YMAG
YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs
2026-07-09
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ARCX · Active · options-income
YMAG
YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs
Tidal Investments LLC
Verdict
WATCH
Weighted score · 3.70 / 5
AUM
$311M
assets under mgmt
Avg Volume
1.3M
shares · daily
Distribution
52.1%
Weekly · 62% ROC
Expense Ratio
1.12%
1.12% gross
1Y Return
vs underlying
Sharpe
0.88
Max DD -26.0%
Fund Identity
What it is, who runs it, where it lives.
The Fund's investment objective is to seek current income..
YMAG is an actively managed fund-of-funds ETF that invests primarily in seven Underlying YieldMax ETFs corresponding to the 'Magnificent 7' stocks (Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Tesla). Each Underlying YieldMax ETF employs a synthetic covered call strategy and a covered call spread strategy to generate income from option premiums while providing indirect exposure to its respective Underlying Security's share price, subject to a cap on potential gains. The Fund's portfolio is equally weighted across the seven Underlying YieldMax ETFs and rebalanced monthly. The Fund may also invest directly in the synthetic covered call strategy instruments for tax loss harvesting purposes.
Ticker
YMAG
Issuer
Tidal Investments LLC
Exchange
ARCX
Inception
2024-01-30 · 2.4 yrs
Mgmt style
Active
Replication
Derivatives (options/futures) via fund-of-funds holding Underlying YieldMax ETFs that use synthetic covered call strategies (long options + short calls + U.S. Treasuries as collateral)
Index-based
Leverage
None
Strategy & Options Mechanics
How the portfolio is built and where the income comes from.
PORTFOLIO
Options
actively managed
OPTIONS OVERLAY
Strategy
Synthetic covered call (synthetic long exposure + short call) and covered call spread (short call + long higher-strike call) on individual Magnificent 7 stocks
generates income
Underlying
Individual stocks: Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Tesla (held indirectly through Underlying YieldMax ETFs)
income exposure
WEEKLY
52.1%
DIST. RATE
62% ROC
Ordinary Income
Underlying
Individual stocks: Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Tesla (held indirectly through Underlying YieldMax ETFs)
Strategy
Synthetic covered call (synthetic long exposure + short call) and covered call spread (short call + long higher-strike call) on individual Magnificent 7 stocks
Tax
Ordinary Income
Each Underlying YieldMax ETF implements a synthetic covered call strategy by purchasing and selling call and put options on its respective Underlying Security without directly owning the security. The Underlying YieldMax ETFs may also employ a covered call spread strategy, selling a call option while simultaneously buying a higher-strike call to reduce downside risk from sharp price rises. U.S. Treasuries are held as collateral for the options positions and also generate income.
Performance & NAV
Total return vs. the underlying, with drawdown context.
NAV HISTORY · JUN '25 – JUN '26
max DD -26.0% $11.76
JUN '25JUN '26
Max DD
-26.0%
Volatility
21.0%
Sharpe
0.88
Sortino
1.25
Calmar
0.78
Beta
Flat-NAV reinvestment hurdle
48.9%
Share of each distribution you’d need to reinvest just to hold NAV flat. Higher means more of the yield is your own capital coming back.
1Y vs Underlying
Tracking err.
Yield on cost
30.8%
Distribution & Tax
Where the yield comes from — and how it’s taxed.
Composition · Recent Distribution
62%
ROC
Return of Capital — mixed62%
Net Investment Income38%
Frequency
Weekly
Dist. rate
52.07%
ROC %
62%
30-day SEC
not reported
Consistency
1 w/o cut
YOC · 1yr-ago buyer
40.2%
Tax Treatment — Ordinary Income
ORDINARY INCOME
Distribution Composition (Recent)
62% Return of Capital
ROC is not free money — it lowers your cost basis. When shares are sold, capital gains are computed against the lower basis.
Composition · Narrative
Trailing-quarter return of capital averaged 61.6% of distributions (dollar-weighted across 14 distributions payable 3/19/26–6/18/26). Most recent distribution (6/18/26): 26.0% ROC. Single-week ROC is volatile for option-income funds; the dollar-weighted quarter is the steadier read.
Distribution & Return of Capital
Per-month payout split and the running return-of-capital share · last 9 months.
DIST ($/sh)ROC %
$0.00$0.34$0.68 0%50%100% 2024 ~34% MAY '24AUG '24JUL '25 202420252026
Return of capital ($/sh)
Net investment income ($/sh)
Monthly ROC %
Calendar-year ROC (YTD est.)
Distribution Growth & Schedule
Per-period growth of the payout, the latest schedule, and how long distributions take to repay NAV.
Distribution Growth by Lookback Period
-46.2% 1M -6.0% 3M -37.7% 6M -51.4% 1Y -80.9% 3Y
Latest Distribution Schedule
Record date
2026-06-17
Ex-dividend
2026-06-17
Pay date
Payback Period
1.9 yr
Dist. Since Incep.
$16.6
Holdings & Concentration
Position sizing, top-name weights, and concentration risk.
Sector Mix · Tilt vs S&P 500
No sector feed for this fund.
Holdings
9
Top-10 Wt.
Technical Signal & Liquidity
Moving-average posture and a read on tradability.
Price vs. Moving Averages
$12.6$11.4$10.3$9.1
JUN '25JUN '26
Price $11.76
50-DMA $12.04
200-DMA $11.58
Bullish — 50-DMA above 200-DMA
Price $11.76 is above the 200-day SMA ($11.58); 50-day SMA $12.04. The 50-day SMA sits above the 200-day — an established uptrend, no recent crossover. Moving-average signals are a timing aid, not a recommendation — weigh them against the distribution profile and framework score.
Liquidity
Avg daily volume
1.3M
Avg dollar volume
$15,495,061
Bid/ask spread
0.08%
Premium/discount
-0.25%
Turnover
21%
Estimated bid/ask spread ~0.18% (moderate). Average daily dollar volume ~$15.5M (liquid). This spread is a high-low estimate, not a live quote; the issuer's reported median spread and premium/discount to NAV are shown above when available.
Assets Under Management
Trend: Stable. Source: shares×price (Massive, monthly).
AUM ($)
$311M
$437M$258M$80M
JUN '24JUN '26
SOURCES  Massive market-data API, SEC EDGAR filings, issuer disclosures.
YMAG · 2026-06-22
Prepared by denvereyon
Research aid, not investment advice.