YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETF MARO
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- Expense ratio
- 1.00%
- Net assets
- $50.6M
- Holdings
- 12
- 12-month distribution yield
- 162.48%
- Asset class
- Fixed income
YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETF (MARO) is an exchange-traded fund listed on NYSE Arca in the United States, issued by YieldMax. Its category is Fixed income · US (fixed income). Its last price was US$2.59 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 1% a year, from its prospectus dated 27 Feb 2026. It reported net assets of US$50.62 million as of 31 Jul 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 12 holdings as of 31 Jul 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$4.20 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 162.48%.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 1.00%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- No waiver stated
- Management fee
- 0.99%
- Prospectus date
- 27 Feb 2026
- Filed with the SEC
- 24 Feb 2026
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $50,619,436
- Total assets
- $61,721,711
- Holdings as of
- 31 Jul 2026
- Report made public
- 28 Sep 2026 (59 days after the month end)
Top holdings
Largest 12 of 12 positions, as of 31 Jul 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.
| # | Holding | Identifier | Weight | Value (USD) | Type | Country | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TREASURY BILL United States Treasury Bill | US912797TV96 | 34.77% | $17.6M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 2 | TREASURY BILL United States Treasury Bill | US912797VG91 | 29.90% | $15.1M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 3 | TREASURY BILL United States Treasury Bill | US912797RS85 | 19.74% | $10.0M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 4 | MARA 09/18/2026 12.01 P | No identifier reported | -17.44% | -$8.8M | Equity derivatives | United States | USD |
| 5 | TREASURY BILL United States Treasury Bill | US912797UK13 | 17.38% | $8.8M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 6 | MARA 09/18/2026 12.01 C | No identifier reported | 11.98% | $6.1M | Equity derivatives | United States | USD |
| 7 | MARA US 08/07/26 C12 | No identifier reported | -2.23% | -$1.1M | Equity derivatives | United States | USD |
| 8 | MARA US 08/07/26 C11.5 | No identifier reported | -2.14% | -$1.1M | Equity derivatives | United States | USD |
| 9 | TREASURY BILL United States Treasury Bill | US912797RG48 | 1.97% | $1,000K | Debt | United States | USD |
| 10 | MARA US 08/07/26 C12.5 | No identifier reported | 1.03% | $523K | Equity derivatives | United States | USD |
| 11 | MARA US 08/07/26 C13 | No identifier reported | 1.01% | $513K | Equity derivatives | United States | USD |
| 12 | First American Government Obli First American Government Obligations Fund | US31846V3362 | 0.86% | $437K | Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | United States | USD |
Breakdowns
Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.
Asset type
| Type | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Debt | 103.76% | |
| Equity derivatives | -7.79% | |
| Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | 0.86% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 96.84% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 96.84% |
Sector
No sector data
Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of
Distributions
- Paid in the last 12 months
- $4.2000
- 12-month yield
- 162.48%
- Frequency
- Irregular
- Latest ex-date
- 15 Oct 2026
12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($4.2000) ÷ latest price ($2.59) × 100 = 162.48%. It looks back, so it is not a forecast; special distributions in the window are included.
Why a distribution yield is not the fund's return: yield vs total return
Distribution history table (23 payments)
| Ex-date | Amount per unit |
|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | $0.0390 |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $0.1440 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | $0.0580 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | $0.1640 |
| 4 Dec 2025 | $0.2440 |
| 28 Nov 2025 | $0.1900 |
| 20 Nov 2025 | $0.2170 |
| 13 Nov 2025 | $0.2670 |
| 6 Nov 2025 | $0.2950 |
| 30 Oct 2025 | $0.3380 |
| 23 Oct 2025 | $0.3630 |
| 16 Oct 2025 | $0.3040 |
| 9 Oct 2025 | $1.5770 |
| 11 Sep 2025 | $0.9380 |
| 14 Aug 2025 | $1.0040 |
| 17 Jul 2025 | $2.3720 |
| 20 Jun 2025 | $1.2070 |
| 22 May 2025 | $1.9730 |
| 24 Apr 2025 | $1.8470 |
| 27 Mar 2025 | $1.4780 |
| 27 Feb 2025 | $1.5580 |
| 30 Jan 2025 | $2.1000 |
| 3 Jan 2025 | $2.4950 |
Filings and sources
- Form N-PORT report for July 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Prospectus filing with the fee table (opens in a new tab)
- All SEC filings for this fund series (S000086361) (opens in a new tab)
- Nasdaq Trader symbol directory (opens in a new tab)
- Yahoo Finance quote and distributions (opens in a new tab)
- How the ETF figures are collected
Compare with
Largest funds in the same category:
- MARO and BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
- MARO and AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
- MARO and VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
- MARO and BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF