Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MINY vs NUGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MINY and NUGY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $5.5m for YieldMax Strategic Metals & Mining Portfolio Option Income ETF and $5.1m for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Gold Miners ETF.
35.2 pts behind SPY
MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
MINY
−22.5%
35.2 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
35.2 pts behind SPY
MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
MINY
−22.5%
35.2 pts behind SPY
16.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Not measured
NUGY since launch: paid 56.0%, price −55.9%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NUGY
−3.8%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
NUGY since launch: paid 56.0%, price −55.9%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NUGY
−3.8%
56.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. NUGY since launch: paid 56.0%, price −55.9%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
MINY costs 0.17 points a year less; MINY is 1.1 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | MINY | NUGY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 37.1% (since Feb 27, 2026) | fell 55.9% (since Nov 18, 2025) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | 96% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 1.18% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $5.5m | $5.1m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Risk and return
Mar 6, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 34 weekly returnsFrom Mar 2026 to Oct 2026, NUGY returned slightly more: −15.7% to −17.2%. NUGY fell less at its worst: −15.8% to −21.2%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | MINY | NUGY | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | −17.2% | −15.7% | NUGY (slight) | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | −32.4% | −47.6% | MINY | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −21.2% | −15.8% | NUGY | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 34 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, MINY and NUGY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 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 | MINY | NUGY | MINY | NUGY | MINY | NUGY |
| 3 months | −9.7% | −1.4% | 7.4% | 14.0% | −9.6 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | −20.3% | −5.0% | 12.6% | 26.6% | −25.4 pts | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: MINY Feb 2026 · NUGY Nov 2025 | −22.5% | −3.8% | 16.5% | 56.0% | −35.2 pts | not measured |
No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for MINY or NUGY; the two funds' holdings are dated 127 days apart.
MINY
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 27, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, MINY paid 16.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −22.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 35.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% 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.
NUGY
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 18, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, NUGY paid 56.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
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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