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YMAX · YieldMax(R) Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs
YieldMax · Income desk
Open the live card on ETFIQOver the year to Sep 4, 2026, YMAX paid 40.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 38.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.5 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 40.6%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 43% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).
| Strategy | synthetic covered call |
|---|---|
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy (proxy) |
| Pays | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised (ETFIQ) | 40.6% |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | 1.33% |
| Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ) | 65.2% |
| Launched | Jan 17, 2024 |
| 3 months: paid / price / total / SPY / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 10.9% / −4.3% / +7.1% / +4.7% / +2.4 pts |
| 6 months: paid / price / total / SPY / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 24.4% / −8.4% / +18.0% / +15.2% / +2.8 pts |
| 1 year: paid / price / total / SPY / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 40.0% / −38.7% / +3.5% / +20.0% / −16.5 pts |
| since launch: paid / price / total / SPY / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 91.0% / −61.4% / +44.0% / +68.0% / −24.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest distribution (YieldMax 19a-1 estimate) | 43.4% |
Questions people ask
- How much has YMAX paid over the last year?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, YMAX paid 40.0% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 38.7%.
- Is YMAX ahead of SPY?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, YMAX returned +3.5% against +20.0% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, so a holder was behind it by 16.5 points.
- How often does YMAX pay, and how much?
- YMAX pays weekly. The latest distribution annualises to 40.6% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
- Is the YMAX distribution return of capital?
- YieldMax estimates 43% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 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 YMAX cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 1.33% a year.
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