Which returned more over the last year, APLY or VOO?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, APLY returned +18.6% and VOO returned +20.1%, so VOO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, APLY or VOO?

APLY charges 1.04% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are APLY and VOO the same kind of fund?

No. APLY is an option-income ETF and VOO is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

APLY vs VOO

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YieldMax(R) AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.

APLY and VOO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	APLY YieldMax(R) AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF	VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Where it sits	Income desk	Core fund
Issuer	YieldMax	Vanguard
What it is	synthetic covered call, vs AAPL	S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	+18.6%	+20.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+33.9%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.3 pts	+0.1 pts
Cash paid, 1 year	30.9%	not an income fund
Expense ratio	1.04%	0.03%
Holdings	n/a	506

APLY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, APLY paid 30.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.6%. Apple (AAPL) returned +33.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.3 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 26.2%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).

VOO in plain words

VOO is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, APLY or VOO?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, APLY returned +18.6% and VOO returned +20.1%, so VOO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, APLY or VOO?: APLY charges 1.04% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are APLY and VOO the same kind of fund?: No. APLY is an option-income ETF and VOO is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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