Data as of .
RNTY vs ULTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ULTY paid 44.9% of its price in cash against RNTY’s 11.9%, though RNTY returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. 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, RNTY and ULTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RNTY | ULTY |
|---|---|---|
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 | 0.30% | 2.74% |
| Only in RNTY | Only in ULTY |
|---|---|
| Prologis Inc 6.72% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.23% |
| Welltower Inc 6.63% | MercadoLibre Inc 4.99% |
| Vivmark Residential 6.31% | Lumentum Holdings Inc 4.75% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc 5.99% | Strategy Inc 4.66% |
| Simon Property Group Inc 5.30% | Comfort Systems USA Inc 4.61% |
| Equinix Inc 4.92% | Alphabet Inc 4.39% |
| St Joe Co/The 4.41% | Lam Research Corp 4.34% |
| Realty Income Corp 4.36% | Coherent Corp 4.30% |
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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNTY | ULTY | RNTY | ULTY | RNTY | ULTY | |
| 3 months | −2.3% | −1.1% | 3.0% | 13.7% | −4.5 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 6 months | +2.5% | +14.0% | 6.2% | 30.1% | −15.6 pts | −4.0 pts |
| 1 year | +4.6% | −7.8% | 11.9% | 44.9% | −12.0 pts | −24.3 pts |
| Since launch | +7.9% | +10.7% | 15.8% | 86.9% | −39.2 pts | −44.1 pts |
| RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | ULTY YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | YieldMax |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.5% | 59.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 1.30% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 44.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.3% | −54.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | −7.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −12.0 pts | −24.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | 100% |
| Age | 519 days | 932 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $721m |
RNTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.5%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
ULTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ULTY paid 44.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 24.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 59.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 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, RNTY or ULTY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and ULTY paid 44.9%, so ULTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, RNTY or ULTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, RNTY returned +4.6% and ULTY returned −7.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RNTY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, RNTY or ULTY?
- RNTY charges 0.99% a year and ULTY charges 1.30%, so RNTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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