PAYM vs PLA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
PAYM and PLA both write options for income. Net assets: $128m on Jul 31, 2026 for TrueShares S&P Autocallable Defensive Income ETF, and $6m on Oct 20, 2026 for GraniteShares Autocallable PLTR ETF.
PAYM costs 0.33 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| PAYM | PLA | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 1.07% |
| Net assets, PAYM as of Jul 31, 2026 and PLA as of Oct 20, 2026 | $128m | $6m |
| Benchmark | not published | Palantir (PLTR) |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | fell 2.6% (since May 28, 2026) | rose 2.1% (since May 19, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 0% of the Sep 11, 2026 payment | |
Not measured
PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
PAYM
+1.5%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
PAYM
+1.5%
4.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
31.3 pts behind PLTR
PLA since launch: paid 8.6%, price +2.1%, total +11.1%, PLTR +42.4%, −31.3 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
PLTR
+42.4%
PLA
+11.1%
8.6% as cash
31.3 pts behind PLTR
Total return, distributions reinvested
31.3 pts behind PLTR
PLA since launch: paid 8.6%, price +2.1%, total +11.1%, PLTR +42.4%, −31.3 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
PLTR
+42.4%
PLA
+11.1%
31.3 pts behind PLTR
8.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. PLA since launch: paid 8.6%, price +2.1%, total +11.1%, PLTR +42.4%, −31.3 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | PAYM | PLA | PAYM | PLA | PAYM | PLA |
| 3 months | +1.2% | +9.7% | 2.5% | 5.2% | not measured | −35.5 pts |
| Since launch Not the same days: PAYM May 2026 · PLA May 2026 | +1.5% | +11.1% | 4.0% | 8.6% | not measured | −31.3 pts |
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On the same fields
As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About PAYM
Over the period from its first trade on May 28, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, PAYM paid 4.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.5%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.0%, paid monthly.
About PLA
Over the period from its first trade on May 19, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, PLA paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.1%. Palantir (PLTR) returned +42.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 31.3 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.7%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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