Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
MPIM vs PLA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
MPIM costs 0.48 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | MPIM | PLA |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 12.8% (since Aug 12, 2026) | fell 0.1% (since May 19, 2026) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Palantir (PLTR) |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.70% | 1.18% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $6.9m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Not measured
MPIM since launch: paid 3.0%, price −12.8%, total −10.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
MPIM
−10.0%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
MPIM since launch: paid 3.0%, price −12.8%, total −10.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
MPIM
−10.0%
3.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MPIM since launch: paid 3.0%, price −12.8%, total −10.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.18.2 pts behind PLTR
PLA since launch: paid 8.6%, price −0.1%, total +8.7%, PLTR +26.9%, −18.2 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
PLTR
+26.9%
PLA
+8.7%
8.6% as cash
18.2 pts behind PLTR
Total return, distributions reinvested
18.2 pts behind PLTR
PLA since launch: paid 8.6%, price −0.1%, total +8.7%, PLTR +26.9%, −18.2 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
PLTR
+26.9%
PLA
+8.7%
18.2 pts behind PLTR
8.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. PLA since launch: paid 8.6%, price −0.1%, total +8.7%, PLTR +26.9%, −18.2 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 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 | MPIM | PLA | MPIM | PLA | MPIM | PLA |
| 3 months | −10.6% | −0.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | not measured | +4.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: MPIM Aug 2026 · PLA May 2026 | −10.0% | +8.7% | 3.0% | 8.6% | not measured | −18.2 pts |
MPIM
Over the period from its first trade on Aug 12, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, MPIM paid 3.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −10.0%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.0%, paid periodically.
PLA
Over the period from its first trade on May 19, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, PLA paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. Palantir (PLTR) returned +26.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 18.2 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.1%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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How this is computed
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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MPIM and PLA
Total return, distributions reinvested, 3 months.
MPIM −10.6%, PLA −0.1%: PLA +10.5 pts ahead, 3 months, Aug 13, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.