Data as of .
RNTY vs VOOY: which paid, and which earned it?
RNTY and VOOY both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNTY | VOOY | RNTY | VOOY | RNTY | VOOY | |
| 3 months | −2.3% | not published | 3.0% | not published | −4.5 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +2.5% | not published | 6.2% | not published | −15.6 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +4.6% | not published | 11.9% | not published | −12.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +7.9% | −0.3% | 15.8% | 0.0% | −39.2 pts | 0.0 pts |
| RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF Option income on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | XFUNDS |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.5% | not published |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.3% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | −0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | −0.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −12.0 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 519 days | 16 days |
| Net assets | $6m | not published |
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).
VOOY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.
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Where these figures came from
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