# AAPY (Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Apple (AAPL) ETF)

Kurv · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, AAPY paid 13.2% in cash and still finished 8.4 points behind AAPL.

## Key facts

- AAPY, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 13.2%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- AAPY, total return, 1 year: +36.6%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- AAPY, against AAPL: −8.4 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- AAPY, return of capital, latest payout (Kurv estimate): 83.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- AAPY, net assets: $8m (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- AAPY, expense ratio: not read by ETFIQ, as of Sep 11, 2026.

## AAPY over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | AAPL | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 3.0% | +10.7% | +13.9% | +14.2% | −0.3 pts |
| 6 months | 7.1% | +26.6% | +34.7% | +33.1% | +1.6 pts |
| 1 year | 13.2% | +20.6% | +36.6% | +45.0% | −8.4 pts |
| Since launch | 41.7% | +11.2% | +68.2% | +100.2% | −32.0 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | Apple (AAPL) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $8m | issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 10.8% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | not read by ETFIQ | ETFIQ |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 11.0% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Oct 27, 2023 | ETFIQ |
| Return of capital, latest distribution | 83.0% | Kurv 19a-1 estimate |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 28 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 2 days | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.25 ex Aug 19, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $3.05 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much has AAPY paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, AAPY paid 13.2% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 20.6%.

### Is AAPY ahead of AAPL?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, AAPY returned +36.6% against +45.0% for Apple (AAPL), so a holder was behind it by 8.4 points.

### How often does AAPY pay, and how much?

AAPY pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 10.8% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### Is the AAPY distribution return of capital?

Kurv estimates 83% of the distribution paid Aug 20, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.

### When does AAPY next pay a distribution?

AAPY pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Aug 19, 2026 at $0.25 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 28 days the ex-date falls near Sep 16, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, AAPY, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/aapy
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