Which paid more, AIPI or YMAX?

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AIPI paid 31.2% of its starting price in cash and YMAX paid 40.0%, so YMAX 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 YMAX?

With every distribution reinvested, AIPI returned +25.5% and YMAX returned +3.5% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so AIPI returned more.

Which is cheaper, AIPI or YMAX?

AIPI charges 0.65% a year and YMAX charges 1.33%, so AIPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.

AIPI vs YMAX

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REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF and YieldMax(R) Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs, side by side on the income desk.

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AIPI and YMAX on the income desk fields, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AIPI REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF	YMAX YieldMax(R) Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs
Issuer	REX	YieldMax
Strategy	covered call	synthetic covered call
Benchmark	AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy	S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Pays	weekly	weekly
Payout rate, annualised	35.0%	40.6%
Expense ratio	0.65%	1.33%
Cash paid, 1 year	31.2%	40.0%
Price change, 1 year	−10.2%	−38.7%
Total return, 1 year	+25.5%	+3.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year	+42.9%	+20.0%
Ahead or behind	−17.3 pts	−16.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate	100%	43%
Age	822 days	961 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).

YMAX in plain words

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, YMAX paid 40.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 38.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.5 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 40.6%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 43% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 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 YMAX?: Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AIPI paid 31.2% of its starting price in cash and YMAX paid 40.0%, so YMAX 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 YMAX?: With every distribution reinvested, AIPI returned +25.5% and YMAX returned +3.5% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so AIPI returned more.
Which is cheaper, AIPI or YMAX?: AIPI charges 0.65% a year and YMAX charges 1.33%, so AIPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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