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PYPY YieldMax(R) PYPL Option Income Strategy ETF

Synthetic covered call on PYPL, paying weeklyYieldMax1.31% fee$13mPays weeklySince Sep 26, 2023Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every YieldMax fund ETFIQ covers
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Over the year to Oct 2, 2026, PYPY paid 30.6% in cash and finished 2.9 points behind PYPL.

30.6%
Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
−25.4%
Total return, 1 year
−2.9 pts
Against PYPL
90.6%
Return of capital, latest payout (YieldMax estimate)
Where the return came from
Price change −3.0%Cash paid +15.6%, reinvested−5.2 pts vs PYPL

Over the 3 months to Oct 2, 2026, PYPY returned +11.2% with distributions reinvested and PayPal (PYPL) returned +16.4%, so a holder came out behind it by 5.2 points. The lighter segment is the 15.6% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

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Price change −14.7%Cash paid +25.1%, reinvested−7.2 pts vs PYPL

Over the 6 months to Oct 2, 2026, PYPY returned +9.9% with distributions reinvested and PayPal (PYPL) returned +17.1%, so a holder came out behind it by 7.2 points. The lighter segment is the 25.1% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

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Price change −54.2%Cash paid +30.6%, reinvested−2.9 pts vs PYPL

Over the 1 year to Oct 2, 2026, PYPY returned −25.4% with distributions reinvested and PayPal (PYPL) returned −22.5%, so a holder came out behind it by 2.9 points. The lighter segment is the 30.6% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

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Price change −74.6%Cash paid +88.4%, reinvested+3.1 pts vs PYPL

Over the 3 years to Oct 2, 2026, PYPY returned −3.8% with distributions reinvested and PayPal (PYPL) returned −6.8%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 3.1 points. The lighter segment is the 88.4% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

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Price change −75.2%Cash paid +86.5%, reinvested+3.6 pts vs PYPL

From launch to Oct 2, 2026, PYPY returned −5.8% with distributions reinvested and PayPal (PYPL) returned −9.4%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 3.6 points. The lighter segment is the 86.5% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

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ETFIQ Return Stability Score
50.0joint 37th of 70

PYPY paid 30.6% in cash. Its price fell 54.2%, so 100% of what you were paid came back out of your own capital.

against its benchmark−2.9 pts · 61st pct
what happened to the principal−54.2% · 39th pct
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Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

Against its benchmark
AMYY −238.4 ptsMRNY −158.6 ptsAMDY −80.0 ptsDIPS −39.6 ptsPLYY −30.3 ptsHOYY −24.6 ptsTQQY −23.6 ptsNVYY −23.4 ptsXOMO −19.0 ptsAZYY −17.2 ptsGOOP −13.8 ptsMTYY −13.5 ptsGMEY −12.7 ptsMSTW −12.3 ptsAPLY −12.1 ptsSMYY −11.6 ptsHOOW −11.4 ptsTSMY −11.4 ptsCOIW −10.2 ptsPLTW −9.6 ptsTSYY −9.6 ptsCOYY −8.7 ptsAMZP −8.6 ptsTSLW −8.3 ptsNFLW −8.1 ptsYSPY −7.8 ptsGOOY −7.5 ptsMARO −6.9 ptsMSFY −6.7 ptsFBY −6.2 ptsAVGW −6.0 ptsNFLP −5.7 ptsHCOW −5.5 ptsMETW −5.4 ptsTSLP −5.4 ptsAIYY −5.3 ptsXYZY −4.7 ptsMSFW −4.6 ptsAMZY −4.2 ptsBRKW −3.8 ptsSMCY −3.6 ptsAMZW −3.3 ptsNVDW −1.6 ptsAAPY −0.9 ptsTSII −0.8 ptsBRKC −0.5 ptsDRAY −0.5 ptsAAPW 0.0 ptsNVDY +0.8 ptsSNOY +1.1 ptsMSFO +1.4 ptsHOOY +1.5 ptsRBLY +1.6 ptsGOOW +1.8 ptsNVII +3.4 ptsHIYY +4.5 ptsNFLY +4.5 ptsCRCO +6.1 ptsPLTY +6.2 ptsMSTY +6.7 ptsCONY +6.9 ptsBABO +7.0 ptsRDYY +7.2 ptsTSLY +7.2 ptsCVNY +8.7 ptsCRSH +28.3 ptsAMDW +63.3 ptsWNTR +79.0 ptsFIAT +88.0 ptsPYPY −2.9 ptsPYPY −2.9 pts−238.4 pts+88.0 pts
−238.4 pts to +88.0 pts across 70 · Its percentile 60.7 · Weight 50%

60.7% of the 70 sit at or below PYPY on this measure.

