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NLSI vs ULTY: which paid, and which earned it?

NLSI and ULTY both write options for income.

NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF and YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF.

4.0%NLSI cash paid, 1 year
44.9%ULTY cash paid, 1 year
+19.3%NLSI total return, 1 year
−7.8%ULTY total return, 1 year
NLSI7.3 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+12.0%NLSI+19.3%4.0% cash7.3 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+12.0%NLSI+19.3%7.3 pts ahead of SPY
ULTY24.3 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%ULTY−7.8%24.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%ULTY−7.8%24.3 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NLSI and ULTY hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions NLSI and ULTY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingNLSIULTY
Marathon Petroleum Corp3.13%2.38%
NVIDIA Corp3.17%2.36%
Only in each
Only in NLSIOnly in ULTY
Micron Technology Inc 14.23%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.23%
F5 Inc 3.90%MercadoLibre Inc 4.99%
Progressive Corp/The 3.80%Lumentum Holdings Inc 4.75%
Adobe Inc 3.37%Strategy Inc 4.66%
Jack Henry & Associates Inc 3.32%Comfort Systems USA Inc 4.61%
Universal Health Services Inc 3.23%Alphabet Inc 4.39%
Insulet Corp 3.19%Lam Research Corp 4.34%
Veeva Systems Inc 3.19%Coherent Corp 4.30%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

NLSI and ULTY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
NLSIULTYNLSIULTYNLSIULTY
3 months+15.6%−1.1%1.4%13.7%+13.3 pts−3.3 pts
6 months+24.6%+14.0%2.8%30.1%+6.6 pts−4.0 pts
1 yearnot published−7.8%not published44.9%not published−24.3 pts
Since launch+19.3%+10.7%4.0%86.9%+7.3 pts−44.1 pts
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NLSI and ULTY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NLSI
NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
ULTY
YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF
Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerNEOSYieldMax
Strategyoption incomesynthetic covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized5.1%59.8%
Expense ratio2.89%1.30%
Cash paid, 1 year4.0% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025)44.9%
Price change, 1 year+14.6%−54.1%
Total return, 1 year+19.3% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025)−7.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+12.0%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+7.3 pts−24.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%100%
Age282 days932 days
Net assets$5m$721m

NLSI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 10, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, NLSI paid 4.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 31, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

ULTY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ULTY paid 44.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 24.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 59.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% 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).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, NLSI or ULTY?
NLSI charges 2.89% a year and ULTY charges 1.30%, so ULTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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NLSI against ULTY, 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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