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RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF

Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, RNTY paid 11.8% in cash and still finished 12.1 points behind SPY.

YieldMax · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

11.8%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+5.4%Total return, 1 year
−12.1 ptsAgainst SPY
0.0%Return of capital, latest payout (YieldMax estimate)

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

29.8132nd of 161

RNTY paid 11.8% in cash. Its price fell 6.5%, so 55% 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 −38.1 ptsMDST −30.2 ptsSLTY −29.1 ptsBLOX −27.8 ptsEIPI −27.8 ptsYQQQ −27.6 ptsULTY −23.3 ptsGDXY −22.0 ptsHIGH −20.8 ptsTOPW −18.6 ptsTDVI −18.3 ptsYMAX −18.1 ptsHISF −17.3 ptsACKY −17.2 ptsWEEI −16.9 ptsNDIV −16.6 ptsLQDW −16.2 ptsOARK −15.8 ptsFDND −15.5 ptsTCAL −15.0 ptsQRMI −14.8 ptsSDVD −14.8 ptsLFGY −14.5 ptsSLJY −14.5 ptsSCLZ −14.1 ptsYFYA −13.9 ptsQUSA −13.5 ptsHYGW −13.0 ptsJULH −13.0 ptsXLRI −13.0 ptsMAGY −12.9 ptsYYY −12.7 ptsXLKI −12.6 ptsJULJ −12.4 ptsLJUL −12.4 ptsJANJ −12.3 ptsLJAN −12.3 ptsFGSI −12.2 ptsLOCT −12.1 ptsAIPI −12.0 ptsIWMY −12.0 ptsOCTJ −11.9 ptsHIPS −11.7 ptsJUCY −11.6 ptsXLEI −11.6 ptsAPRJ −11.3 ptsLAPR −11.3 ptsXISE −11.3 ptsXIJN −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsJANH −11.0 ptsAPRH −10.9 ptsXBTY −10.7 ptsXIDE −10.7 ptsOCTH −10.6 ptsJEPI −10.3 ptsXIMR −10.1 ptsSRHR −9.7 ptsXRMI −8.7 ptsVEGA −8.3 ptsBUYW −8.2 ptsIAUI −7.9 ptsBAGY −7.7 ptsXV −7.5 ptsKHPI −7.3 ptsYBTC −7.3 ptsFTHI −7.0 ptsYLDE −6.8 ptsIGLD −6.1 ptsQQQI −6.1 ptsRDVI −6.0 ptsSPIN −5.9 ptsFEPI −5.8 ptsIWMW −5.8 ptsTYLG −5.7 ptsBITY −5.6 ptsSPUT −5.4 ptsWTPI −5.2 ptsPAPI −4.7 ptsXLVI −4.7 ptsETCO −4.3 ptsJEPQ −4.1 ptsCAIE −4.0 ptsFTKI −3.9 ptsGPTY −3.7 ptsIQQQ −3.7 ptsGIAX −3.4 ptsBIGY −3.3 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsRYLD −3.1 ptsWEEL −2.9 ptsYMAG −2.9 ptsRDTY −2.6 ptsXLBI −2.5 ptsNBOS −1.8 ptsRYLG −1.8 ptsSPYI −1.7 ptsFTQI −1.6 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsTSPY −1.6 ptsTHTA −1.5 ptsQQQY −1.3 ptsRDTE −1.3 ptsDIVO −1.2 ptsSIXH −1.2 ptsXYLD −1.2 ptsDFII −1.1 ptsGPIQ −1.1 ptsQDTY −1.1 ptsXYLG −1.1 ptsXDTE −0.9 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsQYLD −0.7 ptsXLII −0.7 ptsXPAY −0.7 ptsEGGY −0.6 ptsJOYT −0.6 ptsSDTY −0.6 ptsWDTE −0.4 ptsBTCC −0.3 ptsQYLG −0.3 ptsGPIX 0.0 ptsDJIA +0.1 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsIWMI +0.3 ptsKGLD +0.3 ptsXLFI +0.3 ptsIVVW +0.4 ptsLTTI +0.5 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsPBP +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.9 ptsTDAQ +0.9 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsBALI +1.4 ptsYETH +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsXLUI +1.6 ptsCHPY +1.9 ptsBTCI +2.1 ptsSOXY +2.3 ptsITWO +2.5 ptsDOGG +2.7 ptsCEPI +2.9 ptsXLYI +2.9 ptsYBIT +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.4 ptsDUBS +4.0 ptsSEPI +4.7 ptsXLCI +5.2 ptsIDVO +5.4 ptsTLTW +5.4 ptsBCCC +6.3 ptsOMAH +6.5 ptsIDUB +6.9 ptsXLSI +8.8 ptsUSOY +10.5 ptsBUCK +10.9 ptsKLIP +20.9 ptsNVYY +24.6 ptsRNTY −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.1 pts−38.1 pts+24.6 pts

