Which paid more, CVRD or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +12.7% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, CVRD or YYY?

CVRD charges 0.90% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so CVRD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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CVRD vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% 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 $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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7.7%

CVRD cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+12.7%

CVRD total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY 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% of it arrived 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%

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CVRD costs 2.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.8 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CVRD vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	CVRD	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	CVRD	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+12.7%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.3%	fell 10.3%
Against its benchmark
Measure	CVRD	YYY
Benchmark	its own stocks	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	CVRD	YYY
Expense ratio	0.90%	3.23%
Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026	$32m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	CVRD	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CVRD YYY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in CVRD

Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.80%

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.54%

Danaher Corp 4.29%

Amazon.com Inc 4.03%

Agilent Technologies Inc 3.95%

Microsoft Corp 3.85%

Visa Inc 3.65%

Broadcom Inc 3.55%

Only in YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying quarterly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer Madison Amplify

Strategy covered call income from closed-end funds

Benchmark CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.3% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.90% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.7% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year +4.3% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +12.7% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.1% not published

Ahead or behind −10.4 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 18%

Age 3.2 years 14.4 years

Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026 $32m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	CVRD	YYY	CVRD	YYY	CVRD	YYY
3 months	+5.7%	−4.9%	1.6%	3.2%	−0.8 pts	not measured
6 months	+5.8%	−4.1%	3.2%	6.2%	−3.8 pts	not measured
1 year	+12.7%	+1.9%	7.7%	12.4%	−10.4 pts	not measured
3 years	+26.9%	+35.2%	27.7%	38.6%	not measured	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: CVRD Aug 2023 · YYY Jun 2012	+27.2%	+114.4%	27.8%	113.6%	not measured	not 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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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 YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +12.7% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, CVRD or YYY?: CVRD charges 0.90% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so CVRD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

CVRD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CVRD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Madison website ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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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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