Data as of .
XYLD vs YMAX: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year YMAX paid 39.0% of its price in cash against XYLD’s 11.0%, though XYLD returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XYLD scores higher
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A percentile among the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, XYLD and YMAX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in XYLD | Only in YMAX |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 8.01% | YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETF 6.95% |
| APPLE INC 7.39% | Yieldmax Amzn Option Income ETF 5.36% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.58% | Yieldmax Tsm Option Income Strategy ETF 5.01% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.81% | YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tec 4.99% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.01% | YieldMax GOOGL Option Income S 4.88% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.60% | YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETF 4.80% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.40% | YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Inco 4.72% |
| META PLATFORMS INC 2.16% | YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option 4.66% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XYLD | YMAX | XYLD | YMAX | XYLD | YMAX | |
| 3 months | +5.0% | +5.6% | 2.6% | 10.8% | +1.9 pts | +2.3 pts |
| 6 months | +10.5% | +15.5% | 5.5% | 24.3% | −5.1 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 1 year | +17.9% | −0.6% | 11.0% | 39.0% | −1.2 pts | −18.1 pts |
| 3 years | +43.2% | not published | 32.9% | not published | −32.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +190.8% | +41.0% | 112.9% | 91.3% | −133.7 pts | −25.7 pts |
| XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF Covered call on ACWI, paying monthly | YMAX YieldMax(R) Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | All-country world (ACWI) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.0% | 41.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 1.33% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.0% | 39.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.9% | −41.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.9% | −0.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +19.1% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.2 pts | −18.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 93% | 68% |
| Age | 4827 days | 968 days |
XYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. All-country world (ACWI) returned +19.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
YMAX in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, YMAX paid 39.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 41.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 18.1 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 41.6%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 68% of the distribution paid Sep 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, XYLD or YMAX?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% of its starting price in cash and YMAX paid 39.0%, so YMAX paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, XYLD or YMAX?
- With every distribution reinvested, XYLD returned +17.9% and YMAX returned −0.6% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so XYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, XYLD or YMAX?
- XYLD charges 0.60% a year and YMAX charges 1.33%, so XYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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