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MINY vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $5.5m for YieldMax Strategic Metals & Mining Portfolio Option Income ETF and $838,838 for FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
16.5%
MINY cash paid, since launch, Feb 27, 2026
2.3%
SLVY cash paid, since launch, Jul 9, 2026
−22.5%
MINY total return, since launch, Feb 27, 2026
−12.2%
SLVY total return, since launch, Jul 9, 2026
MINY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 35.2 pts behind SPY
MINY
−22.5%
SPY
+12.7%

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.
SLVY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts ahead of SLV
SLVY
−12.2%
SLV
−12.9%

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SLV

−12.9%

SLVY

−12.2%

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SLV

−12.9%

SLVY

−12.2%

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

2.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SLVY costs 0.16 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MINY vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureMINYSLVY
Paid and earned
Price changefell 37.1% (since Feb 27, 2026)fell 14.3% (since Jul 9, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYSilver, measured through SLV
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.01%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$5.5m$838,838
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Jul 17, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 15 weekly returns
MINY SLVY
Return
Total return edge MINY −2.5% −11.5%
Price return edge MINY −10.7% −13.0%
Risk
Max drawdown edge MINY −17.7% −27.2%
Reading

From Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, MINY returned more: −2.5% to −11.5%. MINY fell less at its worst: −17.7% to −27.2%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: MINY vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureMINYSLVYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−2.5%−11.5%MINYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−10.7%−13.0%MINYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−17.7%−27.2%MINYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 15 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, MINY and SLVY 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 MINY SLVY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in MINY
Nucor Corp 6.96%
Steel Dynamics Inc 6.64%
Newmont Corp 4.97%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc 4.95%
VanEck Gold Miners ETF 4.70%
Southern Copper Corp 4.52%
Royal Gold Inc 4.47%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 4.39%
Only in SLVY
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,988.40 344.19%
2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust C 52.83 0.52%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,241.30 0.00%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,988.40 0.00%
2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust C 44.60 -0.66%
2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust P 52.83 -17.97%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,241.30 -228.90%
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Side by side

MINY YieldMax Strategic Metals & Mining Portfolio Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly SLVY FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF · Sells put spreads on the S&P 500, holding SLV synthetically, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Silver (SLV)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 30.0% 7.1%
Expense ratio 1.01% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 16.5% (since launch, Feb 27, 2026) 2.3% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −37.1% (since launch, Feb 27, 2026) −14.3% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −22.5% (since launch, Feb 27, 2026) −12.2% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.7% (since launch, Feb 27, 2026) −12.9% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Ahead or behind −35.2 pts (since launch, Feb 27, 2026) +0.7 pts (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 250 days 118 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $5.5m $838,838

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: MINY vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowMINYSLVYMINYSLVYMINYSLVY
3 months−9.7%−15.3%7.4%1.7%−9.6 pts+0.6 pts
6 months−20.3%–12.6%–−25.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: MINY Feb 2026 · SLVY Jul 2026−22.5%−12.2%16.5%2.3%−35.2 pts+0.7 pts

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Client brief

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About each fund
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.

SLVY

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 9, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, SLVY paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.2%. Silver (SLV) returned −12.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, MINY or SLVY?
MINY charges 1.01% a year and SLVY charges 0.85%, so SLVY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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