Data as of .
SCEP vs YMAG: which paid, and which earned it?
SCEP and YMAG both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCEP and YMAG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SCEP | Only in YMAG |
|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC 5.98% | YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF 14.58% |
| APPLE INC 5.71% | YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.24% |
| NVIDIA CORP 5.70% | YieldMax Tsla Option Income ETF 14.21% |
| BROADCOM INC 5.61% | YieldMax Amzn Option Income ETF 14.11% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.68% | YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.11% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% | YieldMax Meta Option Income Strategy ETF 13.99% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.49% | YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF 13.90% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64% | 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCEP | YMAG | SCEP | YMAG | SCEP | YMAG | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | +6.1% | 1.7% | 9.4% | −2.4 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +8.3% | +15.4% | 3.7% | 21.1% | −9.7 pts | −5.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +9.7% | not published | 35.5% | not published | −1.5 pts |
| Since launch | +3.5% | +70.7% | 5.0% | 89.1% | −8.2 pts | −34.1 pts |
| SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | YMAG YieldMax(R) Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs Synthetic covered call on MAGS, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Sterling Capital | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Magnificent Seven (MAGS) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.1% | 30.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 1.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | 35.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −1.6% | −28.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | +9.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.7% | +11.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −8.2 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 80% |
| Age | 281 days | 962 days |
| Net assets | $235m | $297m |
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
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, SCEP or YMAG?
- SCEP charges 0.65% a year and YMAG charges 1.34%, so SCEP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, SCEP against YMAG, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/scep-vs-ymag Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.