Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CEPI vs LFGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LFGY paid 36.9% of its price in cash against CEPI’s 33.0%, though CEPI returned more with it reinvested.
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14.3 pts behind SPY
CEPI over 1 year: paid 33.0%, price −33.1%, total +0.5%, SPY +14.8%, −14.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
CEPI
+0.5%
14.3 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
14.3 pts behind SPY
CEPI over 1 year: paid 33.0%, price −33.1%, total +0.5%, SPY +14.8%, −14.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
CEPI
+0.5%
14.3 pts behind SPY
33.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CEPI over 1 year: paid 33.0%, price −33.1%, total +0.5%, SPY +14.8%, −14.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.38.2 pts behind SPY
LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
LFGY
−23.4%
38.2 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
38.2 pts behind SPY
LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
LFGY
−23.4%
38.2 pts behind SPY
36.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CEPI costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.9 points; CEPI is 1.8 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CEPI | LFGY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +0.5% | −23.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 33.1% | fell 55.6% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | 46% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 1.02% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $116m | $64m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 39% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, CEPI and LFGY hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
39% 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 | CEPI | LFGY | CEPI | LFGY | CEPI | LFGY |
| 3 months | −5.5% | −13.8% | 10.2% | 10.1% | −5.3 pts | −13.7 pts |
| 6 months | −3.9% | −22.5% | 18.2% | 19.8% | −9.0 pts | −27.6 pts |
| 1 year | +0.5% | −23.4% | 33.0% | 36.9% | −14.2 pts | −38.2 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CEPI Dec 2024 · LFGY Jan 2025 | +12.5% | −14.3% | 54.5% | 64.3% | −16.6 pts | −48.6 pts |
CEPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CEPI paid 33.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 33.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 41.4%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
LFGY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LFGY paid 36.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −23.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 38.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 38.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 46% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
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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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