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DIPS vs NVII: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year NVII paid 43.3% of its price in cash against DIPS’s 35.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

YieldMax(R) Short NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF and REX NVDA Growth & Income ETF.

35.2%DIPS cash paid, 1 year
43.3%NVII cash paid, 1 year
−16.6%DIPS total return, 1 year
+28.9%NVII total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: NVII scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

DIPS 25NVII 77.37.8, the lowest in this set97.7, the highest

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

DIPS43.1 pts behind NVDA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
NVDA+26.4%DIPS−16.6%43.1 pts behind NVDATotal return, distributions reinvestedNVDA+26.4%DIPS−16.6%43.1 pts behind NVDA
NVII2.5 pts ahead of NVDA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
NVDA+26.4%NVII+28.9%43.3% of it arrived as cash2.5 pts ahead of NVDATotal return, distributions reinvestedNVDA+26.4%NVII+28.9%43.3% cash2.5 pts ahead of NVDA

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DIPS and NVII hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DIPS and NVII both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDIPSNVII
TREASURY BILL40.06%100.00%
Only in each
Only in DIPSOnly in NVII
TREASURY BILL 22.09%
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

DIPS and NVII over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DIPSNVIIDIPSNVIIDIPSNVII
3 months−7.9%+7.3%9.3%11.0%−13.5 pts+1.7 pts
6 months−21.1%+28.3%16.4%25.0%−50.1 pts−0.8 pts
1 year−16.6%+28.9%35.2%43.3%−43.1 pts+2.5 pts
Since launch−55.1%+79.4%45.4%67.9%−150.1 pts+14.1 pts
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DIPS and NVII on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DIPS
YieldMax(R) Short NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF
Short single-stock option income on NVDA, paying weekly
NVII
REX NVDA Growth & Income ETF
Option income on NVDA, paying weekly
IssuerYieldMaxREX
Strategyshort single-stock option incomeoption income
BenchmarkNVIDIA (NVDA)NVIDIA (NVDA)
Paysweeklyweekly
Payout rate, annualized40.7%32.9%
Expense ratio1.05%1.49%
Cash paid, 1 year35.2%43.3%
Price change, 1 year−47.3%−21.1%
Total return, 1 year−16.6%+28.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year+26.4%+26.4%
Ahead or behind−43.1 pts+2.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate95%96%
Age786 days478 days
Net assets$12m$122m

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).

NVII in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NVII paid 43.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +28.9%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +26.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 32.9%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Sep 2, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DIPS or NVII?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DIPS paid 35.2% of its starting price in cash and NVII paid 43.3%, so NVII 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 NVII?
With every distribution reinvested, DIPS returned −16.6% and NVII returned +28.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so NVII returned more.
Which is cheaper, DIPS or NVII?
DIPS charges 1.05% a year and NVII charges 1.49%, so DIPS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DIPS against NVII, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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