Which paid more, CHPY or MLPD?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CHPY paid 48.9% of its starting price in cash and MLPD paid 14.1%, 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 MLPD?

With every distribution reinvested, CHPY returned +44.3% and MLPD +15.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, CHPY or MLPD?

CHPY charges 1.03% a year and MLPD charges 0.60%, so MLPD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

CHPY vs MLPD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CHPY paid 48.9% of its price in cash against MLPD’s 14.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETF, and $26m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF.

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At a glance

48.9%

CHPY cash paid, 1 year

14.1%

MLPD cash paid, 1 year

+44.3%

CHPY total return, 1 year

+15.4%

MLPD total return, 1 year

CHPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 29.5 pts ahead of SPY

CHPY

+44.3%

SPY

+14.8%

29.5 pts ahead of SPY

CHPY over 1 year: paid 48.9%, price −6.0%, total +44.3%, SPY +14.8%, +29.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

CHPY

+44.3%

48.9% of it arrived as cash

29.5 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

29.5 pts ahead of SPY

CHPY over 1 year: paid 48.9%, price −6.0%, total +44.3%, SPY +14.8%, +29.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

CHPY

+44.3%

48.9% as cash

29.5 pts ahead of SPY

48.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CHPY over 1 year: paid 48.9%, price −6.0%, total +44.3%, SPY +14.8%, +29.5 pts. 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% 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 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 28.9 points; CHPY is far larger, $1.3bn against $26m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CHPY vs MLPD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	CHPY	MLPD
Paid and earned
Measure	CHPY	MLPD
Total return, 1 year	+44.3%	+15.4%
Price change, 1 year	fell 6.0%	rose 0.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	99% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	CHPY	MLPD
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	not published
Cost and size
Measure	CHPY	MLPD
Expense ratio	1.03%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$1.3bn	$26m
Holdings
Measure	CHPY	MLPD
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CHPY and MLPD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CHPY MLPD

Only in one fund ↓

Only in CHPY

NVIDIA Corp 6.83%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.12%

Broadcom Inc 5.49%

Micron Technology Inc 4.65%

ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd 4.50%

Lam Research Corp 4.39%

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.35%

ASML Holding NV 4.19%

Only in MLPD

Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF 101.03%

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Side by side

CHPY YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly MLPD Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF · Covered call, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax Global X

Strategy synthetic covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 40.7% 12.2%

Expense ratio 1.03% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 48.9% 14.1%

Price change, 1 year −6.0% +0.6%

Total return, 1 year +44.3% +15.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind +29.5 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 100%

Age 1.6 years 2.5 years

Net assets, CHPY as of Nov 3, 2026 and MLPD as of Oct 12, 2026 $1.2bn $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: CHPY vs MLPD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	CHPY	MLPD	CHPY	MLPD	CHPY	MLPD
3 months	−14.2%	+3.6%	9.9%	3.1%	−14.1 pts	not measured
6 months	−9.7%	+3.4%	20.6%	6.0%	−14.7 pts	not measured
1 year	+44.3%	+15.4%	48.9%	14.1%	+29.5 pts	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: CHPY Apr 2025 · MLPD May 2024	+126.5%	+32.7%	87.4%	30.2%	+81.2 pts	not measured

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About each fund

CHPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CHPY paid 48.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +44.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 29.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 40.7%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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, CHPY or MLPD?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CHPY paid 48.9% of its starting price in cash and MLPD paid 14.1%, 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 MLPD?: With every distribution reinvested, CHPY returned +44.3% and MLPD +15.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, CHPY or MLPD?: CHPY charges 1.03% a year and MLPD charges 0.60%, so MLPD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

CHPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CHPY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

CHPY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for CHPY ↗

MLPD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MLPD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

MLPD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for MLPD ↗

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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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