Data as of .
EIPI vs GPTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GPTY paid 34.0% of its price in cash against EIPI’s 7.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. 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, EIPI and GPTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in EIPI | Only in GPTY |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Products Partners L.P. 8.76% | Intel Corp 9.47% |
| Energy Transfer LP 6.86% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.95% |
| MPLX LP 4.67% | Alphabet Inc 6.81% |
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. 3.88% | NVIDIA Corp 6.73% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 3.50% | Marvell Technology Inc 5.60% |
| ONEOK, Inc. 3.12% | TSMC 5.52% |
| US Dollar 2.97% | Broadcom Inc 4.82% |
| Shell plc (ADR) 2.90% | Palantir Technologies Inc 4.37% |
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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIPI | GPTY | EIPI | GPTY | EIPI | GPTY | |
| 3 months | +5.1% | −1.3% | 1.7% | 8.2% | −15.4 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +4.1% | +40.4% | 3.4% | 22.2% | −5.8 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 1 year | +21.1% | +32.4% | 7.6% | 34.0% | −26.8 pts | −5.7 pts |
| Since launch | +49.1% | +53.2% | 22.6% | 51.0% | +1.2 pts | −4.9 pts |
| EIPI FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on XLE, paying monthly | GPTY YieldMax(R) AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy | Technology sector (XLK) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.7% | 35.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.11% | 1.06% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.6% | 34.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.8% | −8.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.1% | +32.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +47.8% | +38.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −26.8 pts | −5.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 94% |
| Age | 865 days | 603 days |
| Net assets | $1.1bn | $126m |
EIPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EIPI paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.1%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 26.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly.
GPTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPTY paid 34.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +32.4%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.3%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 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, EIPI or GPTY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EIPI paid 7.6% of its starting price in cash and GPTY paid 34.0%, so GPTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, EIPI or GPTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, EIPI returned +21.1% and GPTY returned +32.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so GPTY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, EIPI or GPTY?
- EIPI charges 1.11% a year and GPTY charges 1.06%, so GPTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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