Data as of .
GDXY vs MINY: which paid, and which earned it?
GDXY and MINY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GDXY and MINY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GDXY | Only in MINY |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 26.25% | VanEck Rare Earth and Strategi 6.91% |
| TREASURY BILL 23.92% | Nucor Corp 6.53% |
| TREASURY BILL 21.01% | Steel Dynamics Inc 6.05% |
| TREASURY BILL 16.74% | MP Materials Corp 5.63% |
| TREASURY BILL 12.07% | Albemarle Corp 5.44% |
| Cameco Corp 5.36% | |
| Uranium Energy Corp 4.99% | |
| Constellation Energy Corp 4.98% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDXY | MINY | GDXY | MINY | GDXY | MINY | |
| 3 months | +13.5% | −3.4% | 13.8% | 7.0% | −2.2 pts | +3.7 pts |
| 6 months | +13.0% | +5.6% | 25.4% | 15.3% | −6.2 pts | −1.4 pts |
| 1 year | +18.4% | not published | 50.1% | not published | −21.4 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +68.9% | −13.2% | 86.5% | 13.7% | −94.5 pts | −4.3 pts |
| GDXY YieldMax(R) Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on GDX, paying weekly | MINY YieldMax(R) Strategic Metals & Mining Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on XME, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | YieldMax |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Gold miners (GDX) | Metals and mining (XME), used as the proxy |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 50.0% | 31.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 50.1% | 13.7% (since launch on Feb 27, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −33.1% | −26.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.4% | −13.2% (since launch on Feb 27, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +39.8% | −8.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −21.4 pts | −4.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 95% | 0% |
| Age | 850 days | 203 days |
| Net assets | $329m | $10m |
GDXY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GDXY paid 50.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 33.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.4%. Gold miners (GDX) returned +39.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 21.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.0%, 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).
MINY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 27, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, MINY paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 26.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −13.2%. Metals and mining (XME), used as the proxy returned −8.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% 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 is cheaper, GDXY or MINY?
- GDXY charges 1.00% a year and MINY charges 1.01%, so GDXY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, GDXY against MINY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/gdxy-vs-miny Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.