Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
USOY vs YRAM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
USOY and YRAM both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $79m for Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF and $6.4m for YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF.
46.2 pts behind USO
USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
USO
+102.2%
USOY
+56.0%
51.6% of it arrived as cash
46.2 pts behind USO
Total return, distributions reinvested
46.2 pts behind USO
USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
USO
+102.2%
USOY
+56.0%
46.2 pts behind USO
51.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 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 0.11 points a year less; USOY is 12.3 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | USOY | YRAM |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +56.0% | not published |
| Price change | fell 4.8% (1 year) | fell 21.9% (since Aug 25, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 96% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 99% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | United States Oil Fund, LP, measured through USO | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.12% | 1.01% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $79m | $6.4m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, USOY and YRAM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
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 | USOY | YRAM | USOY | YRAM | USOY | YRAM |
| 3 months | +14.8% | – | 12.6% | – | −11.8 pts | – |
| 6 months | +1.8% | – | 20.9% | – | −6.8 pts | – |
| 1 year | +56.0% | – | 51.6% | – | −46.1 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: USOY May 2024 · YRAM Aug 2026 | +55.7% | −16.2% | 83.8% | 6.8% | −37.4 pts | not measured |
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USOY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, USOY paid 51.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +56.0%. United States Oil Fund, LP (USO) returned +102.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 46.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.6%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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).
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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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