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TPRY vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $3.3m for VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF and $576m for YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
TPRY cash paid, since launch, Feb 26, 2026
46.0%
ULTY cash paid, 1 year
−7.2%
TPRY total return, since launch, Feb 26, 2026
−12.4%
ULTY total return, 1 year
TPRY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 19.3 pts behind SPY
TPRY
−7.2%
SPY
+12.1%

19.3 pts behind SPY

TPRY since launch: paid 9.7%, price −16.1%, total −7.2%, SPY +12.1%, −19.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.1%

TPRY

−7.2%

19.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

19.3 pts behind SPY

TPRY since launch: paid 9.7%, price −16.1%, total −7.2%, SPY +12.1%, −19.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.1%

TPRY

−7.2%

19.3 pts behind SPY

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TPRY since launch: paid 9.7%, price −16.1%, total −7.2%, SPY +12.1%, −19.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ULTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings
ULTY
−12.4%
Own
−16.8%

4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings

ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

−16.8%

ULTY

−12.4%

4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings

ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

−16.8%

ULTY

−12.4%

46.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TPRY costs 0.35 points a year less; ULTY is far larger, $576m against $3.3m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TPRY vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTPRYULTY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published−12.4%
Price changefell 16.1% (since Feb 26, 2026)fell 55.5% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate19% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYits own holdings
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%1.30%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$3.3m$576m
Holdings
Holdings in common19%

Method

What they share

19%

By the books each fund has filed, TPRY and ULTY hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

19% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TPRY ULTY
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.55% 4.83%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.54% 4.02%
Lam Research Corp 3.44% 4.00%
Amazon.com Inc 14.29% 2.95%
NVIDIA Corp 4.34% 2.72%
Meta Platforms Inc 5.56% 2.22%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in TPRY
Micron Technology Inc 11.36%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.48%
Alphabet Inc 6.34%
Uber Technologies Inc 5.69%
Apple Inc 5.64%
Vistra Corp 4.31%
Boeing Co 4.22%
American Airlines Group Inc 3.95%
Only in ULTY
Analog Devices Inc 5.67%
Alphabet Inc 5.03%
MercadoLibre Inc 4.75%
Shopify Inc 4.74%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.68%
VanEck Gold Miners ETF 4.60%
Robinhood Markets Inc 3.79%
TransMedics Group Inc 3.74%
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Side by side

TPRY VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly ULTY YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on its own holdings, paying weekly
Strategy covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) ULTY's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 15.7% 60.9%
Expense ratio 0.95% 1.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026) 46.0%
Price change, 1 year −16.1% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026) −55.5%
Total return, 1 year −7.2% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026) −12.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.1% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026) −16.8%
Ahead or behind −19.3 pts (since launch, Feb 26, 2026) +4.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 19% 100%
Age 251 days 2.7 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.3m $576m

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: TPRY vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTPRYULTYTPRYULTYTPRYULTY
3 months−9.7%−8.3%3.6%14.3%−9.5 pts+3.4 pts
6 months−14.1%−9.9%6.9%26.6%−19.1 pts+1.6 pts
1 year–−12.4%–46.0%–+4.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: TPRY Feb 2026 · ULTY Feb 2024−7.2%−1.9%9.7%87.9%−19.3 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
TPRY

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TPRY paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 19.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.7%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 19% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

ULTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.4%. ULTY's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned −16.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, TPRY or ULTY?
TPRY charges 0.95% a year and ULTY charges 1.30%, so TPRY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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