24.5% of the 161 sit at or below RNTY on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.0%XBTY −74.7%YETH −67.4%YBTC −61.4%BTCC −59.9%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −58.0%SLTY −54.4%ULTY −53.3%NVYY −52.4%BITY −51.9%BCCC −49.4%BTCI −46.9%DFII −44.8%LFGY −43.0%YMAX −41.0%BLOX −38.8%TOPW −36.6%OARK −33.3%KLIP −32.8%GDXY −32.5%YMAG −27.1%YQQQ −26.3%MAGY −25.8%IWMY −23.1%CEPI −21.0%RDTY −19.9%RDTE −19.4%QDTE −18.5%EGGY −15.1%TLTP −14.5%XLYI −14.1%LTTI −13.8%ACKY −13.7%WDTE −13.7%QQQY −13.0%QDTY −12.8%XDTE −12.8%AIPI −12.2%QUSA −11.8%LQTI −10.4%TLTW −10.3%SDTY −9.9%GIAX −9.8%XLUI −9.5%HIGH −9.3%LQDW −9.3%TCAL −9.0%FEPI −8.5%XV −8.4%IGLD −8.1%XLRI −8.0%XLCI −7.9%FDND −7.6%YYY −7.5%XLSI −7.3%HYTI −6.3%GPTY −6.0%OMAH −6.0%XLBI −5.7%HYGW −5.6%IWMW −5.3%HIPS −5.2%XPAY −4.9%HISF −4.7%QRMI −4.2%USOY −4.0%XLFI −3.8%FGSI −3.2%BUCK −2.5%HYBL −2.5%JUCY −2.3%XRMI −2.3%MLPD −1.7%CAIE −1.6%IAUI −1.6%YFYA −1.6%IVVW −1.4%CVRD −1.3%JEPI −1.1%KNG −0.9%XIJN −0.7%JULJ −0.6%WTPI −0.5%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.3%LJUL −0.2%XISE 0.0%JANH +0.1%JANJ +0.1%LAPR +0.1%LOCT +0.1%LJAN +0.2%OCTJ +0.2%XLII +0.2%APRJ +0.3%OCTH +0.3%XIDE +0.3%XIMR +0.4%APRH +0.5%TSPY +0.6%KHPI +0.7%BIGY +0.8%WEEL +0.9%SRHR +1.0%FTHI +1.1%QQQI +1.5%XLVI +2.1%SPYI +2.6%QYLG +2.8%YLDE +2.8%BUYW +2.9%SDVD +3.0%XYLG +3.4%KGLD +3.8%THTA +3.9%DJIA +4.2%FTKI +4.3%SCLZ +4.4%PAPI +4.5%RYLD +4.7%XLKI +5.0%PBP +5.1%IWMI +5.3%DYLG +5.4%TDAQ +5.9%XYLD +5.9%JEPQ +6.0%SPIN +6.1%NBOS +6.5%SPUT +6.5%RYLG +7.1%GPIX +7.9%FTQI +8.0%DOGG +8.2%ISPY +8.4%QYLD +8.4%DIVO +8.9%MDST +9.3%VEGA +9.4%BALI +9.5%GPIQ +9.8%SLJY +11.0%RDVI +11.7%TDVI +11.7%IQQQ +12.3%SEPI +13.8%XLEI +13.8%SIXH +14.1%ITWO +14.3%EIPI +14.6%JOYT +16.1%IDVO +16.4%DUBS +18.9%WEEI +18.9%IDUB +19.0%TYLG +21.2%NDIV +22.9%CHPY +24.9%SOXY +68.6%RNTY −6.5%RNTY −6.5%−75.0%+68.6%

35.1% of the 161 sit at or below RNTY on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 161 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−12.1 pts24.550%
what happened to the principal−6.5%35.150%

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

What a holder got

RNTY against SPYRNTY returned +5.4% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, a gap of −12.1 pts. Of that, 11.8% arrived as cash rather than price.+5.4%RNTY total return+17.5%S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy11.8% of it arrived as cash

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, RNTY returned +5.4% with distributions reinvested and S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +17.5%, so a holder came out behind it by 12.1 points. The lighter segment is the 11.8% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Method

Period by period

RNTY over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnSPYAhead or behind
3 months3.0%−6.0%−3.1%+3.3%−6.4 pts
6 months6.0%−5.4%+0.5%+16.0%−15.6 pts
1 year11.8%−6.5%+5.4%+17.5%−12.1 pts
Since launch15.8%−6.7%+9.6%+47.2%−37.6 pts

Method

When RNTY pays

RNTY pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.4879 a share, which went ex on Sep 2, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The issuer has set the next ex-date at Oct 7, 2026, payable Oct 8, 2026, but has not declared the amount.

Expected distributions for RNTY. 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
Oct 7, 2026Oct 8, 2026$0.4879Date set by the issuer, amount not yet declared
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for RNTY (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for RNTY. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Sep 2, 2026$0.4879
Aug 5, 2026$0.5025
Jul 8, 2026$0.5031
Jun 3, 2026$0.4989
May 6, 2026$0.5068
Apr 8, 2026$0.4942
Mar 4, 2026$0.5237
Feb 4, 2026$0.4951
Dec 31, 2025$0.4937
Dec 3, 2025$0.4951
Nov 5, 2025$0.4963
Oct 8, 2025$0.5032
Sep 3, 2025$0.5086

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Apr 17, 2025, RNTY has returned +9.6% with distributions reinvested, against +47.2% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, and has paid out 15.8% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays monthly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 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.

RNTY (YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategysynthetic covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy (proxy)
Paysmonthly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026)$6m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)12.3%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Nov 21, 2025)0.99%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)12.6%
LaunchedApr 17, 2025
Return of capital, latest distribution (YieldMax 19a-1 estimate)0.0%
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates28 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.4879 ex Sep 2, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$6.0005

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 RNTY paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, RNTY paid 11.8% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 6.5%.
Is RNTY ahead of SPY?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, RNTY returned +5.4% against +17.5% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, so a holder was behind it by 12.1 points.
How often does RNTY pay, and how much?
RNTY pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 12.3% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the RNTY distribution return of capital?
YieldMax estimates 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 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 RNTY next pay a distribution?
RNTY pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 2, 2026 at $0.4879 a share. The issuer has set the next ex-date at Oct 7, 2026 but not the amount.
What does RNTY cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.99% 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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