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AIPI vs CONY
REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF and YieldMax(R) COIN Option Income Strategy ETF, side by side on the income desk.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| AIPI REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF | CONY YieldMax(R) COIN Option Income Strategy ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy | Coinbase (COIN) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 35.0% | 68.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 1.04% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 31.2% | 40.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | −10.2% | −70.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.5% | −36.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +42.9% | −39.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.3 pts | +3.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | 97% |
| Age | 822 days | 1116 days |
AIPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AIPI paid 31.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +25.5%. AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy returned +42.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 17.3 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 35.0%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).
CONY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, CONY paid 40.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 70.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −36.5%. Coinbase (COIN) returned −39.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.3 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 68.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 97% 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).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, AIPI or CONY?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AIPI paid 31.2% of its starting price in cash and CONY paid 40.7%, so CONY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, AIPI or CONY?
- With every distribution reinvested, AIPI returned +25.5% and CONY returned −36.5% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so AIPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, AIPI or CONY?
- AIPI charges 0.65% a year and CONY charges 1.04%, so AIPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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