Data as of .
PLTY vs PLYY: which paid, and which earned it?
PLTY and PLYY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PLTY and PLYY hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | PLTY | PLYY |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 36.56% | 66.88% |
| Only in PLTY | Only in PLYY |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 27.86% | Treasury Bill 33.12% |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLTY | PLYY | PLTY | PLYY | PLTY | PLYY | |
| 3 months | +30.7% | +0.6% | 17.3% | 12.6% | −7.6 pts | −37.7 pts |
| 6 months | +17.9% | −14.5% | 26.0% | 23.9% | 0.0 pts | −32.4 pts |
| 1 year | +5.0% | not published | 45.1% | not published | +4.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +180.1% | −28.6% | 154.8% | 49.2% | −148.5 pts | −25.9 pts |
| PLTY YieldMax(R) PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on PLTR, paying weekly | PLYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST PLTR ETF Synthetic covered call on PLTR, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Palantir (PLTR) | Palantir (PLTR) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 33.3% | 55.5% |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 45.1% | 49.2% (since launch on Sep 23, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −45.2% | −68.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.0% | −28.6% (since launch on Sep 23, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +0.4% | −2.7% |
| Ahead or behind | +4.6 pts | −25.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | 95% |
| Age | 710 days | 360 days |
| Net assets | $371m | $2m |
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).
PLYY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Sep 23, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, PLYY paid 49.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 68.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −28.6%. Palantir (PLTR) returned −2.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 25.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 55.5%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, PLTY or PLYY?
- PLTY charges 1.07% a year and PLYY charges 1.07%, so PLTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, PLTY against PLYY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/plty-vs-plyy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.