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NVDY vs NVII: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NVII paid 38.4% of its price in cash against NVDY’s 37.1%, though NVDY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.3bn for YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF and $106m for REX NVDA Growth & Income ETF.

At a glance
37.1%
NVDY cash paid, 1 year
38.4%
NVII cash paid, 1 year
+4.9%
NVDY total return, 1 year
+3.4%
NVII total return, 1 year
NVDY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.9 pts ahead of NVDA
NVDY
+4.9%
NVDA
+1.0%

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.
NVII · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.4 pts ahead of NVDA
NVII
+3.4%
NVDA
+1.0%

2.4 pts ahead of NVDA

NVII over 1 year: paid 38.4%, price −36.0%, total +3.4%, NVDA +1.0%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NVDA

+1.0%

NVII

+3.4%

38.4% of it arrived as cash

2.4 pts ahead of NVDA

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.4 pts ahead of NVDA

NVII over 1 year: paid 38.4%, price −36.0%, total +3.4%, NVDA +1.0%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NVDA

+1.0%

NVII

+3.4%

38.4% as cash

2.4 pts ahead of NVDA

38.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. NVII over 1 year: paid 38.4%, price −36.0%, total +3.4%, NVDA +1.0%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

NVDY costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points; NVDY is 12.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

NVDY vs NVII: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureNVDYNVII
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+4.9%+3.4%
Price change, 1 yearfell 33.2%fell 36.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate91% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNVIDIA (NVDA)NVIDIA (NVDA)
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.09%1.49%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$1.3bn$106m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · NVDY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score69.5NVDY66.9NVII

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 77 income ETFs writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.6, the lowest in this set 99.4, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

Jun 6, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 73 weekly returns · each against NVDA
NVDY NVII
Return
Total return edge NVII +42.0% +56.9%
Annualized edge NVII +28.4% +37.8%
Price return edge NVII −30.3% −18.4%
Risk
Volatility edge NVDY 23.9% 30.7%
Max drawdown edge NVDY −11.4% −15.0%
Downside capture 90.4% 99.7%
Beta 0.76 0.97
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge NVII (slight) 1.00 1.07
Sortino edge NVII (slight) 1.55 1.71
Treynor 0.315 0.340
Calmar edge Tie 2.50 2.52
Against the benchmark
Alpha +3.3% a year +6.6% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.89 1.17
Information ratio −0.38 0.86
Tracking error 8.5% 6.6%
Reading

From Jun 2025 to Oct 2026, NVII returned more: +56.9% to +42.0%. NVDY swung less: 23.9% to 30.7%. NVDY fell less at its worst: −11.4% to −15.0%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: NVDY vs NVII: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureNVDYNVIINVDAEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+42.0%+56.9%NVIIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+28.4%+37.8%NVIITotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−30.3%−18.4%NVIIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility23.9%30.7%NVDYSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation15.4%19.3%NVDYLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−11.4%−15.0%NVDYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture67.7%111.1%100.0%NVIIShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture90.4%99.7%100.0%NVDY (slight)Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.760.971.00NVDY lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.970.951.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.001.07NVII (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.551.71NVII (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.3150.3400.272NVII (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar2.502.52TieAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkNVDANVDANVDAThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+3.3% a year+6.6% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.891.17Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−4.0% to +10.5%−4.6% to +17.8%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.380.86NVIIReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error8.5%6.6%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 73 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, NVDY and NVII hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NVDY NVII
Only in one fund ↓
Only in NVDY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 20.93%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 19.90%
NVDA US 11/20/26 C210 2.61%
NVDA US 11/06/26 C215 0.02%
NVDA US 11/06/26 C220 0.02%
2NVDA US 11/20/26 C210.01 FLX 0.01%
NVDA US 11/06/26 C217.5 0.01%
NVDA US 11/06/26 C210 -0.06%
Only in NVII
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Side by side

NVDY YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on NVDA, paying weekly NVII REX NVDA Growth & Income ETF · Option income on NVDA, paying weekly
Issuer YieldMax REX
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark NVIDIA (NVDA) NVIDIA (NVDA)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 32.6% 63.2%
Expense ratio 1.09% 1.49%
Cash paid, 1 year 37.1% 38.4%
Price change, 1 year −33.2% −36.0%
Total return, 1 year +4.9% +3.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +1.0% +1.0%
Ahead or behind +3.9 pts +2.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 91%
Age 3.5 years 1.4 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.3bn $106m

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

Window by window: NVDY vs NVII: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowNVDYNVIINVDYNVIINVDYNVII
3 months−6.1%−6.8%9.0%10.1%+2.5 pts+1.8 pts
6 months−2.3%−3.7%19.3%21.4%+1.2 pts−0.2 pts
1 year+4.9%+3.4%37.1%38.4%+3.9 pts+2.5 pts
3 years+228.4%–174.4%–−117.6 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: NVDY May 2023 · NVII May 2025+323.5%+62.3%208.5%72.7%−279.0 pts+13.5 pts

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About each fund
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.

NVII

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NVII paid 38.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 36.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +1.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 63.2%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 91% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, NVDY or NVII?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NVDY paid 37.1% of its starting price in cash and NVII paid 38.4%, so NVII paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, NVDY or NVII?
With every distribution reinvested, NVDY returned +4.9% and NVII +3.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, NVDY or NVII?
NVDY charges 1.09% a year and NVII charges 1.49%, so NVDY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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