Which paid more, AIPI or SOXY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AIPI paid 29.2% of its starting price in cash and SOXY paid 17.1%, 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 SOXY?

With every distribution reinvested, AIPI returned +5.3% and SOXY +43.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, AIPI or SOXY?

AIPI charges 0.65% a year and SOXY charges 1.06%, so AIPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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AIPI vs SOXY: 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 SOXY’s 17.1%, though SOXY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $446m for REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF and $61m for YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF.

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At a glance

29.2%

AIPI cash paid, 1 year

17.1%

SOXY cash paid, 1 year

+5.3%

AIPI total return, 1 year

+43.5%

SOXY 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%

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.

SOXY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 28.7 pts ahead of SPY

SOXY

+43.5%

SPY

+14.8%

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SOXY

+43.5%

17.1% of it arrived as cash

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SOXY

+43.5%

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

17.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 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 38.2 points; AIPI is 7.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AIPI vs SOXY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	AIPI	SOXY
Paid and earned
Measure	AIPI	SOXY
Total return, 1 year	+5.3%	+43.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 24.8%	rose 26.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 22, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	AIPI	SOXY
Benchmark	not published	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	AIPI	SOXY
Expense ratio	0.65%	1.06%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$446m	$61m
Holdings
Measure	AIPI	SOXY
Holdings in common	31%

Method

What they share

31%

By the books each fund has filed, AIPI and SOXY hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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31% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AIPI SOXY

NVIDIA CORPORATION 9.86% 6.90%

ARM Holdings PLC 5.82% 3.55%

Astera Labs, Inc. 5.08% 3.48%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3.28% 4.68%

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.05% 3.55%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 2.92% 6.15%

BROADCOM INC. 2.60% 4.68%

SYNOPSYS, INC. 3.17% 2.56%

INTEL CORPORATION 2.64% 2.44%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in AIPI

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 10.84%

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC. 8.07%

SALESFORCE, INC. 4.01%

SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC. 3.59%

SERVICENOW, INC. 3.56%

ADOBE INC. 3.31%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. 3.15%

ARISTA NETWORKS, INC. 3.11%

Only in SOXY

ASML Holding NV 4.95%

Texas Instruments Inc 4.42%

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.40%

Analog Devices Inc 4.03%

SK hynix Inc 3.94%

Lam Research Corp 3.80%

United Microelectronics Corp 3.76%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 3.72%

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Side by side

AIPI REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF · Covered call, paying weekly SOXY YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer REX YieldMax

Strategy covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 35.0% 12.3%

Expense ratio 0.65% 1.06%

Cash paid, 1 year 29.2% 17.1%

Price change, 1 year −24.8% +26.0%

Total return, 1 year +5.3% +43.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available +28.7 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 2.4 years 1.9 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $446m $61m

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 SOXY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	AIPI	SOXY	AIPI	SOXY	AIPI	SOXY
3 months	−3.8%	−14.3%	8.7%	2.9%	not measured	−14.1 pts
6 months	+4.5%	−9.9%	16.2%	6.3%	not measured	−14.9 pts
1 year	+5.3%	+43.5%	29.2%	17.1%	not measured	+28.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: AIPI Jun 2024 · SOXY Dec 2024	+42.9%	+90.3%	67.5%	30.4%	not measured	+60.4 pts

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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.

SOXY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOXY paid 17.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 26.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +43.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 28.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, AIPI or SOXY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AIPI paid 29.2% of its starting price in cash and SOXY paid 17.1%, 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 SOXY?: With every distribution reinvested, AIPI returned +5.3% and SOXY +43.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, AIPI or SOXY?: AIPI charges 0.65% a year and SOXY charges 1.06%, so AIPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AIPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AIPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

AIPI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

REX page for AIPI ↗

SOXY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SOXY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SOXY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for SOXY ↗

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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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