Data as of .
ULTY vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ULTY paid 44.9% of its price in cash against YLDE’s 7.6%, though YLDE returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ULTY and YLDE hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ULTY | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 4.39% | 3.60% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 2.36% | 3.03% |
| Only in ULTY | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.23% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| MercadoLibre Inc 4.99% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 4.05% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc 4.75% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| Strategy Inc 4.66% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% |
| Comfort Systems USA Inc 4.61% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| Lam Research Corp 4.34% | MICROSOFT CORP 2.67% |
| Coherent Corp 4.30% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc 4.27% | PUBLIC STORAGE 2.59% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ULTY | YLDE | ULTY | YLDE | ULTY | YLDE | |
| 3 months | −1.1% | +2.5% | 13.7% | 2.3% | −3.3 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +14.0% | +8.4% | 30.1% | 4.1% | −4.0 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | −7.8% | +10.5% | 44.9% | 7.6% | −24.3 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +10.7% | +181.4% | 86.9% | 42.1% | −44.1 pts | −86.6 pts |
| ULTY YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Franklin |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 59.8% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.30% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 44.9% | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −54.1% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | −7.8% | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −24.3 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 932 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $721m | $170m |
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).
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ULTY or YLDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ULTY paid 44.9% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.6%, so ULTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, ULTY or YLDE?
- With every distribution reinvested, ULTY returned −7.8% and YLDE returned +10.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so YLDE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ULTY or YLDE?
- ULTY charges 1.30% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ULTY against YLDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ulty-vs-ylde Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.