Which paid more, GPTY or SOXY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPTY paid 33.1% of its starting price in cash and SOXY paid 17.1%, 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, GPTY or SOXY?

With every distribution reinvested, GPTY returned +10.0% and SOXY +43.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, GPTY or SOXY?

GPTY and SOXY both charge 1.06% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GPTY vs SOXY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPTY paid 33.1% of its price in cash against SOXY’s 17.1%, though SOXY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $125m for YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF and $61m for YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF.

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At a glance

33.1%

GPTY cash paid, 1 year

17.1%

SOXY cash paid, 1 year

+10.0%

GPTY total return, 1 year

+43.5%

SOXY total return, 1 year

GPTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.8 pts behind SPY

GPTY

+10.0%

SPY

+14.8%

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.

SOXY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 28.7 pts ahead of SPY

SOXY

+43.5%

SPY

+14.8%

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SOXY

+43.5%

17.1% of it arrived as cash

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SOXY

+43.5%

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

17.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 1.06% a year; their one-year returns differ by 33.5 points; GPTY is 2.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GPTY vs SOXY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	GPTY	SOXY
Paid and earned
Measure	GPTY	SOXY
Total return, 1 year	+10.0%	+43.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 23.9%	rose 26.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	49% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	GPTY	SOXY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	GPTY	SOXY
Expense ratio	1.06%	1.06%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$125m	$61m
Holdings
Measure	GPTY	SOXY
Holdings in common	29%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SOXY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score26GPTY93.7SOXY

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

GPTY 26

SOXY 93.7

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

29%

By the books each fund has filed, GPTY and SOXY hold 29% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

50%

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29% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GPTY SOXY

NVIDIA Corp 7.06% 6.90%

Broadcom Inc 5.33% 4.68%

Micron Technology Inc 4.36% 4.68%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.78% 6.15%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 5.79% 3.72%

Intel Corp 1.71% 2.44%

KLA CORP 1.68% 3.41%

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 1.29% 4.40%

Astera Labs Inc 1.27% 3.48%

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Only in GPTY

Microsoft Corp 7.99%

Apple Inc 7.87%

Amazon.com Inc 6.85%

Alphabet Inc 6.50%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 5.57%

Meta Platforms Inc 5.40%

Palantir Technologies Inc 2.93%

Cisco Systems Inc 2.49%

Only in SOXY

ASML Holding NV 4.95%

Texas Instruments Inc 4.42%

Analog Devices Inc 4.03%

SK hynix Inc 3.94%

Lam Research Corp 3.80%

United Microelectronics Corp 3.76%

ARM Holdings PLC 3.55%

Applied Materials Inc 3.55%

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Side by side

GPTY YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly SOXY YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax YieldMax

Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 35.2% 12.3%

Expense ratio 1.06% 1.06%

Cash paid, 1 year 33.1% 17.1%

Price change, 1 year −23.9% +26.0%

Total return, 1 year +10.0% +43.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −4.8 pts +28.7 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 49% not published

Age 1.8 years 1.9 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $125m $61m

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

Window by window: GPTY vs SOXY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	GPTY	SOXY	GPTY	SOXY	GPTY	SOXY
3 months	−7.1%	−14.3%	8.7%	2.9%	−7.0 pts	−14.1 pts
6 months	−4.6%	−9.9%	17.6%	6.3%	−9.6 pts	−14.9 pts
1 year	+10.0%	+43.5%	33.1%	17.1%	−4.8 pts	+28.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: GPTY Jan 2025 · SOXY Dec 2024	+35.3%	+90.3%	54.9%	30.4%	+7.1 pts	+60.4 pts

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About each fund

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.

SOXY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOXY paid 17.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 26.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +43.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 28.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, GPTY or SOXY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPTY paid 33.1% of its starting price in cash and SOXY paid 17.1%, 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, GPTY or SOXY?: With every distribution reinvested, GPTY returned +10.0% and SOXY +43.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GPTY or SOXY?: GPTY and SOXY both charge 1.06% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GPTY and SOXY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GPTY and SOXY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

GPTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for GPTY ↗

SOXY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for SOXY ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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