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VOOY vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

At a glance
1.5%
VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
12.4%
YYY cash paid, 1 year
+0.3%
VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
+1.9%
YYY total return, 1 year
VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
VOOY
+0.3%
none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. 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%

12.4% of it arrived as cash

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% as cash

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

VOOY costs 2.48 points a year less.

VOOY vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureVOOYYYY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+1.9%
Price changefell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)fell 10.3% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedits own holdings
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%3.23%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$674m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly
Strategy option income income from closed-end funds
Benchmark none YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.1% 13.8%
Expense ratio 0.75% 3.23%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) 12.4%
Price change, 1 year −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) −10.3%
Total return, 1 year +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) +1.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published not published
Ahead or behind not available not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 26% 18%
Age 63 days 14.4 years
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $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: VOOY vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowVOOYYYYVOOYYYYVOOYYYY
3 months–−4.9%–3.2%–not measured
6 months–−4.1%–6.2%–not measured
1 year–+1.9%–12.4%–not measured
3 years–+35.2%–38.6%–not measured
Since launchNot the same days: VOOY Sep 2026 · YYY Jun 2012+0.3%+114.4%1.5%113.6%not measurednot measured

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VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 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 is cheaper, VOOY or YYY?
VOOY charges 0.75% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so VOOY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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