Data as of . Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.
APLY vs ISPY
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, APLY and ISPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in APLY | Only in ISPY |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 27.23% | ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 10.56% |
| TREASURY BILL 19.97% | NVIDIA Corp. 7.07% |
| TREASURY BILL 19.80% | Apple, Inc. 6.31% |
| TREASURY BILL 19.47% | Microsoft Corp. 4.60% |
| TREASURY BILL 13.52% | Amazon.com, Inc. 3.64% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 3.05% | |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.92% | |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.42% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APLY | ISPY | APLY | ISPY | APLY | ISPY | |
| 3 months | +0.6% | +3.6% | 8.1% | 1.5% | −3.6 pts | −1.1 pts |
| 6 months | +15.5% | +11.8% | 17.8% | 3.5% | −9.0 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 1 year | +18.6% | +16.9% | 30.9% | 5.7% | −15.3 pts | −3.1 pts |
| 3 years | +39.1% | n/a | 65.7% | n/a | −31.8 pts | n/a |
| Since launch | +51.5% | +54.6% | 74.1% | 25.8% | −43.8 pts | −14.8 pts |
| APLY YieldMax(R) AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF | ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | ProShares |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Apple (AAPL) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 26.2% | 5.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.04% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 30.9% | 5.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | −14.8% | +10.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.6% | +16.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +33.9% | +20.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −15.3 pts | −3.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 92% | not published |
| Age | 1235 days | 989 days |
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).
ISPY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 5.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, APLY or ISPY?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, APLY paid 30.9% of its starting price in cash and ISPY paid 5.7%, so APLY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, APLY or ISPY?
- With every distribution reinvested, APLY returned +18.6% and ISPY returned +16.9% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so APLY returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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