Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
EIPI vs GPTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPTY paid 33.1% of its price in cash against EIPI’s 7.7%, though EIPI returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.1bn for FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF and $125m for YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF.
3.8 pts behind its own holdings
EIPI over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +13.7%, total +21.8%, its own holdings +25.6%, −3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
+25.6%
EIPI
+21.8%
7.7% of it arrived as cash
3.8 pts behind its own holdings
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.8 pts behind its own holdings
EIPI over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +13.7%, total +21.8%, its own holdings +25.6%, −3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
+25.6%
EIPI
+21.8%
7.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. EIPI over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +13.7%, total +21.8%, its own holdings +25.6%, −3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.4.8 pts behind SPY
GPTY over 1 year: paid 33.1%, price −23.9%, total +10.0%, SPY +14.8%, −4.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
GPTY
+10.0%
33.1% of it arrived as cash
4.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.8 pts behind SPY
GPTY over 1 year: paid 33.1%, price −23.9%, total +10.0%, SPY +14.8%, −4.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
GPTY
+10.0%
4.8 pts behind SPY
33.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. GPTY over 1 year: paid 33.1%, price −23.9%, total +10.0%, SPY +14.8%, −4.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
GPTY costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.8 points; EIPI is 8.8 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | EIPI | GPTY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +21.8% | +10.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 13.7% | fell 23.9% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 49% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.11% | 1.06% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $1.1bn | $125m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →
Risk and return
Jan 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 91 weekly returnsFrom Jan 2025 to Oct 2026, GPTY returned more: +42.4% to +34.0%. EIPI swung less: 13.0% to 25.9%. EIPI fell less at its worst: −8.8% to −23.9%.
Full scorecard
9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | EIPI | GPTY | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +34.0% | +42.4% | GPTY | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Annualized | +18.2% | +22.4% | GPTY | Total return as a yearly rate. |
| Price return | +15.7% | −24.0% | EIPI | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Volatility | 13.0% | 25.9% | EIPI | Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier. |
| Downside deviation | 9.4% | 17.2% | EIPI | Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate. |
| Max drawdown | −8.8% | −23.9% | EIPI | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
| Risk-adjusted | ||||
| Sharpe | 1.05 | 0.76 | EIPI | Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility. |
| Sortino | 1.45 | 1.14 | EIPI | Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation. |
| Calmar | 2.08 | 0.94 | EIPI | Annualized return divided by the max drawdown. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 91 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, EIPI and GPTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | EIPI | GPTY | EIPI | GPTY | EIPI | GPTY |
| 3 months | +2.2% | −7.1% | 1.7% | 8.7% | +0.3 pts | −7.0 pts |
| 6 months | +2.5% | −4.6% | 3.4% | 17.6% | +1.1 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | +21.8% | +10.0% | 7.7% | 33.1% | −3.7 pts | −4.8 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: EIPI May 2024 · GPTY Jan 2025 | +49.6% | +35.3% | 24.0% | 54.9% | not measured | +7.1 pts |
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EIPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EIPI paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. EIPI's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% 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.
GPTY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPTY paid 33.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 23.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.2%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 49% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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