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AMDY YieldMax(R) AMD Option Income Strategy ETF

Synthetic covered call on AMD, paying weekly

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, AMDY paid 93.2% in cash and still finished 76.2 points behind AMD.

YieldMax · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

93.2%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+178.3%Total return, 1 year
−76.2 ptsAgainst AMD
0.0%Return of capital, latest payout (YieldMax estimate)

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

50.0joint 37th of 64

AMDY paid 93.2% in cash and its price rose 28.6%, so the payout came out of returns rather than principal.

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

Against its benchmark
AMYY −218.2 ptsMRNY −148.8 ptsDIPS −43.1 ptsNVYY −20.9 ptsXOMO −19.9 ptsTQQY −19.6 ptsAZYY −19.3 ptsAPLY −17.0 ptsCOYY −16.3 ptsGOOP −14.1 ptsMARO −13.2 ptsMSTW −12.2 ptsHOOW −11.0 ptsCOIW −10.7 ptsTSMY −10.3 ptsPLTW −9.3 ptsGMEY −8.7 ptsTSLW −8.3 ptsGOOY −8.0 ptsNFLW −7.9 ptsAMZP −7.3 ptsMETW −7.1 ptsAAPY −7.0 ptsTSYY −6.8 ptsMSFW −6.5 ptsMSFY −6.4 ptsXYZY −6.4 ptsHCOW −6.3 ptsYSPY −6.3 ptsAVGW −5.6 ptsNFLP −5.1 ptsAMZW −4.0 ptsSMCY −3.9 ptsAMZY −3.8 ptsSNOY −3.8 ptsBRKW −3.7 ptsHOOY −3.4 ptsAIYY −3.3 ptsTSLP −3.2 ptsFBY −2.7 ptsNVDW −1.4 ptsBRKC −1.3 ptsPYPY −1.2 ptsDRAY −0.7 ptsNVDY −0.2 ptsRBLY +0.9 ptsTSII +1.1 ptsGOOW +1.4 ptsMSFO +2.1 ptsNVII +2.5 ptsAAPW +2.6 ptsBABO +4.2 ptsNFLY +4.4 ptsPLTY +4.6 ptsCONY +5.1 ptsMSTY +5.3 ptsRDYY +5.5 ptsCVNY +7.2 ptsTSLY +7.5 ptsCRSH +23.2 ptsAMDW +58.4 ptsFIAT +60.8 ptsWNTR +78.8 ptsAMDY −76.2 ptsAMDY −76.2 pts−218.2 pts+78.8 pts

3.9% of the 64 sit at or below AMDY on this measure.

What happened to the principal
COYY −87.2%MSTW −85.9%RBLY −81.9%MSTY −79.7%COIW −77.9%MARO −77.0%AIYY −73.3%DRAY −73.2%RDYY −72.9%CONY −70.2%TSYY −70.1%SMCY −66.5%NFLW −65.0%BABO −57.9%HOOW −57.4%NFLY −57.3%HOOY −56.4%CVNY −54.5%NFLP −54.5%TSLW −54.2%GMEY −52.7%PYPY −52.7%NVYY −52.3%TSII −51.4%XYZY −51.4%WNTR −51.3%PLTW −50.7%TSLY −49.5%DIPS −47.3%METW −46.9%FIAT −45.5%PLTY −45.2%FBY −44.9%AMYY −44.7%AZYY −42.9%AVGW −42.1%CRSH −39.8%TQQY −35.4%TSLP −34.5%MSFW −33.1%AMZY −32.0%MSFO −29.9%AMZW −27.6%MSFY −25.4%YSPY −25.0%SNOY −24.8%NVDW −22.8%NVDY −22.3%NVII −21.1%BRKW −16.9%GOOY −16.6%BRKC −15.6%AMZP −14.6%APLY −11.3%XOMO −10.0%TSMY −8.1%GOOW −3.7%HCOW −0.3%AAPW +7.9%GOOP +8.5%AAPY +19.2%MRNY +93.6%AMDW +110.0%AMDY +28.6%AMDY +28.6%−87.2%+110.0%

