Data as of .
AIPI vs GPTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GPTY paid 34.0% of its price in cash against AIPI’s 31.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: GPTY scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AIPI and GPTY hold 43% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIPI | GPTY |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 8.23% | 6.73% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 8.40% | 4.37% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 3.32% | 6.95% |
| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 3.29% | 3.75% |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORAT | 2.98% | 2.94% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 2.67% | 9.47% |
| APPLE INC. | 2.58% | 4.29% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 2.52% | 3.36% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.46% | 4.82% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.41% | 3.59% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 2.34% | 3.85% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.29% | 6.81% |
| Only in AIPI | Only in GPTY |
|---|---|
| CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC. 11.93% | Marvell Technology Inc 5.60% |
| Astera Labs, Inc 7.20% | TSMC 5.52% |
| DATADOG, INC. 6.65% | Hut 8 Corp 4.14% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.15% | Tesla Inc 3.71% |
| SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC. 3.95% | CoreWeave Inc 3.36% |
| IONQ Inc 3.62% | Oracle Corp 2.98% |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. 3.61% | Cipher Digital Inc 2.78% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 3.04% | C3.ai Inc 2.29% |
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 dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIPI | GPTY | AIPI | GPTY | AIPI | GPTY | |
| 3 months | +7.7% | −1.3% | 8.4% | 8.2% | +11.7 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +24.6% | +40.4% | 17.8% | 22.2% | −10.8 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 1 year | +22.2% | +32.4% | 31.3% | 34.0% | −9.4 pts | −5.7 pts |
| Since launch | +56.1% | +53.2% | 64.2% | 51.0% | −35.1 pts | −4.9 pts |
| AIPI REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on AIQ, paying weekly | GPTY YieldMax(R) AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy | Technology sector (XLK) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.4% | 35.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 1.06% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 31.3% | 34.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −13.8% | −8.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.2% | +32.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +31.6% | +38.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.4 pts | −5.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | 94% |
| Age | 836 days | 603 days |
| Net assets | $465m | $126m |
AIPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, AIPI paid 31.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy returned +31.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 34.4%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
GPTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPTY paid 34.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +32.4%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.3%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, AIPI or GPTY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, AIPI paid 31.3% of its starting price in cash and GPTY paid 34.0%, so GPTY 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 GPTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, AIPI returned +22.2% and GPTY returned +32.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so GPTY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, AIPI or GPTY?
- AIPI charges 0.65% a year and GPTY charges 1.06%, so AIPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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