Which paid more, PAPI or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PAPI paid 8.2% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, PAPI or YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, PAPI returned +23.4% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, PAPI or YYY?

PAPI charges 0.29% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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PAPI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its price in cash against PAPI’s 8.2%, though PAPI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $400m on Jun 30, 2026 for Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF, and $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.2%

PAPI cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+23.4%

PAPI total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY total return, 1 year

PAPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.4 pts behind IWD

PAPI

+23.4%

IWD

+32.8%

9.4 pts behind IWD

PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +14.3%, total +23.4%, IWD +32.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWD

+32.8%

PAPI

+23.4%

8.2% as cash

9.4 pts behind IWD

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.4 pts behind IWD

PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +14.3%, total +23.4%, IWD +32.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWD

+32.8%

PAPI

+23.4%

9.4 pts behind IWD

8.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +14.3%, total +23.4%, IWD +32.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

PAPI costs 2.94 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

PAPI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	PAPI	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	PAPI	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+23.4%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 14.3%	fell 10.3%
Against its benchmark
Measure	PAPI	YYY
Benchmark	iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF, measured through IWD	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	PAPI	YYY
Expense ratio	0.29%	3.23%
Net assets, PAPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026	$400m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	PAPI	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PAPI YYY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in PAPI

Corning, Inc. 1.00%

TD SYNNEX Corp. 0.80%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.76%

Power Integrations, Inc. 0.73%

Royalty Pharma plc 0.72%

Millicom International Cellular SA 0.72%

Avnet, Inc. 0.70%

Texas Instruments, Inc. 0.70%

Only in YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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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 YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer Parametric Amplify

Strategy covered call income from closed-end funds

Benchmark iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.8% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.29% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.2% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year +14.3% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +23.4% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +32.8% not published

Ahead or behind −9.4 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 18%

Age 3.0 years 14.4 years

Net assets, PAPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026 $400m $674m

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: PAPI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	PAPI	YYY	PAPI	YYY	PAPI	YYY
3 months	+6.6%	−4.9%	1.8%	3.2%	+2.6 pts	not measured
6 months	+13.2%	−4.1%	3.9%	6.2%	−0.7 pts	not measured
1 year	+23.4%	+1.9%	8.2%	12.4%	−9.4 pts	not measured
3 years	+44.5%	+35.2%	23.7%	38.6%	−39.8 pts	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: PAPI Oct 2023 · YYY Jun 2012	+45.5%	+114.4%	23.9%	113.6%	−42.4 pts	not measured

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About each fund

PAPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PAPI paid 8.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.4%. iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) returned +32.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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, PAPI or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PAPI paid 8.2% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, PAPI or YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, PAPI returned +23.4% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, PAPI or YYY?: PAPI charges 0.29% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →PAPI on its own →YYY on its own →PAPI dividend history →PAPI holdings →YYY dividend history →YYY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

PAPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PAPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Parametric website ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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