96.1% of the 64 sit at or below AMDY on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 64 income ETFs writing on a single company. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark−76.2 pts3.950%
what happened to the principal+28.6%96.150%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

49th of 369 income ETFs by net assets

What a holder got

AMDY against AMDAMDY returned +178.3% with distributions reinvested against +254.5% for AMD (AMD), a gap of −76.2 pts. Of that, 93.2% arrived as cash rather than price.+178.3%AMDY total return+254.5%AMD (AMD)93.2% of it arrived as cash

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, AMDY returned +178.3% with distributions reinvested and AMD (AMD) returned +254.5%, so a holder came out behind it by 76.2 points. The lighter segment is the 93.2% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Method

Period by period

AMDY over each window to Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnAMDAhead or behind
3 months15.0%−13.4%+2.8%+4.2%−1.4 pts
6 months61.5%+55.2%+130.6%+178.1%−47.5 pts
1 year93.2%+28.6%+178.3%+254.5%−76.2 pts
3 years117.4%−51.9%+246.0%+450.9%−205.0 pts
Since launch117.4%−51.9%+246.0%+450.9%−205.0 pts

Method

When AMDY pays

AMDY pays weekly. The last distribution was $0.3906 a share, which went ex on Sep 17, 2026, with payment about 1 day later. The issuer has set the next ex-date at Sep 23, 2026, payable Sep 24, 2026, but has not declared the amount.

Expected distributions for AMDY. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Sep 23, 2026Sep 24, 2026$0.3906Issuer date, amount not declared
Sep 30, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.3906Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 7, 2026Oct 8, 2026$0.3906Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 14, 2026Oct 15, 2026$0.3906Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 21, 2026Oct 22, 2026$0.3906Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 28, 2026Oct 29, 2026$0.3906Issuer date, amount not declared
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for AMDY (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for AMDY. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Sep 17, 2026$0.3906
Sep 10, 2026$0.3763
Sep 3, 2026$0.4868
Aug 27, 2026$0.4843
Aug 20, 2026$0.6094
Aug 13, 2026$0.5636
Aug 6, 2026$0.6754
Jul 30, 2026$0.6309
Jul 23, 2026$0.7213
Jul 16, 2026$0.8531
Jul 9, 2026$0.8751
Jul 2, 2026$0.7966
Jun 25, 2026$0.882

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Sep 19, 2023, AMDY has returned +246.0% with distributions reinvested, against +450.9% for AMD (AMD), and has paid out 117.4% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays weekly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 42.2%. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital. That is the issuer’s own Rule 19a-1 estimate and a tax characterization, made before the fund year closes: it says the payment included money the fund gave back rather than earned, not that the fund is eroding.

AMDY (YieldMax(R) AMD Option Income Strategy ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategysynthetic covered call
BenchmarkAMD (AMD)
Paysweekly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026)$438m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)42.2%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 24, 2026)1.00%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)72.4%
LaunchedSep 19, 2023
Return of capital, latest distribution (YieldMax 19a-1 estimate)0.0%
Paysweekly
Typical gap between ex-dates7 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment1 day
Last paid, per share$0.3906 ex Sep 17, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$7.4634

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has AMDY paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, AMDY paid 93.2% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 28.6%.
Is AMDY ahead of AMD?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, AMDY returned +178.3% against +254.5% for AMD (AMD), so a holder was behind it by 76.2 points.
How often does AMDY pay, and how much?
AMDY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 42.2% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the AMDY distribution return of capital?
YieldMax estimates 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 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 AMDY next pay a distribution?
AMDY pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 17, 2026 at $0.3906 a share. The issuer has set the next ex-date at Sep 23, 2026 but not the amount.
What does AMDY cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 1.00% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Ahead or behind
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
Covered call
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

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