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MRA GraniteShares Autocallable MARA ETF

Option income on SPY, paying monthly

Since its launch on May 27, 2026, MRA paid 13.7% in cash and finished 1.8 points ahead of SPY.

GraniteShares · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

13.7%Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price
+3.9%Total return, since launch
+1.8 ptsAgainst SPY
45.6%Latest payout, annualized

Method

What a holder got

MRA against SPYMRA returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested against +2.1% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, a gap of +1.8 pts. Of that, 13.7% arrived as cash rather than price.+3.9%MRA total return+2.1%S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy13.7% of it arrived as cash

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, MRA returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested and S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +2.1%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 1.8 points. The lighter segment is the 13.7% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Method

Period by period

MRA over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnSPYAhead or behind
3 months10.7%−6.7%+5.1%+3.3%+1.8 pts
Since launch13.7%−10.9%+3.9%+2.1%+1.8 pts

Method

When MRA pays

MRA pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.8493 a share, which went ex on Sep 9, 2026 and was paid on Sep 11, 2026. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 28 days the ex-date falls near Oct 7, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Expected distributions for MRA. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Oct 7, 2026Oct 9, 2026$0.8493ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for MRA (4, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for MRA. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Sep 9, 2026$0.8493
Aug 12, 2026$0.8564
Jul 1, 2026$0.8665
Jun 3, 2026$0.8545

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on May 27, 2026, MRA has returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested, against +2.1% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, and has paid out 13.7% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays monthly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 45.6%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.

MRA (GraniteShares Autocallable MARA ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategyoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy (proxy)
Paysmonthly
Net assets (source, as filed for Jun 30, 2026)$722,043
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)45.6%
Expense rationot read by ETFIQ
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)15.3%
LaunchedMay 27, 2026
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates28 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.8493 ex Sep 9, 2026
Sum of the last 4 distributions$3.4266

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has MRA paid over the last year?
Over the period from its launch on May 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026, MRA paid 13.7% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 10.9%.
Is MRA ahead of SPY?
Over the period from its launch on May 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, MRA returned +3.9% against +2.1% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, so a holder was ahead of it by 1.8 points.
How often does MRA pay, and how much?
MRA pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 45.6% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
When does MRA next pay a distribution?
MRA pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 9, 2026 at $0.8493 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 28 days the ex-date falls near Oct 7, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Ahead or behind
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
Covered call
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

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