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PBP 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 PBP’s 11.7%, though PBP returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $389m for Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF and $674m for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

At a glance
11.7%
PBP cash paid, 1 year
12.4%
YYY cash paid, 1 year
+16.2%
PBP total return, 1 year
+1.9%
YYY total return, 1 year
PBP · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of SPY
PBP
+16.2%
SPY
+14.8%

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

PBP

+16.2%

11.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

PBP

+16.2%

11.7% as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

11.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 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

PBP costs 2.94 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.3 points; YYY is 1.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

PBP vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasurePBPYYY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+16.2%+1.9%
Price change, 1 yearrose 3.6%fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate95% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYits own holdings
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.29%3.23%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$389m$674m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Jun 22, 2012 to Oct 30, 2026 · 749 weekly returns
PBP YYY
Return
Total return edge PBP +164.8% +112.4%
Annualized edge PBP +7.0% +5.4%
Price return edge PBP +14.5% −48.8%
Risk
Volatility edge PBP 10.6% 14.6%
Max drawdown edge PBP −29.3% −38.9%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge PBP 0.52 0.31
Sortino edge PBP 0.67 0.42
Calmar edge PBP 0.24 0.14
Reading

From Jun 2012 to Oct 2026, PBP returned more: +164.8% to +112.4%. PBP swung less: 10.6% to 14.6%. PBP fell less at its worst: −29.3% to −38.9%.

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Risk and return: PBP vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasurePBPYYYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+164.8%+112.4%PBPPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+7.0%+5.4%PBPTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+14.5%−48.8%PBPPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility10.6%14.6%PBPSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation8.3%10.9%PBPLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−29.3%−38.9%PBPDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.520.31PBPReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.670.42PBPReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.240.14PBPAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 749 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, PBP and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PBP YYY
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 0.00% 0.19%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in PBP
NVIDIA Corp 7.71%
Apple Inc 7.47%
Microsoft Corp 5.96%
Amazon.com Inc 3.79%
Alphabet Inc 2.53%
Broadcom Inc 2.44%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.11%
Alphabet Inc 2.04%
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

PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly
Strategy covered call income from closed-end funds
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.5% 13.8%
Expense ratio 0.29% 3.23%
Cash paid, 1 year 11.7% 12.4%
Price change, 1 year +3.6% −10.3%
Total return, 1 year +16.2% +1.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind +1.4 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 18%
Age 18.9 years 14.4 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $389m $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: PBP vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowPBPYYYPBPYYYPBPYYY
3 months+2.5%−4.9%2.5%3.2%+2.6 ptsnot measured
6 months+8.1%−4.1%5.3%6.2%+3.1 ptsnot measured
1 year+16.2%+1.9%11.7%12.4%+1.4 ptsnot measured
3 years+49.6%+35.2%33.4%38.6%−33.3 ptsnot measured
Since launchNot the same days: PBP Dec 2007 · YYY Jun 2012+172.0%+114.4%92.4%113.6%−467.6 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
PBP

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PBP paid 11.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Invesco estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

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).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, PBP or YYY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PBP paid 11.7% 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, PBP or YYY?
With every distribution reinvested, PBP returned +16.2% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, PBP or YYY?
PBP charges 0.29% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so PBP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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