behind MAGS

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NLSI and YMAG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in NLSIOnly in YMAG
Micron Technology Inc 14.23%YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF 14.58%
F5 Inc 3.90%YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.24%
Progressive Corp/The 3.80%YieldMax Tsla Option Income ETF 14.21%
Adobe Inc 3.37%YieldMax Amzn Option Income ETF 14.11%
Jack Henry & Associates Inc 3.32%YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.11%
Universal Health Services Inc 3.23%YieldMax Meta Option Income Strategy ETF 13.99%
Insulet Corp 3.19%YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF 13.90%
Veeva Systems Inc 3.19%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

NLSI and YMAG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
NLSIYMAGNLSIYMAGNLSIYMAG
3 months+15.6%+6.1%1.4%9.4%+13.3 pts−1.6 pts
6 months+24.6%+15.4%2.8%21.1%+6.6 pts−5.3 pts
1 yearnot published+9.7%not published35.5%not published−1.5 pts
Since launch+19.3%+70.7%4.0%89.1%+7.3 pts−34.1 pts
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NLSI and YMAG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NLSI
NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
YMAG
YieldMax(R) Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs
Synthetic covered call on MAGS, paying weekly
IssuerNEOSYieldMax
Strategyoption incomesynthetic covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyMagnificent Seven (MAGS)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized5.1%30.9%
Expense ratio2.89%1.34%
Cash paid, 1 year4.0% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025)35.5%
Price change, 1 year+14.6%−28.1%
Total return, 1 year+19.3% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025)+9.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year+12.0%+11.2%
Ahead or behind+7.3 pts−1.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%80%
Age282 days962 days
Net assets$5m$297m

NLSI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 10, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, NLSI paid 4.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 31, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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, NLSI or YMAG?
NLSI charges 2.89% a year and YMAG charges 1.34%, so YMAG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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NLSI against YMAG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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