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NVDY vs NYYY: which paid, and which earned it?

NVDY and NYYY both write options for income.

YieldMax(R) NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF and xETFs NVDA Daily Income ETF.

42.6%NVDY cash paid, 1 year
5.9%NYYY cash paid, 1 year
+26.3%NVDY total return, 1 year
−1.3%NYYY total return, 1 year
NVDYAbout even with NVDA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
NVDA+26.4%NVDY+26.3%42.6% of it arrived as cashabout even with NVDATotal return, distributions reinvestedNVDA+26.4%NVDY+26.3%42.6% as cashabout even with NVDA
NYYYAbout even with NVDA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
NVDA−1.1%NYYY−1.3%about even with NVDATotal return, distributions reinvestedNVDA−1.1%NYYY−1.3%about even with NVDA

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NVDY and NYYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in NVDYOnly in NYYY
United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 19.64%UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 98.89%
United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 18.55%N/A 1.11%
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

NVDY and NYYY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
NVDYNYYYNVDYNYYYNVDYNYYY
3 months+6.3%+5.6%9.9%4.9%+0.6 pts0.0 pts
6 months+21.7%not published23.3%not published−7.3 ptsnot published
1 year+26.3%not published42.6%not published−0.2 ptsnot published
3 years+264.1%not published172.4%not published−148.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+363.5%−1.3%206.2%5.9%−316.7 pts−0.2 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
NVDY and NYYY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NVDY
YieldMax(R) NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF
Synthetic covered call on NVDA, paying weekly
NYYY
xETFs NVDA Daily Income ETF
Option income on NVDA, paying weekly
IssuerYieldMaxxETFs
Strategysynthetic covered calloption income
BenchmarkNVIDIA (NVDA)NVIDIA (NVDA)
Paysweeklyweekly
Payout rate, annualized36.9%19.7%
Expense ratio1.09%0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year42.6%5.9% (since launch on May 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−22.3%−7.6%
Total return, 1 year+26.3%−1.3% (since launch on May 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+26.4%−1.1%
Ahead or behind−0.2 pts−0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate0%not published
Age1226 days126 days
Net assets$1.4bn$416,202

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).

NYYY in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 15, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, NYYY paid 5.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.3%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned −1.1% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.7%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, NVDY or NYYY?
NVDY charges 1.09% a year and NYYY charges 0.99%, so NYYY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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NVDY against NYYY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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