Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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Income ETFs

ROCY vs YMAG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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ROCY and YMAG both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $884m for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF and $268m for YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs.

At a glance
4.8%
ROCY cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
33.4%
YMAG cash paid, 1 year
+15.3%
ROCY total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
+5.8%
YMAG total return, 1 year
ROCY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY
+15.3%
SPY
+17.1%

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

4.8% as cash

1.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

1.8 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YMAG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.2 pts ahead of its own holdings
YMAG
+5.8%
Own
+4.6%

1.2 pts ahead of its own holdings

YMAG over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −29.4%, total +5.8%, its own holdings +4.6%, +1.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+4.6%

YMAG

+5.8%

33.4% of it arrived as cash

1.2 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.2 pts ahead of its own holdings

YMAG over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −29.4%, total +5.8%, its own holdings +4.6%, +1.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+4.6%

YMAG

+5.8%

33.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YMAG over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −29.4%, total +5.8%, its own holdings +4.6%, +1.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ROCY costs 0.99 points a year less; ROCY is 3.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ROCY vs YMAG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureROCYYMAG
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+5.8%
Price changerose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026)fell 29.4% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate11% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYits own holdings
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%1.34%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$884m$268m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, ROCY and YMAG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ROCY YMAG
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ROCY
NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.20%
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.31%
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.59%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13%
META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.54%
BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.11%
Only in YMAG
YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF 15.10%
YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF 15.04%
YieldMax Amzn Option Income ETF 14.92%
YieldMax Tsla Option Income ETF 14.83%
YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF 13.66%
YieldMax Meta Option Income Strategy ETF 13.26%
YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF 12.23%
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Side by side

ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly YMAG YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs · Synthetic covered call on its own holdings, paying weekly
Strategy covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) YMAG's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 6.6% 31.4%
Expense ratio 0.35% 1.34%
Cash paid, 1 year 4.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) 33.4%
Price change, 1 year +10.2% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) −29.4%
Total return, 1 year +15.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +5.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +4.6%
Ahead or behind −1.8 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +1.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 11%
Age 230 days 2.8 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $884m $268m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: ROCY vs YMAG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowROCYYMAGROCYYMAGROCYYMAG
3 months+1.1%+3.3%1.6%9.1%+1.2 pts+0.3 pts
6 months+6.5%+1.9%3.5%18.1%+1.5 pts−0.2 pts
1 year–+5.8%–33.4%–+1.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ROCY Mar 2026 · YMAG Jan 2024+15.3%+70.3%4.8%91.7%−1.9 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
ROCY

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCY paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid monthly.

YMAG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YMAG paid 33.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 29.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. YMAG's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned +4.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.4%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 11% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ROCY or YMAG?
ROCY charges 0.35% a year and YMAG charges 1.34%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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