Data as of .
MLPD vs YRAM: which paid, and which earned it?
MLPD and YRAM both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MLPD and YRAM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MLPD | Only in YRAM |
|---|---|
| GLOBAL X MLP & ENERGY INFRAS 102.10% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 43.96% |
| CASH 1.05% | Micron Technology Inc 17.72% |
| OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES -1.02% | Sandisk Corp 7.60% |
| 2MLPX US 10/16/2026 C74 -2.13% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 6.80% |
| Western Digital Corp 6.44% | |
| DRAM 10/16/2026 55.01 C 5.07% | |
| Silicon Motion Technology Corp 3.55% | |
| SKHY 10/16/2026 155.01 C 3.38% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLPD | YRAM | MLPD | YRAM | MLPD | YRAM | |
| 3 months | +4.2% | not published | 3.0% | not published | −16.2 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +4.1% | not published | 5.7% | not published | −5.8 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +12.0% | not published | 13.3% | not published | −35.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +33.5% | +6.1% | 28.2% | 1.6% | −14.7 pts | +3.0 pts |
| MLPD Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF Covered call on XLE, paying monthly | YRAM YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy | Semiconductors (SMH), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.0% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.3% | 1.6% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.1% | +4.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.0% | +6.1% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +47.8% | +3.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −35.8 pts | +3.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | 97% |
| Age | 863 days | 24 days |
| Net assets | $27m | $5m |
MLPD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MLPD paid 13.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 35.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
YRAM in plain words
Over the period since launch on Aug 25, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YRAM paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. Semiconductors (SMH), used as the proxy returned +3.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 97% 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).
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Where these figures came from
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