Data as of .
XVSP vs YMAG: which paid, and which earned it?
XVSP and YMAG both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, XVSP and YMAG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in XVSP | Only in YMAG |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 304.12% | YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF 14.58% |
| 2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 110.96% | YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.24% |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 51.81% | YieldMax Tsla Option Income ETF 14.21% |
| 2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00% | YieldMax Amzn Option Income ETF 14.11% |
| 2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,232.73 0.00% | YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.11% |
| 2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.04% | YieldMax Meta Option Income Strategy ETF 13.99% |
| 2026-09-25 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 152.50 -0.31% | YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF 13.90% |
| 2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,232.73 -366.53% | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XVSP | YMAG | XVSP | YMAG | XVSP | YMAG | |
| 3 months | not published | +6.1% | not published | 9.4% | not published | −1.6 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +15.4% | not published | 21.1% | not published | −5.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +9.7% | not published | 35.5% | not published | −1.5 pts |
| Since launch | +9.2% | +70.7% | 0.0% | 89.1% | +9.6 pts | −34.1 pts |
| XVSP FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY | YMAG YieldMax(R) Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs Synthetic covered call on MAGS, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy | Magnificent Seven (MAGS) |
| Pays | not established | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | 30.9% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 1.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026) | 35.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | −28.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.2% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026) | +9.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −0.3% | +11.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.6 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 80% |
| Age | 23 days | 962 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $297m |
XVSP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Aug 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XVSP paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned −0.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.6 pts.
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).
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Where these figures came from
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