Data as of .
NUKX vs YRAM: which paid, and which earned it?
NUKX and YRAM both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUKX | YRAM | NUKX | YRAM | NUKX | YRAM | |
| 3 months | −19.7% | not published | 2.6% | not published | −6.8 pts | not published |
| 6 months | −15.3% | not published | 6.4% | not published | −5.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | −25.6% | +6.1% | 6.3% | 1.6% | −5.7 pts | +3.0 pts |
| NUKX Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF Option income on URA, paying weekly | YRAM YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nicholas | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Uranium and nuclear (URA), used as the proxy | Semiconductors (SMH), used as the proxy |
| Pays | weekly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 13.1% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.3% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026) | 1.6% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −30.8% | +4.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | −25.6% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026) | +6.1% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −19.9% | +3.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.7 pts | +3.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 97% |
| Age | 199 days | 24 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $5m |
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.
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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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, NUKX against YRAM, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/nukx-vs-yram Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.