YMAXYieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs
Seeks current income.
By YieldMax ETFs · Launched 2024
1.33%
#5,638 of 5,854 · expensive
$425M
#1,729 of 5,854 · large
40.25%
2 years
#3,319 of 5,854 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDTotal-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 49.8% of fundmoderately concentrated
Asset allocation
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsYear-on-year price swings
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Needs 3+ years of history
Needs 3+ years of history
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks current income.
- Strategy
- Actively manages a fund of funds primarily investing in shares of other YieldMax ETFs to generate current income. The portfolio is rebalanced monthly and may include direct investments in securities and financial instruments of the Underlying YieldMax ETFs.
- Inception date
- January 16, 2024
- Fund family
- YieldMax ETFs
Similar funds
Same asset class, closest by strategy & exposureOur take
Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.
The big yield isn't extra money
The headline distribution comes from selling call options, which caps the fund's upside. Across a full market cycle that trade costs more than it brings in — often 1 to 3 percentage points a year against just holding the index. Monthly payouts make the gap easy to miss on a return summary.
Sources: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023)
Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More
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Data updated on 2026-08-03