Data as of .
YMAG vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year YMAG paid 35.5% of its price in cash against YYY’s 12.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: YMAG scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 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, YMAG and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in YMAG | Only in YYY |
|---|---|
| YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF 14.58% | abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.61% |
| YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.24% | BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.33% |
| YieldMax Tsla Option Income ETF 14.21% | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.32% |
| YieldMax Amzn Option Income ETF 14.11% | Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.30% |
| YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.11% | PIMCO High Income Fund 3.04% |
| YieldMax Meta Option Income Strategy ETF 13.99% | Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 2.98% |
| YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF 13.90% | Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.66% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.87% | Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 2.45% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMAG | YYY | YMAG | YYY | YMAG | YYY | |
| 3 months | +6.1% | −2.5% | 9.4% | 3.1% | −1.6 pts | −4.8 pts |
| 6 months | +15.4% | +4.7% | 21.1% | 6.5% | −5.3 pts | −13.3 pts |
| 1 year | +9.7% | +3.4% | 35.5% | 12.1% | −1.5 pts | −13.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +37.1% | not published | 37.7% | not published | −41.3 pts |
| Since launch | +70.7% | +117.8% | 89.1% | 112.4% | −34.1 pts | −519.1 pts |
| YMAG YieldMax(R) Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs Synthetic covered call on MAGS, paying weekly | YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Amplify |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Magnificent Seven (MAGS) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 30.9% | 13.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.34% | 3.23% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 35.5% | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −28.1% | −8.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.7% | +3.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.5 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 80% | not published |
| Age | 962 days | 5211 days |
| Net assets | $297m | $702m |
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).
YYY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YYY paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, YMAG or YYY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YMAG paid 35.5% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.1%, 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, YMAG or YYY?
- With every distribution reinvested, YMAG returned +9.7% and YYY returned +3.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so YMAG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, YMAG or YYY?
- YMAG charges 1.34% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so YMAG 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, YMAG against YYY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ymag-vs-yyy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.