# PLTY (YieldMax(R) PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF)

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

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

## Key facts

- PLTY, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 45.1%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- PLTY, total return, 1 year: +5.0%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- PLTY, against PLTR: +4.6 pts, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- PLTY, return of capital, latest payout (YieldMax estimate): 0.0%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- PLTY, net assets: $371m (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026).
- PLTY, expense ratio: 1.07% (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 24, 2026).

## PLTY over each window to Sep 18, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | PLTR | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 17.3% | +11.6% | +30.7% | +38.3% | −7.6 pts |
| 6 months | 26.0% | −12.6% | +17.9% | +17.9% | 0.0 pts |
| 1 year | 45.1% | −45.2% | +5.0% | +0.4% | +4.6 pts |
| Since launch | 154.8% | −32.0% | +180.1% | +328.6% | −148.5 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | Palantir (PLTR) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | weekly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $371m | issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 33.3% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 485BPOS XBRL, Feb 24, 2026 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 82.4% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Oct 8, 2024 | ETFIQ |
| Return of capital, latest distribution | 0.0% | YieldMax 19a-1 estimate |

## Questions

### 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.

### What does PLTY cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 1.07% a year.


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