Data as of .
CHPY vs GPTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year CHPY paid 49.3% of its price in cash against GPTY’s 34.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: CHPY scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CHPY and GPTY hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CHPY | GPTY |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.59% | 6.73% |
| Marvell Technology Inc | 5.75% | 5.60% |
| Intel Corp | 5.12% | 9.47% |
| Broadcom Inc | 6.82% | 4.82% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.30% | 6.95% |
| TSMC | 3.54% | 5.52% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 3.17% | 3.75% |
| Only in CHPY | Only in GPTY |
|---|---|
| Lam Research Corp 4.95% | Alphabet Inc 6.81% |
| ARM Holdings PLC 4.63% | Palantir Technologies Inc 4.37% |
| ASML Holding NV 3.94% | Apple Inc 4.29% |
| KLA Corp 3.83% | Hut 8 Corp 4.14% |
| Micron Technology Inc 3.81% | Amazon.com Inc 3.85% |
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc 3.68% | Arista Networks Inc 3.79% |
| ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd 3.65% | Tesla Inc 3.71% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 3.63% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.59% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHPY | GPTY | CHPY | GPTY | CHPY | GPTY | |
| 3 months | −15.2% | −1.3% | 8.8% | 8.2% | −2.0 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +48.5% | +40.4% | 27.5% | 22.2% | −0.5 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 1 year | +83.7% | +32.4% | 49.3% | 34.0% | +2.3 pts | −5.7 pts |
| Since launch | +164.7% | +53.2% | 79.7% | 51.0% | −29.2 pts | −4.9 pts |
| CHPY YieldMax(R) Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH, paying weekly | GPTY YieldMax(R) AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | YieldMax |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Semiconductors (SMH) | Technology sector (XLK) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 57.5% | 35.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.03% | 1.06% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 49.3% | 34.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +20.6% | −8.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +83.7% | +32.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +81.3% | +38.0% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.3 pts | −5.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | 94% |
| Age | 533 days | 603 days |
| Net assets | $1.2bn | $126m |
CHPY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CHPY paid 49.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 20.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +83.7%. Semiconductors (SMH) returned +81.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 57.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% 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).
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, CHPY or GPTY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CHPY paid 49.3% of its starting price in cash and GPTY paid 34.0%, so CHPY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, CHPY or GPTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, CHPY returned +83.7% and GPTY returned +32.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so CHPY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, CHPY or GPTY?
- CHPY charges 1.03% a year and GPTY charges 1.06%, so CHPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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