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PLTY YieldMax(R) PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF

Synthetic covered call on PLTR, paying weekly

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PLTY paid 45.1% in cash and finished 4.6 points ahead of PLTR.

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Key facts

45.1%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+5.0%Total return, 1 year
+4.6 ptsAgainst PLTR
0.0%Return of capital, latest payout (YieldMax estimate)

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

67.2joint 14th of 64

PLTY paid 45.1% in cash. Its price fell 45.2%, 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
AMYY −218.2 ptsMRNY −148.8 ptsAMDY −76.2 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 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 ptsPLTY +4.6 ptsPLTY +4.6 pts−218.2 pts+78.8 pts

85.2% of the 64 sit at or below PLTY 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%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%AMDY +28.6%MRNY +93.6%AMDW +110.0%PLTY −45.2%PLTY −45.2%−87.2%+110.0%

49.2% of the 64 sit at or below PLTY 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+4.6 pts85.250%
what happened to the principal−45.2%49.250%

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

56th of 369 income ETFs by net assets

What a holder got

PLTY against PLTRPLTY returned +5.0% with distributions reinvested against +0.4% for Palantir (PLTR), a gap of +4.6 pts. Of that, 45.1% arrived as cash rather than price.+5.0%PLTY total return+0.4%Palantir (PLTR)45.1% of it arrived as cash

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PLTY returned +5.0% with distributions reinvested and Palantir (PLTR) returned +0.4%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 4.6 points. The lighter segment is the 45.1% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Method

Period by period

PLTY over each window to Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnPLTRAhead or behind
3 months17.3%+11.6%+30.7%+38.3%−7.6 pts
6 months26.0%−12.6%+17.9%+17.9%0.0 pts
1 year45.1%−45.2%+5.0%+0.4%+4.6 pts
Since launch154.8%−32.0%+180.1%+328.6%−148.5 pts

Method

When PLTY pays

PLTY pays weekly. The last distribution was $0.2238 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 24, 2026, payable Sep 25, 2026, but has not declared the amount.

Expected distributions for PLTY. 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 24, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.2238Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 1, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.2238Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 8, 2026Oct 9, 2026$0.2238Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 15, 2026Oct 16, 2026$0.2238Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 22, 2026Oct 23, 2026$0.2238Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 29, 2026Oct 30, 2026$0.2238Issuer date, amount not declared
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for PLTY (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for PLTY. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Sep 17, 2026$0.2238
Sep 10, 2026$0.2754
Sep 3, 2026$0.7253
Aug 27, 2026$0.6424
Aug 20, 2026$0.7225
Aug 13, 2026$0.746
Aug 6, 2026$0.3492
Jul 30, 2026$0.3347
Jul 23, 2026$0.2954
Jul 16, 2026$0.2998
Jul 9, 2026$0.2758
Jul 2, 2026$0.2574
Jun 25, 2026$0.2605

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Oct 8, 2024, PLTY has returned +180.1% with distributions reinvested, against +328.6% for Palantir (PLTR), and has paid out 154.8% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays weekly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 33.3%. 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.

PLTY (YieldMax(R) PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategysynthetic covered call
BenchmarkPalantir (PLTR)
Paysweekly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026)$371m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)33.3%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 24, 2026)1.07%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)82.4%
LaunchedOct 8, 2024
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$0.2238 ex Sep 17, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$5.1477

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 PLTY paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PLTY paid 45.1% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 45.2%.
Is PLTY ahead of PLTR?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, PLTY returned +5.0% against +0.4% for Palantir (PLTR), so a holder was ahead of it by 4.6 points.
How often does PLTY pay, and how much?
PLTY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 33.3% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the PLTY 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 PLTY next pay a distribution?
PLTY pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 17, 2026 at $0.2238 a share. The issuer has set the next ex-date at Sep 24, 2026 but not the amount.
What does PLTY cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 1.07% 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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