Data as of .
PLTW vs PLTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year PLTY paid 45.1% of its price in cash against PLTW’s 41.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: PLTY scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 64 income ETFs writing on a single company. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PLTW and PLTY hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | PLTW | PLTY |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 84.00% | 36.56% |
| Only in PLTW | Only in PLTY |
|---|---|
| Palantir Technologies Inc 15.99% | TREASURY BILL 27.86% |
| TREASURY BILL 17.60% | |
| TREASURY BILL 12.50% | |
| TREASURY BILL 5.48% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLTW | PLTY | PLTW | PLTY | PLTW | PLTY | |
| 3 months | +43.0% | +30.7% | 15.1% | 17.3% | +4.7 pts | −7.6 pts |
| 6 months | +15.6% | +17.9% | 22.0% | 26.0% | −2.3 pts | 0.0 pts |
| 1 year | −8.9% | +5.0% | 41.0% | 45.1% | −9.3 pts | +4.6 pts |
| Since launch | +46.7% | +180.1% | 81.9% | 154.8% | −11.8 pts | −148.5 pts |
| PLTW Roundhill PLTR WeeklyPay ETF Option income on PLTR, paying weekly | PLTY YieldMax(R) PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on PLTR, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Palantir (PLTR) | Palantir (PLTR) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 37.6% | 33.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 41.0% | 45.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −50.7% | −45.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | −8.9% | +5.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +0.4% | +0.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.3 pts | +4.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 576 days | 710 days |
| Net assets | $127m | $371m |
PLTW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PLTW paid 41.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 50.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −8.9%. Palantir (PLTR) returned +0.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 37.6%, paid weekly.
PLTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PLTY paid 45.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 45.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.0%. Palantir (PLTR) returned +0.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.3%, 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).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, PLTW or PLTY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PLTW paid 41.0% of its starting price in cash and PLTY paid 45.1%, so PLTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, PLTW or PLTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, PLTW returned −8.9% and PLTY returned +5.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so PLTY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, PLTW or PLTY?
- PLTW charges 0.99% a year and PLTY charges 1.07%, so PLTW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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