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YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETF

YMAGNYSE ArcaYieldMaxD

$10.49−0.04 (−0.38%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 10.53 to 10.49. Range 10.47 to 10.71. Use the arrow keys to read each point.10.6010.6510.7010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
1.34%
Fund size
$271M
1Y total return
+1.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
47.81%
Holdings
8
Avg volume · 30D
1.04M sh
52W range
low $10.43high $15.60
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net YMAG Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

D

Score 32 out of 100

Rank
20 of 25
Six-pillar profile for YMAG. Scores out of 100: Cost 0, Risk 31, Mission not scored, Tradability 72, Holdings 52, Durability 71. Strongest: Tradability (72). Weakest: Cost (0). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 32 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    F0 out of 100
    Rank 25 of 25
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D31 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 25
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 25
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C52 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 19
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 25

Our read on YMAG

ETF.net Research

In short

DSeven YieldMax single-stock income funds, Apple to Tesla, in one weekly-paying ticker. You collect option premium on the Magnificent 7 instead of owning the shares: partial upside, full downside, and a fee well above its peer group.

Stated mandate

YMAG seeks current income as an actively managed fund of funds, primarily investing in other ETFs rather than individual-company securities.

Why people hold it

  • One trade instead of seven: near-equal slices of YieldMax's Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla option income funds in a single wrapper.sec.gov
  • Income lands weekly rather than quarterly, and shares change hands actively, so getting in and out is rarely the hard part.
  • The mandate is spelled out in plain terms: a fund of funds chasing current income off mega-cap tech, with no pretense of tracking an index.yieldmaxetfs.com

Worth knowing

  • The 1.34% fee sits well above the roughly 0.75% typical of its options-income peer group, and it stacks on the underlying funds' own costs.
  • By design you get only part of a Mag 7 rally (the underlying funds sell calls against it) while a selloff comes through in full.yieldmaxetfs.comsec.gov
  • Payouts routinely include return of capital: some of the cash is your own money coming back, which trims your cost basis.yieldmaxetfs.com

YMAG Performance

Launched Jan 29, 2024

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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YMAG$10,186
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. YMAG $10,186. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,000$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for YMAG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodYMAG
Year to date+2.4%
1 month−4.1%
3 months+3.0%
1 year+1.9%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for YMAG
YearReturn barYMAG
2026 YTD+2.4%
2025+18.7%
2024+36.2%

History from Jan 30, 2024

YMAG in the news

YMAG Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
47.81%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$5.03Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.07 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Weekly

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 43 payments in 2026 YTD. Jan 7, 2026 $0.05; Jan 14, 2026 $0.06; Jan 21, 2026 $0.09; Jan 28, 2026 $0.08; Feb 4, 2026 $0.08; Feb 11, 2026 $0.11; Feb 18, 2026 $0.11; Feb 25, 2026 $0.09; Mar 4, 2026 $0.10; Mar 11, 2026 $0.09; Mar 18, 2026 $0.09; Mar 25, 2026 $0.09; Apr 1, 2026 $0.09; Apr 8, 2026 $0.08; Apr 15, 2026 $0.08; Apr 22, 2026 $0.10; Apr 29, 2026 $0.12; May 6, 2026 $0.18; May 13, 2026 $0.15; May 20, 2026 $0.15; May 27, 2026 $0.11; Jun 3, 2026 $0.11; Jun 10, 2026 $0.10; Jun 17, 2026 $0.08; Jun 24, 2026 $0.08; Jul 1, 2026 $0.07; Jul 8, 2026 $0.08; Jul 15, 2026 $0.08; Jul 22, 2026 $0.09; Jul 29, 2026 $0.09; Aug 5, 2026 $0.10; Aug 12, 2026 $0.11; Aug 19, 2026 $0.11; Aug 26, 2026 $0.08; Sep 2, 2026 $0.08; Sep 9, 2026 $0.07; Sep 16, 2026 $0.07; Sep 23, 2026 $0.07; Sep 30, 2026 $0.08; Oct 7, 2026 $0.09; Oct 14, 2026 $0.08; Oct 21, 2026 $0.08; Oct 28, 2026 $0.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 28, 2026Oct 29, 2026$0.07
Oct 21, 2026Oct 22, 2026$0.08
Oct 14, 2026Oct 15, 2026$0.08
Oct 7, 2026Oct 8, 2026$0.09
Sep 30, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.08
Sep 23, 2026Sep 24, 2026$0.07
Sep 16, 2026Sep 17, 2026$0.07
Sep 9, 2026Sep 10, 2026$0.07
Sep 2, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.08
Aug 26, 2026Aug 27, 2026$0.08
Aug 19, 2026Aug 20, 2026$0.11
Aug 12, 2026Aug 13, 2026$0.11

See all 118 payments⁠

$10,000 in YMAG 1 year ago paid $3,271 in dividends.⁠

YMAG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
17.5%
Annualised · 33 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.93
vs 3-month T-bills · 33 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−25.9%
33 months · trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.08
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

YMAG Cost

Overpaying vs LQDW, cheapest in Index Option Income

$17,033

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • YMAG 1.34%

    $23,965

  • LQDW 0.34% Cheapest

    $6,932

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • YMAG 1.34%
  • LQDW 0.34%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K$25K051015202530YMAG $23,965LQDW $6,932

Year by year

YearYMAGLQDWOverpaying
10$2,329$616$1,713
20$8,621$2,386$6,235
30$23,965$6,932$17,033

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