Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
NVDY vs NVIB: Dividend Yield & Total Return
NVDY and NVIB both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.3bn for YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF and $2.2m for Direxion NVDA Defined Income Boost ETF.
3.9 pts ahead of NVDA
NVDY over 1 year: paid 37.1%, price −33.2%, total +4.9%, NVDA +1.0%, +3.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NVDA
+1.0%
NVDY
+4.9%
37.1% of it arrived as cash
3.9 pts ahead of NVDA
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.9 pts ahead of NVDA
NVDY over 1 year: paid 37.1%, price −33.2%, total +4.9%, NVDA +1.0%, +3.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NVDA
+1.0%
NVDY
+4.9%
37.1% as cash
3.9 pts ahead of NVDA
37.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. NVDY over 1 year: paid 37.1%, price −33.2%, total +4.9%, NVDA +1.0%, +3.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.About even with NVDA
NVIB since launch: paid 5.7%, price +0.2%, total +5.5%, NVDA +5.4%, +0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NVDA
+5.4%
NVIB
+5.5%
5.7% of it arrived as cash
about even with NVDA
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with NVDA
NVIB since launch: paid 5.7%, price +0.2%, total +5.5%, NVDA +5.4%, +0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NVDA
+5.4%
NVIB
+5.5%
5.7% as cash
about even with NVDA
5.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. NVIB since launch: paid 5.7%, price +0.2%, total +5.5%, NVDA +5.4%, +0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
NVIB costs 0.12 points a year less; NVDY is far larger, $1.3bn against $2.2m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | NVDY | NVIB |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +4.9% | not published |
| Price change | fell 33.2% (1 year) | rose 0.2% (since Jul 29, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 52% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | NVIDIA (NVDA) | NVIDIA (NVDA) |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.97% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $1.3bn | $2.2m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, NVDY and NVIB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | NVDY | NVIB | NVDY | NVIB | NVDY | NVIB |
| 3 months | −6.1% | −8.2% | 9.0% | 5.0% | +2.5 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 6 months | −2.3% | – | 19.3% | – | +1.2 pts | – |
| 1 year | +4.9% | – | 37.1% | – | +3.9 pts | – |
| 3 years | +228.4% | – | 174.4% | – | −117.6 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: NVDY May 2023 · NVIB Jul 2026 | +323.5% | +5.5% | 208.5% | 5.7% | −279.0 pts | 0.0 pts |
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NVDY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NVDY paid 37.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 33.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.9%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +1.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 32.6%, paid weekly.
NVIB
Over the period from its first trade on Jul 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, NVIB paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.5%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +5.4% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.9%, paid monthly. Direxion estimates that 52% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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