Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
AIPI vs GPTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPTY paid 33.1% of its price in cash against AIPI’s 29.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $446m for REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF and $125m for YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF.
Not measured
AIPI over 1 year: paid 29.2%, price −24.8%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
AIPI
+5.3%
29.2% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
AIPI over 1 year: paid 29.2%, price −24.8%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
AIPI
+5.3%
29.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. AIPI over 1 year: paid 29.2%, price −24.8%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.4.8 pts behind SPY
GPTY over 1 year: paid 33.1%, price −23.9%, total +10.0%, SPY +14.8%, −4.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
GPTY
+10.0%
33.1% of it arrived as cash
4.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.8 pts behind SPY
GPTY over 1 year: paid 33.1%, price −23.9%, total +10.0%, SPY +14.8%, −4.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
GPTY
+10.0%
33.1% as cash
4.8 pts behind SPY
33.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. GPTY over 1 year: paid 33.1%, price −23.9%, total +10.0%, SPY +14.8%, −4.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
AIPI costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.7 points; AIPI is 3.6 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | AIPI | GPTY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +5.3% | +10.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 24.8% | fell 23.9% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 22, 2026 payment | 49% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 1.06% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $446m | $125m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 44% | |
Risk and return
Jan 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 91 weekly returnsFrom Jan 2025 to Oct 2026, GPTY returned more: +42.4% to +25.8%. AIPI swung less: 21.8% to 25.9%. GPTY fell slightly less at its worst: −23.9% to −24.9%.
Full scorecard
9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | AIPI | GPTY | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +25.8% | +42.4% | GPTY | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Annualized | +14.0% | +22.4% | GPTY | Total return as a yearly rate. |
| Price return | −30.6% | −24.0% | GPTY | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Volatility | 21.8% | 25.9% | AIPI | Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier. |
| Downside deviation | 15.4% | 17.2% | AIPI | Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate. |
| Max drawdown | −24.9% | −23.9% | GPTY (slight) | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
| Risk-adjusted | ||||
| Sharpe | 0.53 | 0.76 | GPTY | Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility. |
| Sortino | 0.75 | 1.14 | GPTY | Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation. |
| Calmar | 0.56 | 0.94 | GPTY | Annualized return divided by the max drawdown. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 91 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, AIPI and GPTY hold 44% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
44% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | AIPI | GPTY | AIPI | GPTY | AIPI | GPTY |
| 3 months | −3.8% | −7.1% | 8.7% | 8.7% | not measured | −7.0 pts |
| 6 months | +4.5% | −4.6% | 16.2% | 17.6% | not measured | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | +5.3% | +10.0% | 29.2% | 33.1% | not measured | −4.8 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: AIPI Jun 2024 · GPTY Jan 2025 | +42.9% | +35.3% | 67.5% | 54.9% | not measured | +7.1 pts |
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AIPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AIPI paid 29.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 24.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.0%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
GPTY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPTY paid 33.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 23.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.2%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 49% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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