Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GPTY vs USOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, USOY paid 51.6% of its price in cash against GPTY’s 33.1%, and 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 $79m for Defiance Oil Enhanced Options 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%
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, 2026.46.2 pts behind USO
USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
USO
+102.2%
USOY
+56.0%
51.6% of it arrived as cash
46.2 pts behind USO
Total return, distributions reinvested
46.2 pts behind USO
USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
USO
+102.2%
USOY
+56.0%
46.2 pts behind USO
51.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
GPTY costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 46.0 points; GPTY is 1.6 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GPTY | USOY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +10.0% | +56.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 23.9% | fell 4.8% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 49% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | 96% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | United States Oil Fund, LP, measured through USO |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.06% | 1.12% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $125m | $79m |
| 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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GPTY and USOY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 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 | USOY | GPTY | USOY | GPTY | USOY |
| 3 months | −7.1% | +14.8% | 8.7% | 12.6% | −7.0 pts | −11.8 pts |
| 6 months | −4.6% | +1.8% | 17.6% | 20.9% | −9.6 pts | −6.8 pts |
| 1 year | +10.0% | +56.0% | 33.1% | 51.6% | −4.8 pts | −46.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: GPTY Jan 2025 · USOY May 2024 | +35.3% | +55.7% | 54.9% | 83.8% | +7.1 pts | −37.4 pts |
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.
USOY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, USOY paid 51.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +56.0%. United States Oil Fund, LP (USO) returned +102.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 46.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.6%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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