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GPTY YieldMax(R) AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF

Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPTY paid 34.0% in cash and still finished 5.7 points behind XLK.

YieldMax · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

34.0%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+32.4%Total return, 1 year
−5.7 ptsAgainst XLK
94.1%Return of capital, latest payout (YieldMax estimate)

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

37.6joint 128th of 173

GPTY paid 34.0% in cash. Its price fell 8.1%, so 24% of what you were paid came back out of your own capital.

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

Against its benchmark
MLPD −35.8 ptsMDST −28.6 ptsEIPI −26.8 ptsBLOX −26.6 ptsYQQQ −25.3 ptsULTY −24.3 ptsSLTY −22.7 ptsGDXY −21.4 ptsTDVI −20.9 ptsTOPW −19.8 ptsHIGH −18.8 ptsACKY −17.9 ptsYMAX −16.8 ptsHISF −16.4 ptsNDIV −16.4 ptsSDVD −16.4 ptsWEEI −15.8 ptsOARK −15.2 ptsFDND −14.1 ptsSCLZ −14.0 ptsLFGY −13.6 ptsXLRI −13.6 ptsTCAL −13.5 ptsQRMI −13.3 ptsSLJY −13.2 ptsYYY −13.2 ptsYFYA −13.1 ptsHIPS −12.8 ptsJULH −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.0 ptsXLKI −12.0 ptsXBTY −11.8 ptsQUSA −11.7 ptsJULJ −11.5 ptsLJUL −11.5 ptsJANJ −11.4 ptsLJAN −11.4 ptsFGSI −11.3 ptsLOCT −11.2 ptsQLDY −11.2 ptsOCTJ −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsIWMY −10.9 ptsJUCY −10.9 ptsAPRJ −10.5 ptsLAPR −10.5 ptsXISE −10.5 ptsXIJN −10.3 ptsAPRH −10.1 ptsJANH −10.1 ptsXIDE −10.1 ptsXLEI −10.0 ptsOCTH −9.9 ptsJEPI −9.5 ptsAIPI −9.4 ptsMAGY −9.4 ptsBAGY −9.2 ptsXIMR −9.1 ptsSRHR −8.8 ptsBUYW −8.1 ptsRDVI −8.0 ptsIAUI −7.7 ptsOVLH −7.5 ptsVEGA −7.2 ptsXV −7.1 ptsYBTC −7.1 ptsFTHI −6.9 ptsBITY −6.7 ptsXLVI −6.7 ptsXRMI −6.3 ptsIGLD −6.2 ptsFEPI −6.1 ptsYLDE −6.0 ptsKHPI −5.5 ptsQQQI −5.3 ptsSPIN −5.2 ptsTYLG −5.2 ptsSPUT −5.1 ptsETCO −4.8 ptsWTPI −4.6 ptsCAIE −4.1 ptsIQQQ −4.1 ptsPAPI −3.8 ptsBIGY −3.6 ptsJEPQ −3.2 ptsXLBI −3.2 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsIWMW −3.0 ptsWEEL −2.3 ptsGIAX −2.1 ptsDIVO −2.0 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsQDTY −1.6 ptsDFII −1.5 ptsRDTY −1.5 ptsTSPY −1.5 ptsYMAG −1.5 ptsBTCC −1.4 ptsNBOS −1.4 ptsNIHI −1.4 ptsEGGY −1.2 ptsSPYI −1.2 ptsRYLD −1.1 ptsRYLG −1.0 ptsXDTE −1.0 ptsXPAY −0.9 ptsSDTY −0.8 ptsWDTE −0.8 ptsJOYT −0.7 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsKGLD −0.6 ptsQQQY −0.6 ptsRDTE −0.6 ptsTHTA −0.6 ptsXLII −0.6 ptsFTKI −0.5 ptsGPIQ −0.4 ptsFTQI −0.3 ptsSIXH −0.3 ptsDJIA +0.2 ptsLTTI +0.2 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsGPIX +0.4 ptsXLFI +0.4 ptsQYLG +0.5 ptsHYBI +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.6 ptsIVVW +0.6 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsXYLG +0.7 ptsTDAQ +1.0 ptsIWMI +1.1 ptsQYLD +1.2 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsTLTX +1.3 ptsXYLD +1.4 ptsHYGW +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsBNDI +1.7 ptsOVS +1.7 ptsPBP +1.9 ptsTLTI +1.9 ptsXLUI +1.9 ptsBALI +2.0 ptsBTCI +2.0 ptsCHPY +2.3 ptsOVB +2.3 ptsOVT +2.3 ptsYBIT +2.3 ptsITWO +2.4 ptsOVL +2.6 ptsYETH +2.8 ptsOVM +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.0 ptsSOXY +3.5 ptsDUBS +3.7 ptsLQDW +3.8 ptsXLYI +4.1 ptsTLTW +4.2 ptsOVF +4.5 ptsDOGG +4.6 ptsOMAH +4.9 ptsIDVO +5.2 ptsSEPI +5.2 ptsBCCC +5.9 ptsCEPI +6.0 ptsIDUB +7.2 ptsXLCI +7.9 ptsBUCK +9.6 ptsUSOY +11.6 ptsXLSI +12.5 ptsKLIP +22.5 ptsGPTY −5.7 ptsGPTY −5.7 pts−35.8 pts+22.5 pts

