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AIPI vs MLPD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AIPI paid 29.2% of its price in cash against MLPD’s 14.1%, though MLPD returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $446m on Nov 3, 2026 for REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF, and $26m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF.

At a glance
29.2%
AIPI cash paid, 1 year
14.1%
MLPD cash paid, 1 year
+5.3%
AIPI total return, 1 year
+15.4%
MLPD total return, 1 year
AIPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
AIPI
+5.3%
none

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.
MLPD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
MLPD
+15.4%
none

Not measured

MLPD over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price +0.6%, total +15.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

MLPD

+15.4%

14.1% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

MLPD over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price +0.6%, total +15.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

MLPD

+15.4%

14.1% as cash

14.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. MLPD over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price +0.6%, total +15.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

MLPD costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.1 points; AIPI is 19.1 times larger.

AIPI vs MLPD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAIPIMLPD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.3%+15.4%
Price change, 1 yearfell 24.8%rose 0.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 22, 2026 payment100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$496m$26m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Jun 14, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 124 weekly returns
AIPI MLPD
Return
Total return edge AIPI +39.6% +34.8%
Annualized edge AIPI +15.0% +13.3%
Price return edge MLPD −37.2% +0.6%
Risk
Volatility edge MLPD 21.4% 10.4%
Max drawdown edge MLPD −24.9% −9.7%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge MLPD 0.57 0.86
Sortino edge MLPD 0.80 1.09
Calmar edge MLPD 0.60 1.38
Reading

From Jun 2024 to Oct 2026, AIPI returned more: +39.6% to +34.8%. MLPD swung less: 10.4% to 21.4%. MLPD fell less at its worst: −9.7% to −24.9%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: AIPI vs MLPD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAIPIMLPDEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+39.6%+34.8%AIPIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+15.0%+13.3%AIPITotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−37.2%+0.6%MLPDPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility21.4%10.4%MLPDSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation15.1%8.1%MLPDLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−24.9%−9.7%MLPDDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.570.86MLPDReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.801.09MLPDReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.601.38MLPDAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 124 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, AIPI and MLPD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AIPI MLPD
Only in one fund ↓
Only in AIPI
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 10.84%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 9.86%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC. 8.07%
ARM Holdings PLC 5.82%
Astera Labs, Inc. 5.08%
SALESFORCE, INC. 4.01%
SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC. 3.59%
SERVICENOW, INC. 3.56%
Only in MLPD
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF 101.03%
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Side by side

AIPI REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF · Covered call, paying weekly MLPD Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Issuer REX Global X
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark none none
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 35.0% 12.2%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year 29.2% 14.1%
Price change, 1 year −24.8% +0.6%
Total return, 1 year +5.3% +15.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published not published
Ahead or behind not available not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 2.4 years 2.5 years
Net assets, AIPI as of Nov 3, 2026 and MLPD as of Oct 12, 2026 $446m $26m

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

Window by window: AIPI vs MLPD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAIPIMLPDAIPIMLPDAIPIMLPD
3 months−3.8%+3.6%8.7%3.1%not measurednot measured
6 months+4.5%+3.4%16.2%6.0%not measurednot measured
1 year+5.3%+15.4%29.2%14.1%not measurednot measured
Since launchNot the same days: AIPI Jun 2024 · MLPD May 2024+42.9%+32.7%67.5%30.2%not measurednot measured

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About each fund
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.

MLPD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MLPD paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.4%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, AIPI or MLPD?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AIPI paid 29.2% of its starting price in cash and MLPD paid 14.1%, so AIPI 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 MLPD?
With every distribution reinvested, AIPI returned +5.3% and MLPD +15.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, AIPI or MLPD?
AIPI charges 0.65% a year and MLPD charges 0.60%, so MLPD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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