Data as of .
ULTY vs VOOY: which paid, and which earned it?
ULTY and VOOY both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ULTY | VOOY | ULTY | VOOY | ULTY | VOOY | |
| 3 months | −1.1% | not published | 13.7% | not published | −3.3 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +14.0% | not published | 30.1% | not published | −4.0 pts | not published |
| 1 year | −7.8% | not published | 44.9% | not published | −24.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +10.7% | −0.3% | 86.9% | 0.0% | −44.1 pts | 0.0 pts |
| ULTY YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | 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 | weekly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 59.8% | not published |
| Expense ratio | 1.30% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 44.9% | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −54.1% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | −7.8% | −0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | −0.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −24.3 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 932 days | 16 days |
| Net assets | $721m | not published |
ULTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ULTY paid 44.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 24.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 59.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ULTY against VOOY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ulty-vs-vooy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.