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ULTY vs XYLD
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ULTY and XYLD hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ULTY | XYLD |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 4.80% | 7.85% |
| Alphabet Inc | 5.66% | 3.63% |
| Lam Research Corp | 4.99% | 0.52% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 4.40% | 0.51% |
| Ciena Corp | 4.95% | 0.12% |
| Comfort Systems USA Inc | 4.31% | 0.11% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc | 4.86% | 0.10% |
| Coherent Corp | 4.50% | 0.10% |
| Robinhood Markets Inc | 3.84% | 0.09% |
| Only in ULTY | Only in XYLD |
|---|---|
| Analog Devices Inc 5.47% | APPLE INC. 6.45% |
| Amazon.com Inc 5.16% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.90% |
| Quanta Services Inc 4.95% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.19% |
| IREN Ltd 4.80% | BROADCOM INC. 3.20% |
| Strategy Inc 4.65% | ALPHABET INC. 2.89% |
| Astera Labs Inc 4.56% | META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.17% |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 4.33% | TESLA, INC. 1.74% |
| Amplify Junior Silver Miners E 4.21% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.41% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ULTY | XYLD | ULTY | XYLD | ULTY | XYLD | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | +5.7% | 14.5% | 2.6% | −1.8 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +12.9% | +9.5% | 29.9% | 5.5% | −2.3 pts | −5.5 pts |
| 1 year | −2.9% | +18.6% | 48.3% | 11.1% | −22.8 pts | −4.1 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +43.7% | n/a | 33.0% | n/a | −33.1 pts |
| Since launch | +10.0% | +191.1% | 86.5% | 112.9% | −46.2 pts | −137.7 pts |
| ULTY YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF | XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Global X |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | All-country world (ACWI) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 60.4% | 9.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.30% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 48.3% | 11.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −52.1% | +6.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | −2.9% | +18.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +20.0% | +22.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −22.8 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | 93% |
| Age | 918 days | 4820 days |
ULTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, ULTY paid 48.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 52.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 22.8 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 60.4%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% 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).
XYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, XYLD paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.6%. All-country world (ACWI) returned +22.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 9.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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, ULTY or XYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, ULTY paid 48.3% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 11.1%, so ULTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, ULTY or XYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, ULTY returned −2.9% and XYLD returned +18.6% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so XYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ULTY or XYLD?
- ULTY charges 1.30% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so XYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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