Data as of .
TPAY vs YMAG: which paid, and which earned it?
TPAY and YMAG both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, TPAY and YMAG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in TPAY | Only in YMAG |
|---|---|
| SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 61.75% | YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF 14.58% |
| SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 33.20% | YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.24% |
| SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 5.05% | YieldMax Tsla Option Income ETF 14.21% |
| YieldMax Amzn Option Income ETF 14.11% | |
| YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.11% | |
| YieldMax Meta Option Income Strategy ETF 13.99% | |
| YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF 13.90% | |
| 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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPAY | YMAG | TPAY | YMAG | TPAY | YMAG | |
| 3 months | +1.5% | +6.1% | 2.4% | 9.4% | −0.8 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +15.4% | 5.3% | 21.1% | −0.7 pts | −5.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +9.7% | not published | 35.5% | not published | −1.5 pts |
| Since launch | +11.0% | +70.7% | 5.8% | 89.1% | −0.8 pts | −34.1 pts |
| TPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | YMAG YieldMax(R) Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs Synthetic covered call on MAGS, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Magnificent Seven (MAGS) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.5% | 30.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 1.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) | 35.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.9% | −28.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) | +9.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.8% | +11.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.8 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 80% |
| Age | 212 days | 962 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $297m |
TPAY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPAY paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, 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, TPAY or YMAG?
- TPAY charges 0.49% a year and YMAG charges 1.34%, so TPAY 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, TPAY against YMAG, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/tpay-vs-ymag Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.