Data as of .
NVDY vs NVII: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year NVII paid 43.3% of its price in cash against NVDY’s 42.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: NVII scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 64 income ETFs writing on a single company. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NVDY and NVII hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in NVDY | Only in NVII |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 19.64% | TREASURY BILL 100.00% |
| United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 18.55% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 18.32% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 18.26% | |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 17.49% | |
| NVDA US 11/20/26 C210 10.13% | |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 2.17% | |
| NVDA US 09/25/26 C227.5 0.24% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDY | NVII | NVDY | NVII | NVDY | NVII | |
| 3 months | +6.3% | +7.3% | 9.9% | 11.0% | +0.6 pts | +1.7 pts |
| 6 months | +21.7% | +28.3% | 23.3% | 25.0% | −7.3 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 1 year | +26.3% | +28.9% | 42.6% | 43.3% | −0.2 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 3 years | +264.1% | not published | 172.4% | not published | −148.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +363.5% | +79.4% | 206.2% | 67.9% | −316.7 pts | +14.1 pts |
| NVDY YieldMax(R) 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 | 36.9% | 32.9% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 1.49% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 42.6% | 43.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | −22.3% | −21.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.3% | +28.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +26.4% | +26.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.2 pts | +2.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | 96% |
| Age | 1226 days | 478 days |
| Net assets | $1.4bn | $122m |
NVDY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NVDY paid 42.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 22.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +26.3%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +26.4% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 36.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
NVII in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NVII paid 43.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +28.9%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +26.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 32.9%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Sep 2, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, NVDY or NVII?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NVDY paid 42.6% of its starting price in cash and NVII paid 43.3%, 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 +26.3% and NVII returned +28.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so NVII returned more.
- 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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Where these figures came from
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