Data as of .
NDIV vs USOY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year USOY paid 47.6% of its price in cash against NDIV’s 9.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: USOY scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NDIV and USOY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in NDIV | Only in USOY |
|---|---|
| Crescent Energy Co 6.55% | TREASURY BILL 41.16% |
| Northern Oil & Gas Inc 6.04% | TREASURY BILL 25.51% |
| Anglogold Ashanti Plc 5.59% | TREASURY BILL 23.15% |
| Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras 5.38% | TREASURY BILL 8.37% |
| Sunococorp LLC 5.23% | TREASURY BILL 1.80% |
| TotalEnergies SE 5.15% | |
| CVR Partners LP 5.13% | |
| BP PLC 5.08% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDIV | USOY | NDIV | USOY | NDIV | USOY | |
| 3 months | +10.3% | +22.6% | 3.0% | 11.6% | −10.2 pts | +2.1 pts |
| 6 months | +5.6% | +10.5% | 5.5% | 21.4% | −4.3 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 1 year | +31.4% | +59.4% | 9.8% | 47.6% | −16.4 pts | +11.6 pts |
| 3 years | +57.5% | not published | 22.6% | not published | +3.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +78.3% | +67.0% | 30.8% | 81.9% | +1.2 pts | +19.9 pts |
| NDIV Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Covered Call ETF Covered call on XLE, paying monthly | USOY Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF Option income on XLE, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | Defiance |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy | Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 46.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.59% | 1.12% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.8% | 47.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +20.4% | −4.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.4% | +59.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +47.8% | +47.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −16.4 pts | +11.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 95% |
| Age | 1486 days | 861 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $75m |
NDIV in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NDIV paid 9.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 20.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +31.4%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.1%, paid monthly.
USOY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, USOY paid 47.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +59.4%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 11.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 46.8%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, NDIV or USOY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NDIV paid 9.8% of its starting price in cash and USOY paid 47.6%, so USOY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, NDIV or USOY?
- With every distribution reinvested, NDIV returned +31.4% and USOY returned +59.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so USOY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, NDIV or USOY?
- NDIV charges 0.59% a year and USOY charges 1.12%, so NDIV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, NDIV against USOY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ndiv-vs-usoy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.