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

DIPS and NYYY both write options for income.

YieldMax(R) Short NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF and xETFs NVDA Daily Income ETF.

35.2%DIPS cash paid, 1 year
5.9%NYYY cash paid, 1 year
−16.6%DIPS total return, 1 year
−1.3%NYYY total return, 1 year
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
NYYYAbout even with NVDA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
NVDA−1.1%NYYY−1.3%about even with NVDATotal return, distributions reinvestedNVDA−1.1%NYYY−1.3%about even with NVDA

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DIPS and NYYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in DIPSOnly in NYYY
TREASURY BILL 40.06%UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 98.89%
TREASURY BILL 22.09%N/A 1.11%
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 NYYY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DIPSNYYYDIPSNYYYDIPSNYYY
3 months−7.9%+5.6%9.3%4.9%−13.5 pts0.0 pts
6 months−21.1%not published16.4%not published−50.1 ptsnot published
1 year−16.6%not published35.2%not published−43.1 ptsnot published
Since launch−55.1%−1.3%45.4%5.9%−150.1 pts−0.2 pts
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DIPS and NYYY 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
NYYY
xETFs NVDA Daily Income ETF
Option income on NVDA, paying weekly
IssuerYieldMaxxETFs
Strategyshort single-stock option incomeoption income
BenchmarkNVIDIA (NVDA)NVIDIA (NVDA)
Paysweeklyweekly
Payout rate, annualized40.7%19.7%
Expense ratio1.05%0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year35.2%5.9% (since launch on May 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−47.3%−7.6%
Total return, 1 year−16.6%−1.3% (since launch on May 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+26.4%−1.1%
Ahead or behind−43.1 pts−0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate95%not published
Age786 days126 days
Net assets$12m$416,202

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).

NYYY in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 15, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, NYYY paid 5.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.3%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned −1.1% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.7%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DIPS or NYYY?
DIPS charges 1.05% a year and NYYY charges 0.99%, so NYYY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DIPS against NYYY, 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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