Data as of .
APLY vs DIVO: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year APLY paid 32.4% of its price in cash against DIVO’s 6.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: DIVO scores higher
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A percentile among the 61 income ETFs writing on a single company. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, APLY and DIVO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in APLY | Only in DIVO |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 27.23% | Microsoft Corp 6.27% |
| TREASURY BILL 19.97% | Apple Inc 5.60% |
| TREASURY BILL 19.80% | Caterpillar Inc 5.24% |
| TREASURY BILL 19.47% | Visa Inc 5.14% |
| TREASURY BILL 13.52% | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.96% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 4.95% | |
| Chevron Corp 4.90% | |
| Amgen Inc 4.61% |
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 Sep 14, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APLY | DIVO | APLY | DIVO | APLY | DIVO | |
| 3 months | +8.2% | +4.1% | 8.3% | 1.2% | −6.1 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +21.6% | +8.2% | 18.2% | 2.5% | −11.4 pts | −7.8 pts |
| 1 year | +26.4% | +16.3% | 32.4% | 6.8% | −18.6 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 3 years | +52.2% | +56.8% | 69.8% | 19.0% | −38.8 pts | −21.1 pts |
| Since launch | +55.8% | +221.3% | 74.3% | 72.4% | −47.0 pts | −74.2 pts |
| APLY YieldMax(R) AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on AAPL, paying weekly | DIVO Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Amplify |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Apple (AAPL) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 19.8% | 4.9% |
| Expense ratio | 1.04% | 0.56% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 32.4% | 6.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −9.6% | +8.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.4% | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +45.0% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −18.6 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 84% | not published |
| Age | 1242 days | 3558 days |
APLY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, APLY paid 32.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +26.4%. Apple (AAPL) returned +45.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 18.6 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
DIVO in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, DIVO paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, APLY or DIVO?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, APLY paid 32.4% of its starting price in cash and DIVO paid 6.8%, so APLY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, APLY or DIVO?
- With every distribution reinvested, APLY returned +26.4% and DIVO returned +16.3% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so APLY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, APLY or DIVO?
- APLY charges 1.04% a year and DIVO charges 0.56%, so DIVO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, APLY against DIVO, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/aply-vs-divo Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.