So I am guessing that the YAAMP pool software tries to spread the hashrate around instead of just mining the most profitable.
Your observation is correct. This is why I contacted Starpool about a week ago. I noticed that for some reason it is always distributing the hash rate, especially when it comes to Skein or Myr-gr. Which results in lower profits due to mining absolutely non-profitable coins like Myriadcoin and the rest that are always on the bottom, no matter when I check it.