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CVRD vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.7%, though CVRD returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $32m on Jun 30, 2026 for Madison Covered Call ETF, and $576m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
7.7%
CVRD cash paid, 1 year
46.0%
ULTY cash paid, 1 year
+12.7%
CVRD total return, 1 year
−12.4%
ULTY total return, 1 year
CVRD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 10.4 pts behind its own stocks
CVRD
+12.7%
Own
+23.1%

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+23.1%

CVRD

+12.7%

7.7% as cash

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+23.1%

CVRD

+12.7%

7.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ULTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings
ULTY
−12.4%
Own
−16.8%

4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings

ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

−16.8%

ULTY

−12.4%

4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings

ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

−16.8%

ULTY

−12.4%

46.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CVRD costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CVRD vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCVRDULTY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+12.7%−12.4%
Price change, 1 yearrose 4.3%fell 55.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own stocksits own holdings
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.90%1.30%
Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and ULTY as of Nov 3, 2026$32m$576m
Holdings
Holdings in common5%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · CVRD scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score80.5CVRD12.9ULTY

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

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Method

What they share

5%

By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and ULTY hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CVRD ULTY
Amazon.com Inc 4.03% 2.95%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.64% 2.22%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in CVRD
Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.80%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.54%
Danaher Corp 4.29%
Agilent Technologies Inc 3.95%
Microsoft Corp 3.85%
Visa Inc 3.65%
Broadcom Inc 3.55%
Union Pacific Corp 3.15%
Only in ULTY
Analog Devices Inc 5.67%
Alphabet Inc 5.03%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.83%
MercadoLibre Inc 4.75%
Shopify Inc 4.74%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.68%
VanEck Gold Miners ETF 4.60%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.02%
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Side by side

CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying quarterly ULTY YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on its own holdings, paying weekly
Strategy covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) ULTY's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026)
Pays quarterly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 6.3% 60.9%
Expense ratio 0.90% 1.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 7.7% 46.0%
Price change, 1 year +4.3% −55.5%
Total return, 1 year +12.7% −12.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +23.1% −16.8%
Ahead or behind −10.4 pts +4.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 3.2 years 2.7 years
Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and ULTY as of Nov 3, 2026 $32m $576m

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: CVRD vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowCVRDULTYCVRDULTYCVRDULTY
3 months+5.7%−8.3%1.6%14.3%−0.8 pts+3.4 pts
6 months+5.8%−9.9%3.2%26.6%−3.8 pts+1.6 pts
1 year+12.7%−12.4%7.7%46.0%−10.4 pts+4.4 pts
3 years+26.9%–27.7%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: CVRD Aug 2023 · ULTY Feb 2024+27.2%−1.9%27.8%87.9%not measurednot measured

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About each fund
CVRD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.7%. CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +23.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid quarterly.

ULTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.4%. ULTY's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned −16.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% 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.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, CVRD or ULTY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting price in cash and ULTY paid 46.0%, so ULTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, CVRD or ULTY?
With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +12.7% and ULTY −12.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, CVRD or ULTY?
CVRD charges 0.90% a year and ULTY charges 1.30%, so CVRD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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