Data as of .
NVDY vs NVYY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year NVYY paid 58.5% of its price in cash against NVDY’s 42.6%, though NVDY returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: NVDY scores higher
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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 NVYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in NVDY | Only in NVYY |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 19.64% | Treasury Bill 76.64% |
| United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 18.55% | Treasury Bill 23.36% |
| 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 | NVYY | NVDY | NVYY | NVDY | NVYY | |
| 3 months | +6.3% | −3.5% | 9.9% | 10.2% | +0.6 pts | −9.1 pts |
| 6 months | +21.7% | +2.1% | 23.3% | 25.7% | −7.3 pts | −26.9 pts |
| 1 year | +26.3% | +5.5% | 42.6% | 58.5% | −0.2 pts | −20.9 pts |
| 3 years | +264.1% | not published | 172.4% | not published | −148.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +363.5% | +31.7% | 206.2% | 85.2% | −316.7 pts | −39.8 pts |
| NVDY YieldMax(R) NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on NVDA, paying weekly | NVYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST NVDA ETF Synthetic covered call on NVDA, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | NVIDIA (NVDA) | NVIDIA (NVDA) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 36.9% | 40.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 1.15% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 42.6% | 58.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −22.3% | −52.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.3% | +5.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +26.4% | +26.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.2 pts | −20.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | 95% |
| Age | 1226 days | 493 days |
| Net assets | $1.4bn | $27m |
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).
NVYY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NVYY paid 58.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 52.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.5%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +26.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 20.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 40.8%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 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 NVYY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NVDY paid 42.6% of its starting price in cash and NVYY paid 58.5%, so NVYY 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 NVYY?
- With every distribution reinvested, NVDY returned +26.3% and NVYY returned +5.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so NVDY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, NVDY or NVYY?
- NVDY charges 1.09% a year and NVYY charges 1.15%, so NVDY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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