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PLTY 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 PLTY’s 39.1%, though PLTY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $339m for YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF and $2.1m for GraniteShares YieldBOOST PLTR ETF.

At a glance
39.1%
PLTY cash paid, 1 year
42.6%
PLYY cash paid, 1 year
−7.0%
PLTY total return, 1 year
−31.3%
PLYY total return, 1 year
PLTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3 pts ahead of PLTR
PLTY
−7.0%
PLTR
−10.0%

3 pts ahead of PLTR

PLTY over 1 year: paid 39.1%, price −49.3%, total −7.0%, PLTR −10.0%, +3.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

PLTR

−10.0%

PLTY

−7.0%

3 pts ahead of PLTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

3 pts ahead of PLTR

PLTY over 1 year: paid 39.1%, price −49.3%, total −7.0%, PLTR −10.0%, +3.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

PLTR

−10.0%

PLTY

−7.0%

3 pts ahead of PLTR

39.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. PLTY over 1 year: paid 39.1%, price −49.3%, total −7.0%, PLTR −10.0%, +3.0 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

PLTY costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 24.3 points; PLTY is far larger, $339m against $2.1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

PLTY vs PLYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasurePLTYPLYY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−7.0%−31.3%
Price change, 1 yearfell 49.3%fell 67.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate94% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment96% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkPalantir (PLTR)Palantir (PLTR)
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 3.0 ptsbehind by 21.3 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.07%1.18%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$339m$2.1m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · PLTY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score53.9PLTY31.8PLYY

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

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

Risk and return

Oct 3, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 56 weekly returns · each against PLTR
PLTY PLYY
Return
Total return edge PLTY +9.8% −23.1%
Annualized edge PLTY +9.0% −21.6%
Price return edge PLTY −45.6% −66.3%
Risk
Volatility edge PLYY 56.2% 24.7%
Max drawdown edge PLTY (slight) −36.6% −37.9%
Downside capture 97.3% 86.3%
Beta 0.85 0.28
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge PLTY 0.35 −1.01
Sortino edge PLTY 0.59 −1.19
Treynor 0.228 −0.883
Calmar edge PLTY 0.25 −0.57
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.9% a year −31.2% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.18 −1.97
Information ratio −0.20 −0.94
Tracking error 11.0% 49.7%
Reading

From Oct 2025 to Oct 2026, PLTY returned more: +9.8% to −23.1%. PLYY swung less: 24.7% to 56.2%. PLTY fell slightly less at its worst: −36.6% to −37.9%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: PLTY vs PLYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasurePLTYPLYYPLTREdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+9.8%−23.1%PLTYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+9.0%−21.6%PLTYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−45.6%−66.3%PLTYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility56.2%24.7%PLYYSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation33.0%21.0%PLYYLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−36.6%−37.9%PLTY (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture60.4%9.2%100.0%PLTYShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture97.3%86.3%100.0%PLYYShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.850.281.00PLYY lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.990.571.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.35−1.01PLTYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.59−1.19PLTYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.228−0.8830.217PLTYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.25−0.57PLTYAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkPLTRPLTRPLTRThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.9% a year−31.2% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.18−1.97Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−9.8% to +11.7%−62.9% to +0.5%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.20−0.94PLTYReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error11.0%49.7%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 56 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PLTY PLYY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in PLTY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 27.81%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 15.38%
PLTR US 11/20/26 C165 3.77%
PLTR US 12/18/26 C185 1.76%
PLTR 11/20/2026 165.01 P -1.46%
PLTR 12/18/2026 185.01 P -5.01%
Only in PLYY
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Side by side

PLTY YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on PLTR, paying weekly PLYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST PLTR ETF · Synthetic covered call on PLTR, paying weekly
Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark Palantir (PLTR) Palantir (PLTR)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 46.5% 56.9%
Expense ratio 1.07% 1.18%
Cash paid, 1 year 39.1% 42.6%
Price change, 1 year −49.3% −67.6%
Total return, 1 year −7.0% −31.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year −10.0% −10.0%
Ahead or behind +3.0 pts −21.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 94% 96%
Age 2.1 years 1.1 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $339m $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: PLTY vs PLYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowPLTYPLYYPLTYPLYYPLTYPLYY
3 months+3.6%+3.7%15.6%13.2%−4.8 pts−4.7 pts
6 months+24.4%−4.8%28.8%23.3%−3.9 pts−33.1 pts
1 year−7.0%−31.3%39.1%42.6%+3.0 pts−21.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: PLTY Oct 2024 · PLYY Sep 2025+169.4%−27.2%158.5%51.2%−144.8 pts−21.3 pts

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About each fund
PLTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PLTY paid 39.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 49.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.0%. Palantir (PLTR) returned −10.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 46.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 94% 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.

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, PLTY or PLYY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PLTY paid 39.1% 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, PLTY or PLYY?
With every distribution reinvested, PLTY returned −7.0% and PLYY −31.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, PLTY or PLYY?
PLTY charges 1.07% a year and PLYY charges 1.18%, so PLTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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