What happened to the principal
MTYY −87.4%COYY −86.7%MSTW −85.0%HOYY −82.3%RBLY −82.1%COIW −80.8%MARO −80.0%MSTY −77.8%SMYY −77.1%HIYY −77.0%CRCO −76.2%CONY −73.6%AIYY −72.5%DRAY −71.8%TSYY −71.0%PLYY −68.4%HOOW −67.5%SMCY −66.2%NFLW −66.0%HOOY −65.2%BABO −64.7%RDYY −64.2%NFLY −58.8%CVNY −57.3%NFLP −56.5%TSLW −54.8%GMEY −54.5%NVYY −53.4%TSII −53.4%XYZY −50.5%PLTW −49.8%TSLY −47.4%DIPS −47.3%WNTR −47.0%PLTY −44.8%AMYY −44.6%AVGW −41.0%AZYY −39.0%FBY −38.9%TSLP −38.1%FIAT −37.6%CRSH −37.0%TQQY −35.7%METW −35.5%MSFW −29.1%MSFO −28.8%AMZY −28.6%SNOY −25.8%YSPY −25.2%AMZW −24.4%NVDY −24.2%NVDW −23.6%MSFY −23.0%NVII −21.4%BRKW −19.0%BRKC −16.7%APLY −14.8%AMZP −12.9%GOOY −12.1%XOMO −5.8%TSMY −3.0%AAPW −2.5%HCOW −2.1%GOOW −2.0%GOOP +9.7%AAPY +14.4%AMDY +31.1%MRNY +109.1%AMDW +122.8%PYPY −54.2%PYPY −54.2%−87.4%+122.8%
−87.4% to +122.8% across 70 · Its percentile 39.3 · Weight 50%

39.3% of the 70 sit at or below PYPY on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 70 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−2.9 pts60.750%
what happened to the principal−54.2%39.350%
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnPYPLAhead or behind
3M Jul 2 – Oct 2, 202615.6%−3.0%+11.2%+16.4%−5.2 pts
6M Apr 2 – Oct 2, 202625.1%−14.7%+9.9%+17.1%−7.2 pts
1Y Oct 2, 2025 – Oct 2, 202630.6%−54.2%−25.4%−22.5%−2.9 pts
3Y Oct 3, 2023 – Oct 2, 202688.4%−74.6%−3.8%−6.8%+3.1 pts
Since launch Sep 26, 2023 – Oct 2, 202686.5%−75.2%−5.8%−9.4%+3.6 pts

PYPY over each window to Oct 2, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.

Jul 2026Weekly, per shareOct 2026

13 distributions for PYPY, $0.1514 to $0.5954 a share and $0.2376 in the middle, Jul 9, 2026 to Oct 1, 2026. 6 further ex-dates are expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so they are not drawn.

Latest
$0.1514
Ex Oct 1, 2026 · paid about 1 day later
Annualized
31.7%
At its price on Oct 2, 2026
Trailing 12 months
66.9%
Sum of the last 12: $3.7855
Return of capital
90.6%
Latest payout (YieldMax estimate)
Next, projected

PYPY pays weekly. The last distribution was $0.1514 a share, which went ex on Oct 1, 2026, with payment about 1 day later. The issuer has set the next ex-date at Oct 8, 2026, payable Oct 9, 2026, but has not declared the amount.

Oct 8, 2026 · pay Oct 9, 2026not declared Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 15, 2026 · pay Oct 16, 2026not declared Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 22, 2026 · pay Oct 23, 2026not declared Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 29, 2026 · pay Oct 30, 2026not declared Issuer date, amount not declared
Nov 5, 2026 · pay Nov 6, 2026not declared Issuer date, amount not declared
Nov 12, 2026 · pay Nov 13, 2026not declared Issuer date, amount not declared

Expected distributions for PYPY. 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.

