YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETF (MARO)

NYSEARCA: MARO · Real-Time Price · USD
5.55
-0.43 (-7.19%)
Mar 20, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
Assets$46.61M
Expense Ratio1.00%
PE Ration/a
Shares Out6.98M
Dividend (ttm)$16.32
Dividend Yield294.03%
Ex-Dividend DateMar 19, 2026
Payout FrequencyWeekly
Payout Ration/a
Volume158,257
Open5.92
Previous Close5.98
Day's Range5.49 - 5.92
52-Week Low5.05
52-Week High27.06
Betan/a
Holdings13
Inception DateDec 9, 2024

About MARO

Fund Home Page

The YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETF (MARO) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in information technology equity. The fund seeks to provide current income and capped gains on the MARA Holdings, Inc. stock (MARA) through a synthetic covered call strategy, collateralized by cash and US Treasurys MARO was launched on Dec 9, 2024 and is issued by YieldMax.

Asset Class Equity
Category Derivative Income
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol MARO
ETF Provider YieldMax

Top 10 Holdings

146.27% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
United States Treasury Bills 0%B.0 07.09.2675.04%
United States Treasury Bills 0%B.0 08.06.2616.65%
MARA US 03/20/26 C10n/a13.75%
Cash Offsetn/a11.82%
United States Treasury Bills 0%B.0 06.11.2611.66%
United States Treasury Bills 0%B.0 09.03.2610.84%
First American Government Obligations FundFGXXX2.26%
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIESn/a2.20%
MARA US 03/13/26 C10n/a1.13%
MARA US 03/13/26 C9.5n/a0.91%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Mar 19, 2026$0.1172Mar 20, 2026
Mar 12, 2026$0.0981Mar 13, 2026
Mar 5, 2026$0.1008Mar 6, 2026
Feb 26, 2026$0.0965Feb 27, 2026
Feb 19, 2026$0.0927Feb 20, 2026
Feb 12, 2026$0.0909Feb 13, 2026
Full Dividend History

Performance

MARO had a total return of -38.21% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been -55.91%.

News

YieldMax® ETFs Announces Distributions on BABO, MARO, ULTY, MRNY, SLTY and Others

CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax® today announced distributions for the YieldMax® Weekly Payers and Group B ETFs listed in the table below. ETF Ticker 1 E...

Other symbols: BABOMRNYSLTYULTY
5 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

The Mirage Of Income Agnosticism: What MARO Vs. NVDY Really Reveal

Comparing YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETF (MARO) and YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF (NVDY) highlights how underlying volatility impacts option income strategies. MARO's high volatil...

Other symbols: NVDY
6 months ago - Seeking Alpha

YieldMax® ETFs Announces Distributions on ULTY, MARO, SLTY, BABO, DIPS and Others

CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax® today announced distributions for the YieldMax® Weekly Payers and Group B ETFs listed in the table below.

Other symbols: BABODIPSSLTYULTY
6 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

YieldMax® ETFs Announces Distributions on PLTY, ULTY, MARO, LFGY, MRNY and Others

CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax® today announced distributions for the YieldMax® Weekly Payers and Group B ETFs listed in the table below. ETF Ticker 1 E...

Other symbols: LFGYMRNYPLTYULTY
7 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

MARO: Elevated Risk Due To Bitcoin Exposure

MARO offers a massive 125% yield by harnessing MARA's volatility, but its synthetic option strategy carries high risk and caps upside potential. The ETF is best suited for aggressive income seekers, n...

8 months ago - Seeking Alpha

YieldMax® ETFs Announces Distributions on MARO, MRNY, ULTY, NVDY, LFGY, and Others

CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax® today announced distributions for the YieldMax® Weekly Payers and Group B ETFs listed in the table below. ETF Ticker 1 E...

Other symbols: LFGYMRNYNVDY
8 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

YieldMax® ETFs Announces Distributions on MRNY, ULTY, MARO, GDXY, LFGY, and Others

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax® today announced distributions for the YieldMax® Weekly Payers and Group B ETFs listed in the table below. ETF Ticker 1 ETF ...

Other symbols: GDXYLFGYMRNYULTY
9 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Distributions on PLTY, NVDY, MARO, YMAG, ULTY, and Others

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ today announced distributions for the YieldMax™ Weekly Payers and Group B ETFs listed in the table below.

Other symbols: NVDYPLTYULTYYMAG
10 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Distributions on PLTY (101.54%), MARO (101.13%), ULTY (77.02%), MRNY (63.58%), NVDY (63.07%), and Others

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ today announced distributions for the YieldMax™ Weekly Payers and Group B ETFs listed in the table below.

Other symbols: MRNYNVDYPLTYULTY
11 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Distributions on PLTY ($3.5887), MARO ($2.4950), NVDY ($0.8983), YMAX ($0.1807), YMAG ($0.3102) and Others

CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ today announced distributions for the YieldMax™ ETFs listed in the table below. ETF Ticker 1 ETF Name Reference Asset Di...

Other symbols: NVDYPLTYYMAGYMAX
1 year ago - GlobeNewsWire

YieldMax™ Launches Option Income Strategy ETF on MARA Holdings (MARA)

CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ announced the launch today of the following ETF: YieldMax™ MARA Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSE Arca: MARO) MARO seeks ...

1 year ago - GlobeNewsWire