Which paid more, SOXY or USOY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOXY paid 17.1% of its starting price in cash and USOY paid 51.6%, so USOY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, SOXY or USOY?

With every distribution reinvested, SOXY returned +43.5% and USOY +56.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SOXY or USOY?

SOXY charges 1.06% a year and USOY charges 1.12%, so SOXY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SOXY vs USOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, USOY paid 51.6% of its price in cash against SOXY’s 17.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $61m for YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF and $79m for Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF.

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At a glance

17.1%

SOXY cash paid, 1 year

51.6%

USOY cash paid, 1 year

+43.5%

SOXY total return, 1 year

+56.0%

USOY total return, 1 year

SOXY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 28.7 pts ahead of SPY

SOXY

+43.5%

SPY

+14.8%

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SOXY

+43.5%

17.1% as cash

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SOXY

+43.5%

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

17.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

USOY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 46.2 pts behind USO

USOY

+56.0%

USO

+102.2%

46.2 pts behind USO

USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

USO

+102.2%

USOY

+56.0%

51.6% of it arrived as cash

46.2 pts behind USO

Total return, distributions reinvested

46.2 pts behind USO

USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

USO

+102.2%

USOY

+56.0%

46.2 pts behind USO

51.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SOXY costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.5 points; USOY is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SOXY vs USOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SOXY	USOY
Paid and earned
Measure	SOXY	USOY
Total return, 1 year	+43.5%	+56.0%
Price change, 1 year	rose 26.0%	fell 4.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		96% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SOXY	USOY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	United States Oil Fund, LP, measured through USO
Cost and size
Measure	SOXY	USOY
Expense ratio	1.06%	1.12%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$61m	$79m
Holdings
Measure	SOXY	USOY
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SOXY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score93.7SOXY63.8USOY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

SOXY 93.7

USOY 63.8

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, 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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SOXY and USOY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SOXY USOY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SOXY

NVIDIA Corp 6.90%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.15%

ASML Holding NV 4.95%

Broadcom Inc 4.68%

Micron Technology Inc 4.68%

Texas Instruments Inc 4.42%

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.40%

Analog Devices Inc 4.03%

Only in USOY

US TREASURY N/B 18.88%

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Side by side

SOXY YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly USOY Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF · Option income on USO, paying weekly

Issuer YieldMax Defiance

Strategy synthetic covered call option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) United States Oil Fund, LP (USO)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 12.3% 50.6%

Expense ratio 1.06% 1.12%

Cash paid, 1 year 17.1% 51.6%

Price change, 1 year +26.0% −4.8%

Total return, 1 year +43.5% +56.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +102.2%

Ahead or behind +28.7 pts −46.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 96%

Age 1.9 years 2.5 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $61m $79m

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: SOXY vs USOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SOXY	USOY	SOXY	USOY	SOXY	USOY
3 months	−14.3%	+14.8%	2.9%	12.6%	−14.1 pts	−11.8 pts
6 months	−9.9%	+1.8%	6.3%	20.9%	−14.9 pts	−6.8 pts
1 year	+43.5%	+56.0%	17.1%	51.6%	+28.7 pts	−46.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SOXY Dec 2024 · USOY May 2024	+90.3%	+55.7%	30.4%	83.8%	+60.4 pts	−37.4 pts

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About each fund

SOXY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOXY paid 17.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 26.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +43.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 28.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly.

USOY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, USOY paid 51.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +56.0%. United States Oil Fund, LP (USO) returned +102.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 46.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.6%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 96% 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.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SOXY or USOY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOXY paid 17.1% of its starting price in cash and USOY paid 51.6%, so USOY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, SOXY or USOY?: With every distribution reinvested, SOXY returned +43.5% and USOY +56.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SOXY or USOY?: SOXY charges 1.06% a year and USOY charges 1.12%, so SOXY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

SOXY and USOY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SOXY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SOXY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for SOXY ↗

USOY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

USOY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Defiance page for USOY ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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