42.5% of the 173 sit at or below GPTY on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.5%XBTY −74.1%YETH −66.4%YBTC −60.1%BTCC −59.1%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −57.9%ULTY −54.1%BITY −51.5%SLTY −51.5%BCCC −48.5%BTCI −47.0%LFGY −44.7%DFII −43.7%BLOX −40.9%YMAX −40.7%TOPW −37.7%OARK −34.0%GDXY −33.1%KLIP −32.5%YMAG −28.1%YQQQ −25.7%MAGY −25.3%IWMY −24.9%CEPI −22.5%RDTY −21.8%RDTE −21.4%QLDY −20.3%QDTE −19.2%TLTX −18.5%EGGY −16.2%XLYI −15.5%ACKY −15.1%WDTE −14.8%QDTY −14.0%AIPI −13.8%TLTP −13.4%XDTE −13.4%QQQY −13.2%LTTI −12.6%XLUI −11.3%QUSA −11.0%SDTY −10.8%GIAX −10.5%FEPI −10.0%TLTW −9.9%LQTI −9.7%XLRI −9.4%TLTI −9.1%LQDW −8.8%XLCI −8.8%XV −8.8%YYY −8.8%TCAL −8.6%HIGH −8.3%FDND −8.2%IGLD −7.9%RNTY −7.3%HIPS −7.0%HYTI −6.8%XLSI −6.5%OMAH −6.3%XLBI −6.3%IWMW −6.2%XLFI −6.2%HYGW −6.0%XPAY −5.8%HYBI −5.5%OVB −5.0%BNDI −4.9%USOY −4.8%HISF −4.7%OVT −4.3%QRMI −3.8%OVM −3.6%FGSI −3.2%HYBL −2.8%CAIE −2.5%JUCY −2.5%XRMI −2.4%BUCK −2.2%CVRD −2.2%MLPD −2.1%IAUI −2.0%IVVW −2.0%YFYA −1.7%JEPI −1.2%XLII −1.2%XIJN −0.9%WTPI −0.8%JULJ −0.6%XISE −0.6%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.4%KNG −0.4%BIGY −0.3%LJUL −0.3%QQQI −0.1%TSPY −0.1%JANH 0.0%JANJ 0.0%LAPR 0.0%OCTH 0.0%XIDE 0.0%APRJ +0.1%LJAN +0.1%LOCT +0.1%OCTJ +0.1%APRH +0.3%FTHI +0.3%XIMR +0.5%WEEL +0.7%SRHR +1.0%SDVD +1.2%SPYI +1.2%IWMI +1.3%KHPI +1.5%BUYW +2.1%DJIA +2.4%QYLG +2.4%XYLG +2.6%YLDE +2.6%NIHI +2.8%RYLD +2.9%KGLD +3.4%TDAQ +3.4%DYLG +3.5%FTKI +3.8%XLVI +4.0%SCLZ +4.1%THTA +4.1%RYLG +4.2%PAPI +4.5%XLKI +4.6%PBP +5.5%JEPQ +5.7%SPIN +5.8%XYLD +5.9%NBOS +6.0%SPUT +6.0%DIVO +7.3%GPIX +7.4%ISPY +7.6%DOGG +8.0%FTQI +8.0%MDST +8.2%TDVI +8.2%OVF +8.3%OVS +8.5%OVLH +8.8%VEGA +8.9%QYLD +9.1%BALI +9.2%GPIQ +9.3%OVL +9.4%RDVI +9.6%ITWO +10.5%IQQQ +10.8%SLJY +12.3%EIPI +12.8%XLEI +12.8%SEPI +13.4%SIXH +14.1%IDVO +14.4%JOYT +15.2%WEEI +17.3%IDUB +17.4%DUBS +17.6%NDIV +20.4%CHPY +20.6%TYLG +20.6%SOXY +64.1%GPTY −8.1%GPTY −8.1%−75.5%+64.1%

