Which paid more, GPTY or XLYI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPTY paid 33.1% of its starting price in cash and XLYI paid 13.4%, 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 XLYI?

With every distribution reinvested, GPTY returned +10.0% and XLYI +1.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, GPTY or XLYI?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

GPTY vs XLYI: 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 XLYI’s 13.4%, 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 $46m for State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

33.1%

GPTY cash paid, 1 year

13.4%

XLYI cash paid, 1 year

+10.0%

GPTY total return, 1 year

+1.5%

XLYI 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%

33.1% as cash

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.

XLYI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.1 pts behind XLY

XLYI

+1.5%

XLY

+3.6%

2.1 pts behind XLY

XLYI over 1 year: paid 13.4%, price −12.2%, total +1.5%, XLY +3.6%, −2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLY

+3.6%

XLYI

+1.5%

2.1 pts behind XLY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.1 pts behind XLY

XLYI over 1 year: paid 13.4%, price −12.2%, total +1.5%, XLY +3.6%, −2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLY

+3.6%

XLYI

+1.5%

2.1 pts behind XLY

13.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLYI over 1 year: paid 13.4%, price −12.2%, total +1.5%, XLY +3.6%, −2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLYI costs 0.71 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.5 points; GPTY is 2.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GPTY vs XLYI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	GPTY	XLYI
Paid and earned
Measure	GPTY	XLYI
Total return, 1 year	+10.0%	+1.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 23.9%	fell 12.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	49% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	GPTY	XLYI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Consumer discretionary, measured through XLY
Cost and size
Measure	GPTY	XLYI
Expense ratio	1.06%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$125m	$46m
Holdings
Measure	GPTY	XLYI
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 Score26GPTY21.3XLYI

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

XLYI 21.3

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 XLYI 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% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GPTY XLYI

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 XLYI

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI 103.77%

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI NOV26 121 CALL -0.01%

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI NOV26 118.5 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI NOV26 119.5 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI NOV26 119 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI NOV26 116 CALL -0.04%

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI NOV26 117 CALL -0.06%

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI NOV26 114 CALL -3.67%

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Side by side

GPTY YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly XLYI State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLY, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax State Street

Strategy synthetic covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Consumer discretionary (XLY)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 35.2% 17.6%

Expense ratio 1.06% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 33.1% 13.4%

Price change, 1 year −23.9% −12.2%

Total return, 1 year +10.0% +1.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +3.6%

Ahead or behind −4.8 pts −2.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 49% 100%

Age 1.8 years 1.3 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $125m $46m

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 XLYI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	GPTY	XLYI	GPTY	XLYI	GPTY	XLYI
3 months	−7.1%	−0.2%	8.7%	3.3%	−7.0 pts	−3.5 pts
6 months	−4.6%	+1.2%	17.6%	6.6%	−9.6 pts	−1.3 pts
1 year	+10.0%	+1.5%	33.1%	13.4%	−4.8 pts	−2.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: GPTY Jan 2025 · XLYI Jul 2025	+35.3%	+7.9%	54.9%	17.7%	+7.1 pts	−2.8 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.

XLYI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLYI paid 13.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.5%. Consumer discretionary (XLY) returned +3.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.6%, 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 XLYI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPTY paid 33.1% of its starting price in cash and XLYI paid 13.4%, 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 XLYI?: With every distribution reinvested, GPTY returned +10.0% and XLYI +1.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GPTY or XLYI?: GPTY charges 1.06% a year and XLYI charges 0.35%, so XLYI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Consumer discretionary (XLY) →GPTY on its own →XLYI on its own →GPTY dividend history →GPTY holdings →XLYI dividend history →XLYI 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 ↗

XLYI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLYI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XLYI 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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