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DIPS vs NVDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DIPS paid 37.7% of its price in cash against NVDY’s 37.1%, though NVDY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $7.5m for YieldMax Short NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF and $1.3bn for YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
37.7%
DIPS cash paid, 1 year
37.1%
NVDY cash paid, 1 year
−1.0%
DIPS total return, 1 year
+4.9%
NVDY total return, 1 year
DIPS · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 12.8 pts ahead of short NVDA
12.8 pts ahead of short NVDADIPS over 1 year: paid 37.7%, price −36.3%, total −1.0%, short NVDA −13.8%, +12.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short NVDA−13.8%DIPS−1.0%12.8 pts ahead of short NVDATotal return, distributions reinvested12.8 pts ahead of short NVDADIPS over 1 year: paid 37.7%, price −36.3%, total −1.0%, short NVDA −13.8%, +12.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short NVDA−13.8%DIPS−1.0%12.8 pts ahead of short NVDA

DIPS over 1 year: paid 37.7%, price −36.3%, total −1.0%, short NVDA −13.8%, +12.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NVDY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.9 pts ahead of NVDA
3.9 pts ahead of NVDANVDY over 1 year: paid 37.1%, price −33.2%, total +4.9%, NVDA +1.0%, +3.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.NVDA+1.0%NVDY+4.9%37.1% as cash3.9 pts ahead of NVDATotal return, distributions reinvested3.9 pts ahead of NVDANVDY over 1 year: paid 37.1%, price −33.2%, total +4.9%, NVDA +1.0%, +3.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.NVDA+1.0%NVDY+4.9%3.9 pts ahead of NVDA

NVDY over 1 year: paid 37.1%, price −33.2%, total +4.9%, NVDA +1.0%, +3.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DIPS costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.9 points; NVDY is far larger, $1.3bn against $7.5m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DIPS vs NVDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDIPSNVDY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−1.0%+4.9%
Price change, 1 yearfell 36.3%fell 33.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate91% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNVIDIA (NVDA) held shortNVIDIA (NVDA)
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.05%1.09%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$7.5m$1.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in common38%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · NVDY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score59.1DIPS69.5NVDY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 77 income ETFs writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.6, the lowest in this set 99.4, the highest

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What they share

38%

By the books each fund has filed, DIPS and NVDY hold 38% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

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38% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DIPS NVDY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 28.42% 20.93%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 17.47% 19.90%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DIPS
NVDA 11/20/2026 195.02 P 3.02%
NVDA US 11/06/26 P192.5 0.43%
NVDA US 11/20/26 C330 0.01%
NVDA US 11/06/26 P200 -1.44%
NVDA 11/20/2026 195.02 C -5.67%
Only in NVDY
NVDA US 11/20/26 C210 2.61%
NVDA US 11/06/26 C215 0.02%
NVDA US 11/06/26 C220 0.02%
2NVDA US 11/20/26 C210.01 FLX 0.01%
NVDA US 11/06/26 C217.5 0.01%
NVDA US 11/06/26 C210 -0.06%
NVDA US 11/06/26 C212.5 -0.06%
NVDA US 11/06/26 C207.5 -0.12%
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Side by side

DIPS YieldMax Short NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF · Short single-stock option income on short NVDA, paying weekly NVDY YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on NVDA, paying weekly
Strategy short single-stock option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark NVIDIA (NVDA) held short NVIDIA (NVDA)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 33.1% 32.6%
Expense ratio 1.05% 1.09%
Cash paid, 1 year 37.7% 37.1%
Price change, 1 year −36.3% −33.2%
Total return, 1 year −1.0% +4.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year −13.8% +1.0%
Ahead or behind +12.8 pts +3.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 91% not published
Age 2.3 years 3.5 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.5m $1.3bn

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: DIPS vs NVDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDIPSNVDYDIPSNVDYDIPSNVDY
3 months+4.9%−6.1%8.5%9.0%−1.2 pts+2.5 pts
6 months−2.3%−2.3%17.2%19.3%+1.4 pts+1.2 pts
1 year−1.0%+4.9%37.7%37.1%+12.8 pts+3.9 pts
3 years–+228.4%–174.4%–−117.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DIPS Jul 2024 · NVDY May 2023−51.9%+323.5%46.0%208.5%+12.9 pts−279.0 pts

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About each fund
DIPS

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DIPS paid 37.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 36.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.0%. NVIDIA (NVDA) held short returned −13.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 12.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.1%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 91% 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.

NVDY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NVDY paid 37.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 33.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.9%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +1.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 32.6%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DIPS or NVDY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DIPS paid 37.7% of its starting price in cash and NVDY paid 37.1%, so DIPS 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 NVDY?
With every distribution reinvested, DIPS returned −1.0% and NVDY +4.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DIPS or NVDY?
DIPS charges 1.05% a year and NVDY charges 1.09%, so DIPS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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