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PAPI vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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PAPI and TMGN both write options for income.

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Net assets: $400m on Jun 30, 2026 for Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
8.2%
PAPI cash paid, 1 year
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+20.7%
PAPI total return, 1 year
−1.9%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
PAPI · 1 year to Nov 5, 2026 7.8 pts behind IWD
PAPI
+20.7%
IWD
+28.5%

7.8 pts behind IWD

PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +11.9%, total +20.7%, IWD +28.5%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 5, 2026.

IWD

+28.5%

PAPI

+20.7%

8.2% as cash

7.8 pts behind IWD

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind IWD

PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +11.9%, total +20.7%, IWD +28.5%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 5, 2026.

IWD

+28.5%

PAPI

+20.7%

7.8 pts behind IWD

8.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +11.9%, total +20.7%, IWD +28.5%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 5, 2026.

Data to Nov 5, 2026.
TMGN · since launch to Nov 5, 2026 Not measured
TMGN
−1.9%
none

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −6.9%, total −1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 5, 2026.

TMGN

−1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −6.9%, total −1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 5, 2026.

TMGN

−1.9%

5.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −6.9%, total −1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 5, 2026.

Data to Nov 5, 2026.

Pair scorecard

PAPI costs 0.59 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

PAPI vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasurePAPITMGN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+20.7%not published
Price changerose 11.9% (1 year)fell 6.9% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkiShares Russell 1000 Value ETF, measured through IWDnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.29%0.88%
Net assets$400mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

PAPI Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF · Writes options on the S&P 500, measured against the Russell 1000 Value Index, paying monthly TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 23.3%
Expense ratio 0.29% 0.88%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.2% 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +11.9% −6.9% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +20.7% −1.9% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +28.5% not published
Ahead or behind −7.8 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 3.0 years 113 days
Net assets $400m not read by ETFIQ

As of Nov 5, 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: PAPI vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowPAPITMGNPAPITMGNPAPITMGN
3 months+4.6%−3.6%1.8%5.3%+3.4 ptsnot measured
6 months+11.7%–3.9%–−0.4 pts–
1 year+20.7%–8.2%–−7.8 pts–
3 years+42.9%–23.9%–−37.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: PAPI Oct 2023 · TMGN Jul 2026+43.1%−1.9%23.9%5.4%−39.9 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
PAPI

Over the year to Nov 5, 2026, PAPI paid 8.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 11.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.7%. iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) returned +28.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 5, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid monthly.

TMGN

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026, TMGN paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.9%. At its price on Nov 5, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.3%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% 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 is cheaper, PAPI or TMGN?
PAPI charges 0.29% a year and TMGN charges 0.88%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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