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LFGY YieldMax(R) Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF

Synthetic covered call on BITQ, paying weekly

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LFGY paid 40.1% in cash and still finished 13.6 points behind BITQ.

YieldMax · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

40.1%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
−1.5%Total return, 1 year
−13.6 ptsAgainst BITQ
63.4%Return of capital, latest payout (YieldMax estimate)

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

9.5joint 165th of 173

LFGY paid 40.1% in cash. Its price fell 44.7%, so 100% 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 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 ptsGPTY −5.7 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 ptsLFGY −13.6 ptsLFGY −13.6 pts−35.8 pts+22.5 pts

11.8% of the 173 sit at or below LFGY 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%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%GPTY −8.1%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%LFGY −44.7%LFGY −44.7%−75.5%+64.1%

7.2% of the 173 sit at or below LFGY 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−13.6 pts11.850%
what happened to the principal−44.7%7.250%

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What a holder got

LFGY against BITQLFGY returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested against +12.1% for Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy, a gap of −13.6 pts. Of that, 40.1% arrived as cash rather than price.−1.5%LFGY total return+12.1%Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LFGY returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested and Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy returned +12.1%, so a holder came out behind it by 13.6 points. The lighter segment is the 40.1% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Method

Period by period

LFGY over each window to Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnBITQAhead or behind
3 months10.6%−11.7%−0.3%−2.1%+1.9 pts
6 months26.4%−3.0%+25.6%+33.8%−8.2 pts
1 year40.1%−44.7%−1.5%+12.1%−13.6 pts
Since launch62.4%−60.1%+9.5%+52.4%−42.8 pts

Method

When LFGY pays

LFGY pays weekly. The last distribution was $0.1546 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 LFGY. 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$0.1546Issuer date, amount not declared
Sep 30, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.1546Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 7, 2026Oct 8, 2026$0.1546Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 14, 2026Oct 15, 2026$0.1546Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 21, 2026Oct 22, 2026$0.1546Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 28, 2026Oct 29, 2026$0.1546Issuer date, amount not declared
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for LFGY (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for LFGY. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Sep 16, 2026$0.1546
Sep 9, 2026$0.1817
Sep 2, 2026$0.1567
Aug 26, 2026$0.1777
Aug 19, 2026$0.1686
Aug 12, 2026$0.1658
Aug 5, 2026$0.1961
Jul 29, 2026$0.194
Jul 22, 2026$0.1961
Jul 15, 2026$0.1936
Jul 8, 2026$0.2062
Jul 1, 2026$0.2095
Jun 24, 2026$0.2434

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Jan 14, 2025, LFGY has returned +9.5% with distributions reinvested, against +52.4% for Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy, and has paid out 62.4% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays weekly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 39.4%. YieldMax estimates that 63% 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.

LFGY (YieldMax(R) Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategysynthetic covered call
BenchmarkCrypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy (proxy)
Paysweekly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026)$110m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)39.4%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Nov 21, 2025)1.02%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)72.5%
LaunchedJan 14, 2025
Return of capital, latest distribution (YieldMax 19a-1 estimate)63.4%
Paysweekly
Typical gap between ex-dates7 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment1 day
Last paid, per share$0.1546 ex Sep 16, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$2.2006

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 LFGY paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LFGY paid 40.1% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 44.7%.
Is LFGY ahead of BITQ?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, LFGY returned −1.5% against +12.1% for Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy, so a holder was behind it by 13.6 points.
How often does LFGY pay, and how much?
LFGY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 39.4% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the LFGY distribution return of capital?
YieldMax estimates 63% 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 LFGY next pay a distribution?
LFGY pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 16, 2026 at $0.1546 a share. The issuer has set the next ex-date at Sep 23, 2026 but not the amount.
What does LFGY cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 1.02% 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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