# GMEY (YieldMax(R) GME Option Income Strategy ETF)

YieldMax · Income ETFs · data as of Oct 9, 2026

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, GMEY paid 38.4% in cash and finished 20.9 points behind GME.

## Key facts

- GMEY, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 38.4%, as of Oct 9, 2026.
- GMEY, total return, 1 year: −10.6%, as of Oct 9, 2026.
- GMEY, against GME: −20.9 pts, as of Oct 9, 2026.
- GMEY, return of capital, latest payout (YieldMax estimate): 97.7%, as of Oct 9, 2026.
- GMEY, net assets: $3m (issuer page, as of Oct 8, 2026).
- GMEY, expense ratio: 1.01% (497 XBRL, Sep 2, 2025).

## GMEY over each window to Oct 9, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | GME | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 10.4% | −6.7% | +4.5% | +22.5% | −18.0 pts |
| 6 months | 21.1% | −20.1% | +1.8% | +14.4% | −12.6 pts |
| 1 year | 38.4% | −48.7% | −10.6% | +10.3% | −20.9 pts |
| Since launch | 38.3% | −48.8% | −10.6% | +12.6% | −23.2 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | GameStop (GME) | ETFIQ |
| How the benchmark is set | Its prospectus names GME as the company its options are written on (prospectus, Form 497, accession 0001999371-25-012388, filed 2025-09-02). | ETFIQ |
| Pays | weekly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $3m | issuer page, as of Oct 8, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 83.9% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 497 XBRL, Sep 2, 2025 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 74.8% | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Sep 9, 2025 | ETFIQ |
| Return of capital, latest distribution | 97.7% | YieldMax 19a-1 estimate |
| Pays | weekly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 7 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 1 day | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.4168 ex Oct 8, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions, ex Jul 23, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026 | $2.6929 | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to Oct 7, 2026

Monthly figures only. Oct 2026: $0, from ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 6 to Oct 7.

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/gmey.json. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

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

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, GMEY paid 38.4% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 48.7%.

### Is GMEY ahead of GME?

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, GMEY returned −10.6% against +10.3% for GameStop (GME), so a holder was behind it by 20.9 points.

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

GMEY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 83.9% at its price on Oct 9, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### Is the GMEY distribution return of capital?

YieldMax estimates 98% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 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 GMEY next pay a distribution?

GMEY pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 8, 2026 at $0.4168 a share. The issuer has set the next ex-date at Oct 15, 2026 but not the amount.

### What does GMEY cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 1.01% a year.


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