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NDIV vs YRAM: which paid, and which earned it?

NDIV and YRAM both write options for income.

Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Covered Call ETF and YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF.

9.8%NDIV cash paid, 1 year
1.6%YRAM cash paid, 1 year
+31.4%NDIV total return, 1 year
+6.1%YRAM total return, 1 year
NDIV16.4 pts behind XLE · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLE+47.8%NDIV+31.4%9.8% as cash16.4 pts behind XLETotal return, distributions reinvestedXLE+47.8%NDIV+31.4%16.4 pts behind XLE
YRAM3 pts ahead of SMH · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SMH+3.1%YRAM+6.1%3 pts ahead of SMHTotal return, distributions reinvestedSMH+3.1%YRAM+6.1%3 pts ahead of SMH

Performance, window by window

NDIV and YRAM over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
NDIVYRAMNDIVYRAMNDIVYRAM
3 months+10.3%not published3.0%not published−10.2 ptsnot published
6 months+5.6%not published5.5%not published−4.3 ptsnot published
1 year+31.4%not published9.8%not published−16.4 ptsnot published
3 years+57.5%not published22.6%not published+3.6 ptsnot published
Since launch+78.3%+6.1%30.8%1.6%+1.2 pts+3.0 pts
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NDIV and YRAM on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NDIV
Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Covered Call ETF
Covered call on XLE, paying monthly
YRAM
YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF
Synthetic covered call on SMH
IssuerAmplifyYieldMax
Strategycovered callsynthetic covered call
BenchmarkEnergy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxySemiconductors (SMH), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized12.1%8.8%
Expense ratio0.59%not published
Cash paid, 1 year9.8%1.6% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+20.4%+4.5%
Total return, 1 year+31.4%+6.1% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+47.8%+3.1%
Ahead or behind−16.4 pts+3.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published97%
Age1486 days24 days
Net assets$32m$5m

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.

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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NDIV against YRAM, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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