Data as of .
DIPS vs NVDW: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year NVDW paid 41.7% of its price in cash against DIPS’s 35.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: NVDW scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 64 income ETFs writing on a single company. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIPS and NVDW hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DIPS | NVDW |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 40.06% | 80.60% |
| Only in DIPS | Only in NVDW |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 22.09% | NVIDIA Corp 19.40% |
| TREASURY BILL 13.83% | |
| TREASURY BILL 12.09% | |
| TREASURY BILL 11.93% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIPS | NVDW | DIPS | NVDW | DIPS | NVDW | |
| 3 months | −7.9% | +5.4% | 9.3% | 9.9% | −13.5 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 6 months | −21.1% | +31.5% | 16.4% | 23.3% | −50.1 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | −16.6% | +25.1% | 35.2% | 41.7% | −43.1 pts | −1.4 pts |
| Since launch | −55.1% | +65.9% | 45.4% | 66.0% | −150.1 pts | +3.7 pts |
| DIPS YieldMax(R) Short NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF Short single-stock option income on NVDA, paying weekly | NVDW Roundhill NVDA WeeklyPay ETF Option income on NVDA, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Roundhill |
| Strategy | short single-stock option income | option income |
| Benchmark | NVIDIA (NVDA) | NVIDIA (NVDA) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 40.7% | 54.1% |
| Expense ratio | 1.05% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 35.2% | 41.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | −47.3% | −22.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | −16.6% | +25.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +26.4% | +26.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −43.1 pts | −1.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 95% | not published |
| Age | 786 days | 473 days |
| Net assets | $12m | $117m |
DIPS in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DIPS paid 35.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 47.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −16.6%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +26.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 43.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 40.7%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
NVDW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NVDW paid 41.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 22.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +25.1%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +26.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 54.1%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DIPS or NVDW?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DIPS paid 35.2% of its starting price in cash and NVDW paid 41.7%, so NVDW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, DIPS or NVDW?
- With every distribution reinvested, DIPS returned −16.6% and NVDW returned +25.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so NVDW returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DIPS or NVDW?
- DIPS charges 1.05% a year and NVDW charges 1.00%, so NVDW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.
Cite this page. ETFIQ, DIPS against NVDW, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dips-vs-nvdw Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.