Data as of .
RNTY vs YMAG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year YMAG paid 35.5% of its price in cash against RNTY’s 11.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: YMAG scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 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, RNTY and YMAG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RNTY | YMAG |
|---|---|---|
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 | 0.30% | 0.87% |
| Only in RNTY | Only in YMAG |
|---|---|
| Prologis Inc 6.72% | YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF 14.58% |
| Welltower Inc 6.63% | YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.24% |
| Vivmark Residential 6.31% | YieldMax Tsla Option Income ETF 14.21% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc 5.99% | YieldMax Amzn Option Income ETF 14.11% |
| Simon Property Group Inc 5.30% | YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.11% |
| Equinix Inc 4.92% | YieldMax Meta Option Income Strategy ETF 13.99% |
| St Joe Co/The 4.41% | YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF 13.90% |
| Realty Income Corp 4.36% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNTY | YMAG | RNTY | YMAG | RNTY | YMAG | |
| 3 months | −2.3% | +6.1% | 3.0% | 9.4% | −4.5 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +2.5% | +15.4% | 6.2% | 21.1% | −15.6 pts | −5.3 pts |
| 1 year | +4.6% | +9.7% | 11.9% | 35.5% | −12.0 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Since launch | +7.9% | +70.7% | 15.8% | 89.1% | −39.2 pts | −34.1 pts |
| RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | YMAG YieldMax(R) Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs Synthetic covered call on MAGS, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | YieldMax |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Magnificent Seven (MAGS) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.5% | 30.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 1.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 35.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.3% | −28.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | +9.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −12.0 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | 80% |
| Age | 519 days | 962 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $297m |
RNTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.5%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 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 paid more, RNTY or YMAG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and YMAG paid 35.5%, so YMAG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, RNTY or YMAG?
- With every distribution reinvested, RNTY returned +4.6% and YMAG returned +9.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so YMAG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, RNTY or YMAG?
- RNTY charges 0.99% a year and YMAG charges 1.34%, so RNTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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