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Every distribution ETFIQ holds for PYPY (13, most recent first)
Oct 1, 2026$0.1514
Sep 24, 2026$0.152
Sep 17, 2026$0.1565
Sep 10, 2026$0.1564
Sep 3, 2026$0.1514
Aug 27, 2026$0.2376
Aug 20, 2026$0.2951
Aug 13, 2026$0.5292
Aug 6, 2026$0.5954
Jul 30, 2026$0.5321
Jul 23, 2026$0.588
Jul 16, 2026$0.2404
Jul 9, 2026$0.2055

Cash distributions per share for PYPY. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

In the year to Oct 2, 2026, nothing net came in or went out; in the month to Oct 2, 2026, nothing net came in or went out.

PYPY: net flow each day, 1 month to Oct 2, 2026PYPY, net flow each day in the month to Oct 2, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, a net $0 over the 1 month.+$1Oct 2, 2026Oct 2, 2026PYPY: net flow each day, 1 month to Oct 2, 2026PYPY, net flow each day in the month to Oct 2, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, a net $0 over the 1 month.+$1Oct 2, 2026Oct 2, 2026

PYPY, net flow each day in the month to Oct 2, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, a net $0 over the 1 month.

PYPY: net flow each day, 3 months to Oct 2, 2026PYPY, net flow each day in the three months to Oct 2, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, a net $0 over the 3 months.+$1Oct 2, 2026Oct 2, 2026PYPY: net flow each day, 3 months to Oct 2, 2026PYPY, net flow each day in the three months to Oct 2, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, a net $0 over the 3 months.+$1Oct 2, 2026Oct 2, 2026

PYPY, net flow each day in the three months to Oct 2, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, a net $0 over the 3 months.

PYPY: net flow each week, 1 year to Oct 2, 2026PYPY, net flow each week in the year to Oct 2, 2026: money came in on 0 weeks and went out on 0 weeks, a net $0 over the 1 year.+$1Oct 2, 2026Oct 2, 2026PYPY: net flow each week, 1 year to Oct 2, 2026PYPY, net flow each week in the year to Oct 2, 2026: money came in on 0 weeks and went out on 0 weeks, a net $0 over the 1 year.+$1Oct 2, 2026Oct 2, 2026

PYPY, net flow each week in the year to Oct 2, 2026: money came in on 0 weeks and went out on 0 weeks, a net $0 over the 1 year.

1 day
$0
Oct 2, 2026
1 week
$0
Oct 2, 2026
1 month
$0
Oct 2, 2026
3 months
$0
Oct 2, 2026
Year to date
$0
Oct 2, 2026
1 year
$0
Oct 2, 2026

Computed by ETFIQ from YieldMax’s daily figures: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value, dated to the day of the count. Each figure is net, money in less money out.

Every trading day, last 3 months
Oct 2, 2026 $0

Net flow into PYPY each trading day, Oct 2, 2026, most recent first. Computed by ETFIQ from YieldMax’s daily figures.

Week by week, last year
Oct 2, 2026 $0 1 day

Net flow into PYPY each week, Oct 2, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with a figure. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month
PYPY: net flow each monthPYPY, net flow each month from Sep 2023 to Oct 2026: money came in in 23 months and went out in 9 months.+$17.7m−$8.5mSep 2023Oct 2026PYPY: net flow each monthPYPY, net flow each month from Sep 2023 to Oct 2026: money came in in 23 months and went out in 9 months.+$17.7m−$8.5mSep 2023Oct 2026

PYPY, net flow each month from Sep 2023 to Oct 2026: money came in in 23 months and went out in 9 months.

