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CHPY vs XLKI: 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 XLKI’s 18.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.2bn for YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETF and $35m for State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
48.9%
CHPY cash paid, 1 year
18.8%
XLKI cash paid, 1 year
+44.3%
CHPY total return, 1 year
+11.2%
XLKI 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.
XLKI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.5 pts behind XLK
XLKI
+11.2%
XLK
+20.7%

9.5 pts behind XLK

XLKI over 1 year: paid 18.8%, price −8.1%, total +11.2%, XLK +20.7%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLK

+20.7%

XLKI

+11.2%

18.8% as cash

9.5 pts behind XLK

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.5 pts behind XLK

XLKI over 1 year: paid 18.8%, price −8.1%, total +11.2%, XLK +20.7%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLK

+20.7%

XLKI

+11.2%

9.5 pts behind XLK

18.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLKI over 1 year: paid 18.8%, price −8.1%, total +11.2%, XLK +20.7%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLKI costs 0.68 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 33.1 points; CHPY is far larger, $1.2bn against $35m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CHPY vs XLKI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCHPYXLKI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+44.3%+11.2%
Price change, 1 yearfell 6.0%fell 8.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate99% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYTechnology sector, measured through XLK
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.03%0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$1.2bn$35m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · CHPY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score51.2CHPY41.3XLKI

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

Risk and return

Aug 8, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 64 weekly returns
CHPY XLKI
Return
Total return edge CHPY +77.0% +22.7%
Annualized edge CHPY +59.0% +18.1%
Price return edge CHPY +6.1% −1.4%
Risk
Volatility edge XLKI 31.5% 16.9%
Max drawdown edge XLKI −24.4% −8.9%
Downside capture 127.1% 81.7%
Beta 1.58 0.69
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge CHPY 1.51 0.84
Sortino edge CHPY 2.42 1.21
Treynor 0.348 0.206
Calmar edge CHPY 2.42 2.04
Against the benchmark
Alpha +22.9% a year −2.1% a year
Alpha t-stat 1.28 −0.41
Information ratio 1.51 −1.04
Tracking error 22.9% 9.2%

Each against its own benchmark: CHPY against SPY, Apr 11, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026; XLKI against XLK, Aug 8, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Aug 2025 to Oct 2026, CHPY returned more: +77.0% to +22.7%. XLKI swung less: 16.9% to 31.5%. XLKI fell less at its worst: −8.9% to −24.4%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: CHPY vs XLKI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCHPYXLKIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+77.0%+22.7%CHPYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+59.0%+18.1%CHPYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+6.1%−1.4%CHPYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility31.5%16.9%XLKISpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation19.7%11.7%XLKILike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−24.4%−8.9%XLKIDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture283.2%55.0%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture127.1%81.7%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.580.69Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.460.89Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.510.84CHPYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino2.421.21CHPYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.3480.206Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar2.422.04CHPYAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYXLKThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+22.9% a year−2.1% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat1.28−0.41Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−12.8% to +58.6%−12.7% to +8.4%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio1.51−1.04Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error22.9%9.2%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 64 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, CHPY and XLKI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CHPY XLKI
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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 XLKI
STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT 99.72%
STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT NOV26 205 CALL -0.00%
STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT NOV26 194 CALL -0.01%
STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT NOV26 197 CALL -0.01%
STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT NOV26 196 CALL -0.01%
STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT NOV26 210 CALL -0.01%
STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT NOV26 198 CALL -0.03%
STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT NOV26 190 CALL -0.03%
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Side by side

CHPY YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly XLKI State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLK, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Technology sector (XLK)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 40.7% 24.9%
Expense ratio 1.03% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 48.9% 18.8%
Price change, 1 year −6.0% −8.1%
Total return, 1 year +44.3% +11.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +20.7%
Ahead or behind +29.5 pts −9.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 100%
Age 1.6 years 1.3 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.2bn $35m

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 XLKI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowCHPYXLKICHPYXLKICHPYXLKI
3 months−14.2%−4.8%9.9%4.4%−14.1 pts+0.2 pts
6 months−9.7%−0.6%20.6%9.9%−14.7 pts−4.6 pts
1 year+44.3%+11.2%48.9%18.8%+29.5 pts−9.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CHPY Apr 2025 · XLKI Jul 2025+126.5%+22.1%87.4%24.6%+81.2 pts−12.1 pts

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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.

XLKI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLKI paid 18.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +20.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, CHPY or XLKI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CHPY paid 48.9% of its starting price in cash and XLKI paid 18.8%, 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 XLKI?
With every distribution reinvested, CHPY returned +44.3% and XLKI +11.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, CHPY or XLKI?
CHPY charges 1.03% a year and XLKI charges 0.35%, so XLKI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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