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MARO · YieldMax(R) MARA Option Income Strategy ETF
YieldMax · Income desk
Open the live card on ETFIQOver the year to Sep 4, 2026, MARO paid 48.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 76.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −39.6%. MARA (MARA) returned −25.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.5 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 74.4%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 36% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).
| Strategy | synthetic covered call |
|---|---|
| Benchmark | MARA (MARA) |
| Pays | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised (ETFIQ) | 74.4% |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ) | 208.3% |
| Launched | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 3 months: paid / price / total / MARA / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 18.2% / −27.2% / −10.6% / −8.2% / −2.4 pts |
| 6 months: paid / price / total / MARA / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 45.5% / −25.2% / +16.7% / +41.2% / −24.5 pts |
| 1 year: paid / price / total / MARA / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 48.6% / −76.7% / −39.6% / −25.1% / −14.5 pts |
| since launch: paid / price / total / MARA / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 52.7% / −91.0% / −57.4% / −50.4% / −7.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest distribution (YieldMax 19a-1 estimate) | 35.6% |
Questions people ask
- How much has MARO paid over the last year?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, MARO paid 48.6% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 76.7%.
- Is MARO ahead of MARA?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, MARO returned −39.6% against −25.1% for MARA (MARA), so a holder was behind it by 14.5 points.
- How often does MARO pay, and how much?
- MARO pays weekly. The latest distribution annualises to 74.4% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
- Is the MARO distribution return of capital?
- YieldMax estimates 36% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterisation from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
- What does MARO cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 1.00% a year.
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