YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs (YMAX)
| Assets | $922.30M |
| Expense Ratio | 1.28% |
| PE Ratio | n/a |
| Shares Out | 67.48M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $8.50 |
| Dividend Yield | 62.47% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| 1-Year Return | -30.51% |
| Volume | 2,778,222 |
| Open | 13.68 |
| Previous Close | 13.65 |
| Day's Range | 13.52 - 13.70 |
| 52-Week Low | 11.21 |
| 52-Week High | 20.28 |
| Beta | n/a |
| Holdings | 32 |
| Inception Date | Jan 16, 2024 |
About YMAX
Fund Home PageThe YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs (YMAX) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an actively managed fund-of-funds that invests in shares of other YieldMax ETFs. The underlying ETFs seek to provide current income and capped gains on select securities through a synthetic covered call strategy. YMAX was launched on Jan 16, 2024 and is issued by YieldMax.
Top 10 Holdings
33.93% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETF | SMCY | 3.57% |
| YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETF | MARO | 3.47% |
| YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF | CONY | 3.44% |
| YieldMax MRNA Option Income Strategy ETF | MRNY | 3.38% |
| YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF | GOOY | 3.36% |
| YieldMax TSM Option Income Strategy ETF | TSMY | 3.36% |
| YieldMax AI Option Income Strategy ETF | AIYY | 3.35% |
| YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF | MSTY | 3.34% |
| YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF | NVDY | 3.32% |
| YieldMax DIS Option Income Strategy ETF | DISO | 3.32% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.1548 | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | $0.1424 | Jun 23, 2025 |
| Jun 12, 2025 | $0.1803 | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Jun 5, 2025 | $0.1721 | Jun 6, 2025 |
| May 29, 2025 | $0.2149 | May 30, 2025 |
| May 22, 2025 | $0.186 | May 23, 2025 |
News
YieldMax® ETFs Announces Distributions on ULTY, CONY, AMDY, LFGY, YMAX, and Others
CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax® today announced distributions for the YieldMax® Weekly Payers and Group C ETFs listed in the table below.
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YMAX: A 70% Yield That's Mostly Illusion - Here's Why I'd Sell
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YieldMax® ETFs Announces Distributions on SNOY, ULTY, TSMY, CRSH, YMAX and Others
CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax® today announced distributions for the YieldMax® Weekly Payers and Group A ETFs listed in the table below. ETF Ticker 1 E...
Here's How I Collect Dividends Every Week
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CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ today announced distributions for the YieldMax™ Weekly Payers and Group C ETFs listed in the table below. ETF Ticker 1 ETF N...
YMAX: Weekly Dividend Income Yielding Over 50% Annually Comes At A Cost
YMAX offers exceptionally high yields, but these are largely offset by significant share price declines and NAV erosion due to its synthetic options strategy. The fund's distributions are mostly retur...
YMAX: An Efficient Weekly Income Machine
YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs offers a high-yielding option with weekly payouts, attracting income-seeking investors despite market volatility. YMAX's distribution rate exceeds 65%, tho...
YMAX Doesn't Deliver Durable Income
YMAX offers diversified volatility exposure and aims for stable returns through equal-weighted investments in YieldMax income plans. The fund has shown a 34% annualized return in payouts, but lags beh...
YMAX: I'll Take One Of Everything
YieldMax Universe Fund offers high income through a fund-of-funds approach, bundling various YieldMax ETFs to mitigate idiosyncratic risks. YMAX's 97% 30-day SEC yield is attractive, but the fund suff...
YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Distributions on FIAT (127.21%), CVNY (100.49%), ULTY (77.62%), CONY (73.33%), YMAX (68.44%) and Others
CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ today announced distributions for the YieldMax™ Weekly Payers and Group C ETFs listed in the table below. ETF Ticker 1 ...
YMAX: Diversification Risk Hurts Income Prospect
YieldMax Universe Fund offers a high yield of 57%, but its diversified options-income strategy leads to NAV decline. YMAX's holdings employ synthetic covered calls, causing NAV erosion if underlying s...
YMAX: Paying Extra Management Fees For No Good Reason
YieldMax™ Universe Fund lacks a coherent investment theme and holds a mix of tech, crypto, and unrelated sectors, making it inefficient and erratic. YMAX charges a 0.29% management fee on top of acqui...
YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Distributions on FIAT (101.61%), ULTY (82.09%), CONY (79.47%), YMAX (85.55%), YMAG (48.55%) and Others
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, March 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ today announced distributions for the YieldMax™ Weekly Payers and Group C ETFs listed in the table below. ETF Ticker 1 ETF...
YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Distributions on BABO (115.03%), PLTY (111.13%), NVDY (105.43%), YMAX (45.55%), YMAG (53.55%) and Others
CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 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...
YMAX: Bundling Ultra Strategies Has Worked Surprisingly Well
YMAX, a fund-of-funds holding various YieldMax ETFs, offers high income with a distribution rate up to 47.25%, outperforming the S&P 500 since my initial recommendation. The underlying funds' strategi...
YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Distributions on CRSH (75.93%), TSLY (62.77%), YBIT (60.33%), YMAX (56.92%), YMAG (39.10%) and Others
CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ today announced distributions for the YieldMax™ Weekly Payers and Group A ETFs listed in the table below. ETF Ticker 1 E...
YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Distributions on SMCY (101.33%), MSTY (100.07%), AIYY (64.15%), YMAX (47.62%), SQY (45.38%) and Others
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ today announced distributions for the YieldMax™ Weekly Payers and Group D ETFs listed in the table below. ETF Ticker 1 ETF ...
YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Distributions on NFLY ($1.0705), CONY ($1.0468), PYPY ($0.6665), YMAX ($0.1944), YMAG ($0.1862) and Others
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Feb. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ today announced distributions for the YieldMax™ Weekly Payers and Group C ETFs listed in the table below. ETF Ticker 1 ETF ...
Why I Am Not A Big Fan Of YMAX ETF
YMAX grabs headlines with its massive distribution yields, but investors should be aware of a few important shortcomings. Among them are equal weighting and high costs that are hindering YMAX's perfor...
YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Distributions on PLTY ($2.9826), MARO ($2.1002), NVDY ($0.8294), YMAX ($0.1469), YMAG ($0.1898) and Others
CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 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...
YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Distributions on FEAT ($2.1944), FIVY ($1.6771), YBIT ($0.7893), YMAX ($0.1720), YMAG ($0.1002) and Others
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ today announced distributions for the YieldMax™ ETFs listed in the table below. ETF Ticker 1 ETF Name Reference Asset Distr...
YMAX: High Risk With Underperformance
YieldMax offers ETFs focused on high income by using advanced options strategies to simulate holding volatile stocks and selling calls on them. YieldMax's ETFs target highly volatile stocks, maximizin...
YieldMax™ ETFs Announces Distributions on MSTY ($2.2792), SMCY ($1.7215), SQY ($0.6338), YMAX ($0.1118), YMAG ($0.0500) and Others
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE and NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YieldMax™ today announced distributions for the YieldMax™ ETFs listed in the table below. ETF Ticker 1 ETF Name Reference Asset Distr...