Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
SOXY vs YRAM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
SOXY and YRAM both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $61m for YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF and $6.4m for YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF.
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.Not measured
YRAM since launch: paid 6.8%, price −21.9%, total −16.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YRAM
−16.2%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
YRAM since launch: paid 6.8%, price −21.9%, total −16.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YRAM
−16.2%
6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YRAM since launch: paid 6.8%, price −21.9%, total −16.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
YRAM costs 0.05 points a year less; SOXY is 9.5 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | SOXY | YRAM |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +43.5% | not published |
| Price change | rose 26.0% (1 year) | fell 21.9% (since Aug 25, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 99% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.06% | 1.01% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $61m | $6.4m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 5% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, SOXY and YRAM hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.
half
5% in common
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Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | SOXY | YRAM | SOXY | YRAM | SOXY | YRAM |
| 3 months | −14.3% | – | 2.9% | – | −14.1 pts | – |
| 6 months | −9.9% | – | 6.3% | – | −14.9 pts | – |
| 1 year | +43.5% | – | 17.1% | – | +28.7 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: SOXY Dec 2024 · YRAM Aug 2026 | +90.3% | −16.2% | 30.4% | 6.8% | +60.4 pts | not measured |
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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.
YRAM
Over the period from its first trade on Aug 25, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YRAM paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −16.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 42.2%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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How this is computed
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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