Which paid more, ULTY or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, ULTY returned −12.4% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, ULTY or YYY?

ULTY charges 1.30% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so ULTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ULTY vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% of its price in cash against YYY’s 12.4%, though YYY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $576m for YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF and $674m for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

46.0%

ULTY cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

−12.4%

ULTY total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY total return, 1 year

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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ULTY costs 1.93 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.3 points; YYY is 1.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ULTY vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ULTY	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	ULTY	YYY
Total return, 1 year	−12.4%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 55.5%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	ULTY	YYY
Benchmark	its own holdings	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	ULTY	YYY
Expense ratio	1.30%	3.23%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$576m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	ULTY	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Mar 8, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 138 weekly returns

ULTY YYY

Return

Total return edge YYY −3.8% +20.1%

Annualized edge YYY −1.4% +7.1%

Price return edge YYY −89.2% −13.7%

Risk

Volatility edge YYY 24.1% 10.3%

Max drawdown edge YYY −25.9% −10.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge YYY −0.12 0.30

Sortino edge YYY −0.15 0.40

Calmar edge YYY −0.06 0.68

Reading

From Mar 2024 to Oct 2026, YYY returned more: +20.1% to −3.8%. YYY swung less: 10.3% to 24.1%. YYY fell less at its worst: −10.4% to −25.9%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: ULTY vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ULTY	YYY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−3.8%	+20.1%	YYY	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−1.4%	+7.1%	YYY	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−89.2%	−13.7%	YYY	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	24.1%	10.3%	YYY	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	18.4%	7.8%	YYY	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−25.9%	−10.4%	YYY	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.12	0.30	YYY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.15	0.40	YYY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.06	0.68	YYY	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 138 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

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

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0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ULTY YYY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ULTY

Analog Devices Inc 5.67%

Alphabet Inc 5.03%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.83%

MercadoLibre Inc 4.75%

Shopify Inc 4.74%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.68%

VanEck Gold Miners ETF 4.60%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.02%

Only in YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

ULTY YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on its own holdings, paying weekly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax Amplify

Strategy synthetic covered call income from closed-end funds

Benchmark ULTY's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 60.9% 13.8%

Expense ratio 1.30% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 46.0% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year −55.5% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year −12.4% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year −16.8% not published

Ahead or behind +4.4 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 18%

Age 2.7 years 14.4 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $576m $674m

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: ULTY vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ULTY	YYY	ULTY	YYY	ULTY	YYY
3 months	−8.3%	−4.9%	14.3%	3.2%	+3.4 pts	not measured
6 months	−9.9%	−4.1%	26.6%	6.2%	+1.6 pts	not measured
1 year	−12.4%	+1.9%	46.0%	12.4%	+4.4 pts	not measured
3 years	–	+35.2%	–	38.6%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: ULTY Feb 2024 · YYY Jun 2012	−1.9%	+114.4%	87.9%	113.6%	not measured	not measured

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About each fund

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ULTY or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, ULTY returned −12.4% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ULTY or YYY?: ULTY charges 1.30% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so ULTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ULTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ULTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ULTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for ULTY ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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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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