MARO: YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETF
YieldMax (Tidal) · Crypto Option Income
Growth of $100
Green is what an investor who reinvested every payout would have; red is the price alone. The gap between them is the income. If the red line keeps falling, the payouts are partly your own money coming back.
Was the payout earned?
Over the last year MARO paid 252.3% but its total return was -46.5%, so none of the payout was earned: the price fell by more than the fund paid out.
| Earned % (3 months) | below -100% |
| Earned % (1 year) | below -100% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | -78% |
Earned % = total return ÷ payouts. 100% means every dollar paid out was earned; below 100% means part of it came from the fund's own value. This is an economic measure based on market price, not the tax label on the payout.
Where the DT Score comes from
Total 25.4 / 100 · rank #395 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | -1.37 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | -1.00 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 19% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | 2.74 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.53 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -68.7% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -79.1% |
| Trend | Downtrend |
| History | 1.9 yrs |
Vs. IBIT (what it's built on)
| Upside capture | 97% |
| Downside capture | 119% |
| Capture ratio | 0.81 |
| Beta | 1.01 |
| Correlation | 0.64 |
| Tracking | – |
On days IBIT rose, MARO caught 97% of the gain; on days it fell, MARO took 119% of the loss.
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 36 shown). Pays Weekly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-05 | $0.0310 |
| 2026-10-29 | $0.0300 |
| 2026-10-22 | $0.0320 |
| 2026-10-15 | $0.0390 |
| 2026-10-08 | $0.0470 |
| 2026-10-01 | $0.0470 |
| 2026-09-24 | $0.0800 |
| 2026-09-17 | $0.0700 |
| 2026-09-10 | $0.0690 |
| 2026-09-03 | $0.0600 |
| 2026-08-27 | $0.0710 |
| 2026-08-20 | $0.0510 |
Funds that track the same thing
Other Bitcoin / Crypto income funds, ranked by DT Score. See them all · Compare MARO with the top 3
| Fund | Category | Fwd rate | 12m yield | 1Y total ret. | Earned % 1Y | Upside capt. | Downside capt. | Tracking | DT Score | Momentum | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEPI REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF | Crypto Option Income | 43.2% | 51.4% | -1.1% | -15% | 54% | 50% | Weakly | 32 | 24 | Downtrend |
| BTCC Grayscale Bitcoin Covered Call ETF | Crypto Option Income | 46.9% | 66.3% | -20.9% | -73% | 64% | 67% | Closely | 31 | 62 | Downtrend |
| YETH Roundhill Ether Covered Call Strategy ETF | Crypto Option Income | 53.7% | 82.3% | -24.1% | -84% | 73% | 75% | Closely | 31 | 55 | Downtrend |
| EHY Amplify Ethereum Max Income Covered Call ETF | Crypto Option Income | 54.3% | 86.9% | -37.1% | below -100% | 85% | 91% | Closely | 30 | 37 | Downtrend |
| BTCI NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF | Crypto Option Income | 30.0% | 31.6% | -24.1% | below -100% | 85% | 87% | Closely | 30 | 75 | Downtrend |
| ETTY Amplify Ethereum 3% Monthly Option Income ETF | Crypto Option Income | 38.8% | 53.9% | -36.1% | below -100% | 90% | 95% | Closely | 30 | 58 | Downtrend |
| ETCO Grayscale Ethereum Covered Call ETF | Crypto Option Income | 44.5% | 118.3% | -27.8% | -79% | 64% | 70% | Closely | 29 | 54 | Downtrend |
| BLOX Nicholas Crypto Income ETF | Crypto Option Income | 38.8% | 58.5% | -31.4% | below -100% | 100% | 106% | Loosely | 29 | 10 | Downtrend |
| YBIT YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF | Crypto Option Income | 41.6% | 68.7% | -22.8% | -78% | 78% | 80% | Closely | 29 | 75 | Downtrend |
| BITY Amplify Bitcoin 2% Monthly Option Income ETF | Crypto Option Income | 26.2% | 31.7% | -30.4% | below -100% | 91% | 96% | Closely | 28 | 62 | Downtrend |
About MARO
| Issuer | YieldMax (Tidal) |
| Structure | ETF |
| Category | Crypto Option Income |
| Strategy | Synthetic covered call / option income on MARA (MARA Holdings) |
| Underlying | MARA (MARA Holdings) |
| Exposure | Bitcoin / Crypto |
| Index linkage | No - active |
| Pays | Weekly |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% |
| Uses leverage | No |
| Upside capped | Yes |
| Rate sensitivity | Low |
| Return of capital common | Yes |
| Tax notes | Distributions often largely return of capital; ROC reduces cost basis |
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