Oct 2026 $0 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 2 to Oct 2
Apr 2026 −$8.5m SEC Form N-PORT
Mar 2026 +$13.3m SEC Form N-PORT
Feb 2026 +$131k SEC Form N-PORT
Jan 2026 −$3.0m SEC Form N-PORT
Dec 2025 −$980 SEC Form N-PORT
Nov 2025 −$3.6m SEC Form N-PORT
Oct 2025 −$5.3m SEC Form N-PORT
Sep 2025 −$1.2m SEC Form N-PORT
Aug 2025 +$6.3m SEC Form N-PORT
Jul 2025 +$3.2m SEC Form N-PORT
Jun 2025 +$4.2m SEC Form N-PORT
May 2025 +$3.8m SEC Form N-PORT
Apr 2025 −$1.5m SEC Form N-PORT
Mar 2025 −$1.4m SEC Form N-PORT
Feb 2025 +$10.3m SEC Form N-PORT
Jan 2025 +$5.4m SEC Form N-PORT
Dec 2024 +$10.9m SEC Form N-PORT
Nov 2024 +$116k SEC Form N-PORT
Oct 2024 +$17.7m SEC Form N-PORT
Sep 2024 +$4.0m SEC Form N-PORT
Aug 2024 −$4.5m SEC Form N-PORT
Jul 2024 +$1.2m SEC Form N-PORT
Jun 2024 +$6.9m SEC Form N-PORT
May 2024 +$5.0m SEC Form N-PORT
Apr 2024 +$3.3m SEC Form N-PORT
Mar 2024 +$2.7m SEC Form N-PORT
Feb 2024 +$2.3m SEC Form N-PORT
Jan 2024 +$2.4m SEC Form N-PORT
Dec 2023 +$2.5m SEC Form N-PORT
Nov 2023 +$1.9m SEC Form N-PORT
Oct 2023 +$2.4m SEC Form N-PORT
Sep 2023 +$3.0m SEC Form N-PORT

Net flow into PYPY each month, most recent first. A month from SEC Form N-PORT is sales and reinvestments less redemptions as filed; a later month is the sum of its days, and says so where a day is missing.

Every day and month ETFIQ holds for PYPY, back to 2019, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed

Against its benchmark: −2.9 pts · 61st pct, −238.4 pts to +88.0 pts across 70. What happened to the principal: −54.2% · 39th pct, −87.4% to +122.8% across 70. 60.7% of the 70 sit at or below PYPY on this measure.

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In plain words

Since it launched on Sep 26, 2023, PYPY has returned −5.8% with distributions reinvested, against −9.4% for PayPal (PYPL), and has paid out 86.5% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays weekly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 31.7%. YieldMax estimates that 91% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 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.
Strategysynthetic covered call
BenchmarkPayPal (PYPL)
Paysweekly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 2, 2026)$13m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)31.7%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 24, 2026)1.31%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)66.9%
LaunchedSep 26, 2023
Return of capital, latest distribution (YieldMax 19a-1 estimate)90.6%
Paysweekly
Typical gap between ex-dates7 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment1 day
Last paid, per share$0.1514 ex Oct 1, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$3.7855
PYPY (YieldMax(R) PYPL Option Income Strategy ETF), income ETFs fields as of Oct 2, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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 about PYPY

How much has PYPY paid over the last year?
Over the year to Oct 2, 2026, PYPY paid 30.6% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 54.2%.
Is PYPY ahead of PYPL?
Over the year to Oct 2, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, PYPY returned −25.4% against −22.5% for PayPal (PYPL), so a holder was behind it by 2.9 points.
How often does PYPY pay, and how much?
PYPY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 31.7% at its price on Oct 2, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the PYPY distribution return of capital?
YieldMax estimates 91% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 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 PYPY next pay a distribution?
PYPY pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 1, 2026 at $0.1514 a share. The issuer has set the next ex-date at Oct 8, 2026 but not the amount.
What does PYPY cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 1.31% a year.
Sources and dates
Prices, PYPY and PYPLTiingo end-of-day · Oct 2, 2026
Fee, 1.31%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Net assets, $13mIssuer page · Oct 2, 2026
Return of capitalYieldMax 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
DistributionsTiingo end-of-day · 13 payments
All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IssuerYieldMax page for PYPY ↗
IssuerHoldings, the issuer’s own daily file ↗
SourceYieldMax 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
SourceYieldMax’s own site ↗

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Total return
Price change plus every distribution reinvested on the day it went ex-dividend. This is what you actually ended up with, and the only fair basis for comparing with an index.
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
Total return minus benchmark total return, in percentage points. A fund can pay 12% a year and still be behind by 10 points if its price fell while the index rose.
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
The fund owns the stocks and sells call options on them, collecting premium and giving up gains above the strike. Synthetic covered call funds hold options instead of the stocks. 0DTE funds sell options that expire the same day.
Autocallable
A fund that pays a coupon and can be called away early, on dates set when it launched. If it is called, you get your money back with the coupon and the run ends. If it is not, it runs on to the next date.
Barrier
The level the underlying has to stay above for you to be repaid in full. A barrier is not a buffer. A buffer takes the first slice of a fall for you; a barrier takes none of it once it breaks, so below it you take the whole fall rather than only the part past it.
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