Data as of .
CHPY vs YRAM: which paid, and which earned it?
CHPY and YRAM both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHPY | YRAM | CHPY | YRAM | CHPY | YRAM | |
| 3 months | −15.2% | not published | 8.8% | not published | −2.0 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +48.5% | not published | 27.5% | not published | −0.5 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +83.7% | not published | 49.3% | not published | +2.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +164.7% | +6.1% | 79.7% | 1.6% | −29.2 pts | +3.0 pts |
| CHPY YieldMax(R) Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH, paying weekly | YRAM YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | YieldMax |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Semiconductors (SMH) | Semiconductors (SMH), used as the proxy |
| Pays | weekly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 57.5% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.03% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 49.3% | 1.6% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +20.6% | +4.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +83.7% | +6.1% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +81.3% | +3.1% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.3 pts | +3.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | 97% |
| Age | 533 days | 24 days |
| Net assets | $1.2bn | $5m |
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).
YRAM in plain words
Over the period since launch on Aug 25, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YRAM paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. Semiconductors (SMH), used as the proxy returned +3.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 97% 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).
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Where these figures came from
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