Data as of .
XLKI vs YRAM: which paid, and which earned it?
XLKI and YRAM both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, XLKI and YRAM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in XLKI | Only in YRAM |
|---|---|
| STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT 101.55% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 43.96% |
| SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.20% | Micron Technology Inc 17.72% |
| STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT OCT26 194 CALL -0.04% | Sandisk Corp 7.60% |
| STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT OCT26 192 CALL -1.71% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 6.80% |
| Western Digital Corp 6.44% | |
| DRAM 10/16/2026 55.01 C 5.07% | |
| Silicon Motion Technology Corp 3.55% | |
| SKHY 10/16/2026 155.01 C 3.38% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLKI | YRAM | XLKI | YRAM | XLKI | YRAM | |
| 3 months | +3.3% | not published | 5.1% | not published | +4.2 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +22.9% | not published | 10.5% | not published | −17.5 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +26.1% | not published | 18.9% | not published | −12.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +32.4% | +6.1% | 21.4% | 1.6% | −11.6 pts | +3.0 pts |
| XLKI State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF Covered call on XLK, paying monthly | YRAM YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | State Street | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Technology sector (XLK) | Semiconductors (SMH), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.3% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 18.9% | 1.6% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.6% | +4.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.1% | +6.1% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +38.0% | +3.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −12.0 pts | +3.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 97% |
| Age | 415 days | 24 days |
| Net assets | $18m | $5m |
XLKI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLKI paid 18.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +26.1%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
YRAM in plain words
Over the period since launch on Aug 25, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YRAM paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. Semiconductors (SMH), used as the proxy returned +3.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 97% 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).
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Where these figures came from
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