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SMCY vs SMYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SMYY paid 50.5% of its price in cash against SMCY’s 40.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $112m for YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETF and $5.3m for GraniteShares YieldBOOST SMCI ETF.

At a glance
40.2%
SMCY cash paid, 1 year
50.5%
SMYY cash paid, 1 year
−37.9%
SMCY total return, 1 year
−30.7%
SMYY total return, 1 year
SMCY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SMCI
SMCY
−37.9%
SMCI
−37.6%

About even with SMCI

SMCY over 1 year: paid 40.2%, price −72.7%, total −37.9%, SMCI −37.6%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SMCI

−37.6%

SMCY

−37.9%

about even with SMCI

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SMCI

SMCY over 1 year: paid 40.2%, price −72.7%, total −37.9%, SMCI −37.6%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SMCI

−37.6%

SMCY

−37.9%

about even with SMCI

40.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SMCY over 1 year: paid 40.2%, price −72.7%, total −37.9%, SMCI −37.6%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SMYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.9 pts ahead of SMCI
SMYY
−30.7%
SMCI
−37.6%

6.9 pts ahead of SMCI

SMYY over 1 year: paid 50.5%, price −76.0%, total −30.7%, SMCI −37.6%, +6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SMCI

−37.6%

SMYY

−30.7%

6.9 pts ahead of SMCI

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.9 pts ahead of SMCI

SMYY over 1 year: paid 50.5%, price −76.0%, total −30.7%, SMCI −37.6%, +6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SMCI

−37.6%

SMYY

−30.7%

6.9 pts ahead of SMCI

50.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SMYY over 1 year: paid 50.5%, price −76.0%, total −30.7%, SMCI −37.6%, +6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SMCY costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.2 points; SMCY is far larger, $112m against $5.3m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SMCY vs SMYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSMCYSMYY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−37.9%−30.7%
Price change, 1 yearfell 72.7%fell 76.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate95% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment97% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkSuper Micro (SMCI)Super Micro (SMCI)
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.01%1.18%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$112m$5.3m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SMYY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score25.3SMCY37SMYY

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

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Method

Risk and return

Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 55 weekly returns · each against SMCI
SMCY SMYY
Return
Total return edge SMYY −36.9% −32.5%
Annualized edge SMYY −35.3% −31.1%
Price return edge SMCY (slight) −74.5% −78.5%
Risk
Volatility edge SMYY 77.0% 26.7%
Max drawdown edge SMYY −53.8% −36.2%
Downside capture 99.1% 84.0%
Beta 0.83 0.22
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge SMCY −0.21 −1.40
Sortino edge SMCY −0.29 −1.61
Treynor −0.199 −1.728
Calmar edge SMCY −0.66 −0.86
Against the benchmark
Alpha −11.6% a year −36.0% a year
Alpha t-stat −1.07 −2.06
Information ratio −0.55 −0.42
Tracking error 19.3% 74.3%
Reading

From Oct 2025 to Oct 2026, SMYY returned more: −32.5% to −36.9%. SMYY swung less: 26.7% to 77.0%. SMYY fell less at its worst: −36.2% to −53.8%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: SMCY vs SMYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSMCYSMYYSMCIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−36.9%−32.5%SMYYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized−35.3%−31.1%SMYYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−74.5%−78.5%SMCY (slight)Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility77.0%26.7%SMYYSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation57.7%23.1%SMYYLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−53.8%−36.2%SMYYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture39.5%2.4%100.0%SMCYShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture99.1%84.0%100.0%SMYYShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.830.221.00SMYY lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.980.551.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe−0.21−1.40SMCYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino−0.29−1.61SMCYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor−0.199−1.728−0.059SMCYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar−0.66−0.86SMCYAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSMCISMCISMCIThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−11.6% a year−36.0% a year0.0%SMYY significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−1.07−2.06Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−33.2% to +10.1%−71.1% to −1.0%SMCY's includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.55−0.42SMYYReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error19.3%74.3%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, 55 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SMCY and SMYY 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%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SMCY SMYY
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Only in SMCY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 28.61%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 5.46%
SMCI 11/20/2026 35.01 C 1.74%
SMCI US 11/06/26 C36.5 0.04%
SMCI US 11/06/26 C34.5 -0.11%
SMCI 11/20/2026 35.01 P -20.36%
Only in SMYY
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Side by side

SMCY YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SMCI, paying weekly SMYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST SMCI ETF · Synthetic covered call on SMCI, paying weekly
Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark Super Micro (SMCI) Super Micro (SMCI)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 69.5% 77.0%
Expense ratio 1.01% 1.18%
Cash paid, 1 year 40.2% 50.5%
Price change, 1 year −72.7% −76.0%
Total return, 1 year −37.9% −30.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year −37.6% −37.6%
Ahead or behind −0.3 pts +6.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 97%
Age 2.1 years 1.1 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $112m $5.3m

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: SMCY vs SMYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSMCYSMYYSMCYSMYYSMCYSMYY
3 months−2.7%+1.9%21.2%17.6%−0.4 pts+4.3 pts
6 months−18.1%−10.3%32.3%32.0%−3.5 pts+4.3 pts
1 year−37.9%−30.7%40.2%50.5%−0.4 pts+6.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SMCY Sep 2024 · SMYY Sep 2025−47.8%−31.0%64.7%57.0%−14.8 pts+7.2 pts

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About each fund
SMCY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SMCY paid 40.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 72.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −37.9%. Super Micro (SMCI) returned −37.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 69.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 95% 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.

SMYY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SMYY paid 50.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 76.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −30.7%. Super Micro (SMCI) returned −37.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 6.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 77.0%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SMCY or SMYY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SMCY paid 40.2% of its starting price in cash and SMYY paid 50.5%, so SMYY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, SMCY or SMYY?
With every distribution reinvested, SMCY returned −37.9% and SMYY −30.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SMCY or SMYY?
SMCY charges 1.01% a year and SMYY charges 1.18%, so SMCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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