Which paid more, GPTY or XLCI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPTY paid 33.1% of its starting price in cash and XLCI paid 11.1%, 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 XLCI?

With every distribution reinvested, GPTY returned +10.0% and XLCI +0.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, GPTY or XLCI?

GPTY charges 1.06% a year and XLCI charges 0.35%, so XLCI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

GPTY vs XLCI: 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 XLCI’s 11.1%, 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 $3.4m for State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

33.1%

GPTY cash paid, 1 year

11.1%

XLCI cash paid, 1 year

+10.0%

GPTY total return, 1 year

+0.7%

XLCI 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% of it arrived 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.

XLCI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.5 pts ahead of XLC

XLCI

+0.7%

XLC

−5.8%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLC

−5.8%

XLCI

+0.7%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLC

−5.8%

XLCI

+0.7%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

11.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLCI costs 0.71 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.3 points; GPTY is far larger, $125m against $3.4m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GPTY vs XLCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	GPTY	XLCI
Paid and earned
Measure	GPTY	XLCI
Total return, 1 year	+10.0%	+0.7%
Price change, 1 year	fell 23.9%	fell 10.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	49% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	GPTY	XLCI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Communication services, measured through XLC
Cost and size
Measure	GPTY	XLCI
Expense ratio	1.06%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$125m	$3.4m
Holdings
Measure	GPTY	XLCI
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score26GPTY20.1XLCI

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

XLCI 20.1

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GPTY and XLCI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GPTY XLCI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GPTY

Microsoft Corp 7.99%

Apple Inc 7.87%

NVIDIA Corp 7.06%

Amazon.com Inc 6.85%

Alphabet Inc 6.50%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 5.79%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 5.57%

Meta Platforms Inc 5.40%

Only in XLCI

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER 100.11%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 116 CALL -0.00%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 111 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 114 CALL -0.04%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 103 CALL -0.09%

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Side by side

GPTY YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly XLCI State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLC, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax State Street

Strategy synthetic covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Communication services (XLC)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 35.2% 13.7%

Expense ratio 1.06% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 33.1% 11.1%

Price change, 1 year −23.9% −10.0%

Total return, 1 year +10.0% +0.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −5.8%

Ahead or behind −4.8 pts +6.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 49% 100%

Age 1.8 years 1.3 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $125m $3.4m

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 XLCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	GPTY	XLCI	GPTY	XLCI	GPTY	XLCI
3 months	−7.1%	−2.9%	8.7%	2.7%	−7.0 pts	+2.1 pts
6 months	−4.6%	−6.0%	17.6%	5.4%	−9.6 pts	+4.0 pts
1 year	+10.0%	+0.7%	33.1%	11.1%	−4.8 pts	+6.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: GPTY Jan 2025 · XLCI Jul 2025	+35.3%	+3.2%	54.9%	14.3%	+7.1 pts	+3.0 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.

XLCI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLCI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.7%. Communication services (XLC) returned −5.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 6.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.7%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, GPTY or XLCI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPTY paid 33.1% of its starting price in cash and XLCI paid 11.1%, 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 XLCI?: With every distribution reinvested, GPTY returned +10.0% and XLCI +0.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GPTY or XLCI?: GPTY charges 1.06% a year and XLCI charges 0.35%, so XLCI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Communication services (XLC) →GPTY on its own →XLCI on its own →GPTY dividend history →GPTY holdings →XLCI dividend history →XLCI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

GPTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GPTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

GPTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for GPTY ↗

XLCI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLCI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XLCI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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