Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GPTY vs NUKX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
GPTY and NUKX both write options for income.
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Net assets: $125m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF, and $7.8m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF.
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% 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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.Not measured
NUKX since launch: paid 7.3%, price −43.5%, total −38.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NUKX
−38.3%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
NUKX since launch: paid 7.3%, price −43.5%, total −38.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NUKX
−38.3%
7.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. NUKX since launch: paid 7.3%, price −43.5%, total −38.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
GPTY costs 0.01 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GPTY | NUKX |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +10.0% | not published |
| Price change | fell 23.9% (1 year) | fell 46.6% (6 months) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 49% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | its own holdings |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 4.8 pts | behind by 4.4 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.06% | 1.07% |
| Net assets, GPTY as of Nov 3, 2026 and NUKX as of Jul 31, 2026 | $125m | $7.8m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GPTY and NUKX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 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 | GPTY | NUKX | GPTY | NUKX | GPTY | NUKX |
| 3 months | −7.1% | −23.6% | 8.7% | 2.8% | −7.0 pts | −1.7 pts |
| 6 months | −4.6% | −43.2% | 17.6% | 4.4% | −9.6 pts | −4.4 pts |
| 1 year | +10.0% | – | 33.1% | – | −4.8 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: GPTY Jan 2025 · NUKX Mar 2026 | +35.3% | −38.3% | 54.9% | 7.3% | +7.1 pts | not measured |
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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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
NUKX's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned −38.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.4 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, NUKX paid 4.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 46.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −43.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.1%, paid weekly. Nicholas estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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