Which paid more, PLTW or PLYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PLTW paid 33.6% of its starting price in cash and PLYY paid 42.6%, so PLYY 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 PLYY?

With every distribution reinvested, PLTW returned −20.7% and PLYY −31.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, PLTW or PLYY?

PLTW charges 0.99% a year and PLYY charges 1.18%, so PLTW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

PLTW vs PLYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PLYY paid 42.6% of its price in cash against PLTW’s 33.6%, though PLTW returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $113m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill PLTR WeeklyPay ETF, and $2.1m on Nov 3, 2026 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST PLTR ETF.

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At a glance

33.6%

PLTW cash paid, 1 year

42.6%

PLYY cash paid, 1 year

−20.7%

PLTW total return, 1 year

−31.3%

PLYY total return, 1 year

PLTW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 10.7 pts behind PLTR

PLTW

−20.7%

PLTR

−10.0%

10.7 pts behind PLTR

PLTW over 1 year: paid 33.6%, price −54.8%, total −20.7%, PLTR −10.0%, −10.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

PLTR

−10.0%

PLTW

−20.7%

10.7 pts behind PLTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.7 pts behind PLTR

PLTW over 1 year: paid 33.6%, price −54.8%, total −20.7%, PLTR −10.0%, −10.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

PLTR

−10.0%

PLTW

−20.7%

10.7 pts behind PLTR

33.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. PLTW over 1 year: paid 33.6%, price −54.8%, total −20.7%, PLTR −10.0%, −10.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

PLYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 21.3 pts behind PLTR

PLYY

−31.3%

PLTR

−10.0%

21.3 pts behind PLTR

PLYY over 1 year: paid 42.6%, price −67.6%, total −31.3%, PLTR −10.0%, −21.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

PLTR

−10.0%

PLYY

−31.3%

21.3 pts behind PLTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

21.3 pts behind PLTR

PLYY over 1 year: paid 42.6%, price −67.6%, total −31.3%, PLTR −10.0%, −21.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

PLTR

−10.0%

PLYY

−31.3%

21.3 pts behind PLTR

42.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. PLYY over 1 year: paid 42.6%, price −67.6%, total −31.3%, PLTR −10.0%, −21.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

PLTW costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.6 points; PLTW is far larger, $116m against $2.1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

PLTW vs PLYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	PLTW	PLYY
Paid and earned
Measure	PLTW	PLYY
Total return, 1 year	−20.7%	−31.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 54.8%	fell 67.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment	96% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	PLTW	PLYY
Benchmark	Palantir (PLTR)	Palantir (PLTR)
Cost and size
Measure	PLTW	PLYY
Expense ratio	0.99%	1.18%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$116m	$2.1m
Holdings
Measure	PLTW	PLYY
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · PLTW scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score35.7PLTW31.8PLYY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 77 income ETFs writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

PLTW 35.7

PLYY 31.8

0.6, the lowest in this set 99.4, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PLTW PLYY

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Only in PLTW

Palantir Technologies Inc 19.89%

Only in PLYY

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Side by side

PLTW Roundhill PLTR WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on PLTR, paying weekly PLYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST PLTR ETF · Synthetic covered call on PLTR, paying weekly

Issuer Roundhill GraniteShares

Strategy option income synthetic covered call

Benchmark Palantir (PLTR) Palantir (PLTR)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 85.9% 56.9%

Expense ratio 0.99% 1.18%

Cash paid, 1 year 33.6% 42.6%

Price change, 1 year −54.8% −67.6%

Total return, 1 year −20.7% −31.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year −10.0% −10.0%

Ahead or behind −10.7 pts −21.3 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 96%

Age 1.7 years 1.1 years

Net assets, PLTW as of Nov 4, 2026 and PLYY as of Nov 3, 2026 $113m $2.1m

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: PLTW vs PLYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	PLTW	PLYY	PLTW	PLYY	PLTW	PLYY
3 months	+7.6%	+3.7%	15.8%	13.2%	−0.8 pts	−4.7 pts
6 months	+27.5%	−4.8%	28.4%	23.3%	−0.8 pts	−33.1 pts
1 year	−20.7%	−31.3%	33.6%	42.6%	−10.8 pts	−21.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: PLTW Feb 2025 · PLYY Sep 2025	+39.2%	−27.2%	86.3%	51.2%	−14.0 pts	−21.3 pts

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About each fund

PLTW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PLTW paid 33.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −20.7%. Palantir (PLTR) returned −10.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 85.9%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

PLYY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PLYY paid 42.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 67.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −31.3%. Palantir (PLTR) returned −10.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 21.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 56.9%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, PLTW or PLYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PLTW paid 33.6% of its starting price in cash and PLYY paid 42.6%, so PLYY 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 PLYY?: With every distribution reinvested, PLTW returned −20.7% and PLYY −31.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, PLTW or PLYY?: PLTW charges 0.99% a year and PLYY charges 1.18%, so PLTW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

PLTW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PLTW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PLTW 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for PLTW ↗

PLYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PLYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PLYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

GraniteShares page for PLYY ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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