# GDXY (YieldMax(R) Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF)

YieldMax · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 18, 2026

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GDXY paid 50.1% in cash and still finished 21.4 points behind GDX.

## Key facts

- GDXY, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 50.1%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- GDXY, total return, 1 year: +18.4%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- GDXY, against GDX: −21.4 pts, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- GDXY, return of capital, latest payout (YieldMax estimate): 94.8%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- GDXY, net assets: $329m (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026).
- GDXY, expense ratio: 1.00% (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 24, 2026).

## GDXY over each window to Sep 18, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | GDX | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 13.8% | −1.4% | +13.5% | +15.7% | −2.2 pts |
| 6 months | 25.4% | −13.8% | +13.0% | +19.2% | −6.2 pts |
| 1 year | 50.1% | −33.1% | +18.4% | +39.8% | −21.4 pts |
| Since launch | 86.5% | −45.1% | +68.9% | +163.4% | −94.5 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | Gold miners (GDX) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | weekly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $329m | issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 50.0% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 485BPOS XBRL, Feb 24, 2026 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 74.9% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | May 21, 2024 | ETFIQ |
| Return of capital, latest distribution | 94.8% | YieldMax 19a-1 estimate |

## Questions

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

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GDXY paid 50.1% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 33.1%.

### Is GDXY ahead of GDX?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, GDXY returned +18.4% against +39.8% for Gold miners (GDX), so a holder was behind it by 21.4 points.

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

GDXY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 50.0% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### Is the GDXY distribution return of capital?

YieldMax estimates 95% 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.

### What does GDXY cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 1.00% a year.


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