Data as of .
MINY vs NUGY: which paid, and which earned it?
MINY and NUGY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MINY and NUGY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MINY | Only in NUGY |
|---|---|
| VanEck Rare Earth and Strategi 6.91% | Treasury Bill 95.75% |
| Nucor Corp 6.53% | Treasury Bill 4.25% |
| Steel Dynamics Inc 6.05% | |
| MP Materials Corp 5.63% | |
| Albemarle Corp 5.44% | |
| Cameco Corp 5.36% | |
| Uranium Energy Corp 4.99% | |
| Constellation Energy Corp 4.98% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINY | NUGY | MINY | NUGY | MINY | NUGY | |
| 3 months | −3.4% | −2.3% | 7.0% | 14.3% | +3.7 pts | −18.0 pts |
| 6 months | +5.6% | −0.5% | 15.3% | 31.6% | −1.4 pts | −19.7 pts |
| Since launch | −13.2% | −3.1% | 13.7% | 52.9% | −4.3 pts | −30.3 pts |
| MINY YieldMax(R) Strategic Metals & Mining Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on XME, paying weekly | NUGY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Gold Miners ETF Synthetic covered call on GDX, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Metals and mining (XME), used as the proxy | Gold miners (GDX) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 31.0% | 58.4% |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.7% (since launch on Feb 27, 2026) | 52.9% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −26.5% | −52.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | −13.2% (since launch on Feb 27, 2026) | −3.1% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −8.8% | +27.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.3 pts | −30.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | 96% |
| Age | 203 days | 304 days |
| Net assets | $10m | $6m |
MINY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 27, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, MINY paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 26.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −13.2%. Metals and mining (XME), used as the proxy returned −8.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
NUGY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Nov 18, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, NUGY paid 52.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 52.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.1%. Gold miners (GDX) returned +27.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 30.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 58.4%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, MINY or NUGY?
- MINY charges 1.01% a year and NUGY charges 1.07%, so MINY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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