Data as of .
NUKX vs SOXY: which paid, and which earned it?
NUKX and SOXY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NUKX and SOXY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in NUKX | Only in SOXY |
|---|---|
| Global X Uranium ETF 20.16% | NVIDIA Corp 6.50% |
| NextEra Energy Inc 7.66% | Marvell Technology Inc 5.71% |
| Dominion Energy Inc 7.42% | Intel Corp 5.71% |
| Centrus Energy Corp 7.37% | Broadcom Inc 5.67% |
| Lightbridge Corp 7.26% | ARM Holdings PLC 5.07% |
| Duke Energy Corp 7.14% | ASML Holding NV 4.52% |
| Constellation Energy Corp 6.92% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.22% |
| Uranium Energy Corp 6.88% | Micron Technology Inc 4.21% |
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 Apr 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUKX | SOXY | NUKX | SOXY | NUKX | SOXY | |
| 3 months | −19.7% | −16.9% | 2.6% | 2.5% | −6.8 pts | −3.7 pts |
| 6 months | −15.3% | +52.4% | 6.4% | 8.4% | −5.0 pts | +3.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +84.9% | not published | 16.4% | not published | +3.5 pts |
| Since launch | −25.6% | +123.2% | 6.3% | 26.9% | −5.7 pts | −9.2 pts |
| NUKX Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF Option income on URA, paying weekly | SOXY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Semiconductor Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nicholas | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Uranium and nuclear (URA), used as the proxy | Semiconductors (SMH) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 13.1% | 11.7% |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 1.06% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.3% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026) | 16.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −30.8% | +64.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | −25.6% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026) | +84.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −19.9% | +81.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.7 pts | +3.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 95% |
| Age | 199 days | 654 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $66m |
NUKX in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, NUKX paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −25.6%. Uranium and nuclear (URA), used as the proxy returned −19.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.1%, paid weekly.
SOXY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SOXY paid 16.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 64.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +84.9%. Semiconductors (SMH) returned +81.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.7%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 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, NUKX or SOXY?
- NUKX charges 1.07% a year and SOXY charges 1.06%, so SOXY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, NUKX against SOXY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/nukx-vs-soxy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.