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SIXH vs YMAG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YMAG paid 33.4% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.1%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $603m on Aug 31, 2026 for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, and $268m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs.

At a glance
2.1%
SIXH cash paid, 1 year
33.4%
YMAG cash paid, 1 year
+23.5%
SIXH total return, 1 year
+5.8%
YMAG total return, 1 year
SIXH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings
SIXH
+23.5%
Own
+18.0%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

2.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 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% 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

SIXH costs 0.65 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SIXH vs YMAG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSIXHYMAG
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+23.5%+5.8%
Price change, 1 yearrose 21.2%fell 29.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate11% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own holdingsits own holdings
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.69%1.34%
Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and YMAG as of Nov 3, 2026$603m$268m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SIXH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score98.5SIXH23.1YMAG

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

Feb 9, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 142 weekly returns
SIXH YMAG
Return
Total return edge YMAG +39.5% +59.6%
Annualized edge YMAG +13.0% +18.7%
Price return edge SIXH +32.4% −48.9%
Risk
Volatility edge SIXH 7.9% 19.5%
Max drawdown edge SIXH −7.3% −23.7%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge SIXH 1.03 0.75
Sortino edge SIXH 1.47 1.13
Calmar edge SIXH 1.77 0.79
Reading

From Feb 2024 to Oct 2026, YMAG returned more: +59.6% to +39.5%. SIXH swung less: 7.9% to 19.5%. SIXH fell less at its worst: −7.3% to −23.7%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: SIXH vs YMAG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSIXHYMAGEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+39.5%+59.6%YMAGPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+13.0%+18.7%YMAGTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+32.4%−48.9%SIXHPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility7.9%19.5%SIXHSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation5.5%13.0%SIXHLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−7.3%−23.7%SIXHDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.030.75SIXHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.471.13SIXHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar1.770.79SIXHAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 142 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SIXH and YMAG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SIXH YMAG
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SIXH
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 4.95%
Altria Group, Inc. 4.90%
AT&T INC. 4.08%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.92%
PEPSICO, INC. 3.69%
Philip Morris International Inc. 3.60%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.85%
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 2.82%
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

SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying monthly YMAG YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs · Synthetic covered call on its own holdings, paying weekly
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) 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 3.2% 31.4%
Expense ratio 0.69% 1.34%
Cash paid, 1 year 2.1% 33.4%
Price change, 1 year +21.2% −29.4%
Total return, 1 year +23.5% +5.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +18.0% +4.6%
Ahead or behind +5.5 pts +1.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 11%
Age 6.5 years 2.8 years
Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and YMAG as of Nov 3, 2026 $603m $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: SIXH vs YMAG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSIXHYMAGSIXHYMAGSIXHYMAG
3 months+6.0%+3.3%0.5%9.1%+1.8 pts+0.3 pts
6 months+10.3%+1.9%1.0%18.1%+3.5 pts−0.2 pts
1 year+23.5%+5.8%2.1%33.4%+5.5 pts+1.2 pts
3 years+47.6%–6.8%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: SIXH May 2020 · YMAG Jan 2024+104.1%+70.3%16.7%91.7%not measurednot measured

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About each fund
SIXH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 21.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned +18.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.2%, 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 paid more, SIXH or YMAG?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting price in cash and YMAG paid 33.4%, 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, SIXH or YMAG?
With every distribution reinvested, SIXH returned +23.5% and YMAG +5.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SIXH or YMAG?
SIXH charges 0.69% a year and YMAG charges 1.34%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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