32.7% of the 173 sit at or below GPTY on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. 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−5.7 pts42.550%
what happened to the principal−8.1%32.750%

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

2nd of 4 income ETFs writing on XLK, by return against it

What a holder got

GPTY against XLKGPTY returned +32.4% with distributions reinvested against +38.0% for Technology sector (XLK), a gap of −5.7 pts. Of that, 34.0% arrived as cash rather than price.+32.4%GPTY total return+38.0%Technology sector (XLK)34.0% of it arrived as cash

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPTY returned +32.4% with distributions reinvested and Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0%, so a holder came out behind it by 5.7 points. The lighter segment is the 34.0% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Method

Period by period

GPTY over each window to Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnXLKAhead or behind
3 months8.2%−9.9%−1.3%−0.8%−0.5 pts
6 months22.2%+16.1%+40.4%+40.5%−0.1 pts
1 year34.0%−8.1%+32.4%+38.0%−5.7 pts
Since launch51.0%−14.8%+53.2%+58.2%−4.9 pts

Method

When GPTY pays

GPTY pays weekly. The last distribution was $0.2897 a share, which went ex on Sep 16, 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 GPTY. 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$0.2897Issuer date, amount not declared
Sep 30, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.2897Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 7, 2026Oct 8, 2026$0.2897Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 14, 2026Oct 15, 2026$0.2897Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 21, 2026Oct 22, 2026$0.2897Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 28, 2026Oct 29, 2026$0.2897Issuer date, amount not declared
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for GPTY (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for GPTY. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Sep 16, 2026$0.2897
Sep 9, 2026$0.2888
Sep 2, 2026$0.2896
Aug 26, 2026$0.2829
Aug 19, 2026$0.2946
Aug 12, 2026$0.2933
Aug 5, 2026$0.2858
Jul 29, 2026$0.2758
Jul 22, 2026$0.2805
Jul 15, 2026$0.3416
Jul 8, 2026$0.3077
Jul 1, 2026$0.3045
Jun 24, 2026$0.3678

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Jan 23, 2025, GPTY has returned +53.2% with distributions reinvested, against +58.2% for Technology sector (XLK), and has paid out 51.0% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays weekly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 35.3%. YieldMax estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 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.

GPTY (YieldMax(R) AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategysynthetic covered call
BenchmarkTechnology sector (XLK) (proxy)
Paysweekly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026)$126m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)35.3%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Nov 21, 2025)1.06%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)37.0%
LaunchedJan 23, 2025
Return of capital, latest distribution (YieldMax 19a-1 estimate)94.1%
Paysweekly
Typical gap between ex-dates7 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment1 day
Last paid, per share$0.2897 ex Sep 16, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$3.5348

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 GPTY paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPTY paid 34.0% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 8.1%.
Is GPTY ahead of XLK?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, GPTY returned +32.4% against +38.0% for Technology sector (XLK), so a holder was behind it by 5.7 points.
How often does GPTY pay, and how much?
GPTY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 35.3% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the GPTY distribution return of capital?
YieldMax estimates 94% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 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 GPTY next pay a distribution?
GPTY pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 16, 2026 at $0.2897 a share. The issuer has set the next ex-date at Sep 23, 2026 but not the amount.
What does GPTY cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 1.06% 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.

Where these figures came from

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