Compare / MSTY vs ULTY
MSTY vs ULTY
YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF vs YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF
Both pay weekly. Distribution rates: MSTY 60.23%, ULTY 60.53%. Share of the past 12 months’ payouts that was return of capital: 69% for MSTY and 75% for ULTY (partly estimated).
| Measure | MSTYYieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF | ULTYYieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF |
|---|---|---|
| Distribution rate | 60.23%issuer’s annualized rate, Oct 28, 2026 | 60.53%issuer’s annualized rate, Oct 27, 2026 |
| Return of capital, last 12 months | 69%partly estimated (19a-1) | 75%partly estimated (19a-1) |
| Income-only yield | 18.84%rate × share that wasn’t return of capital | 15.41%rate × share that wasn’t return of capital |
| Total return, 1 year | −47.13%at NAV, payouts included, to Sep 30, 2026 | −6.82%at NAV, payouts included, to Sep 30, 2026 |
| Expense ratio | 1.03% | 1.40% |
| Pays | Weekly | Weekly |
| Latest payout | $0.1630paid Oct 30, 2026 | $0.2647paid Oct 29, 2026 |
| Paid in the last 12 months | $15.81 a share53 payouts | $19.17 a share52 payouts |
| Price | $14.40Oct 28, 2026 | $22.69Oct 28, 2026 |
| Net assets | $1.1B | $617M |
| Inception | Feb 21, 2024 | Feb 28, 2024 |
| Issuer | YieldMax ETFs | YieldMax ETFs |
| Structure | ETF | ETF |
| Options tax treatment | — | — |
Payouts per share, last 12
- Income (the berries)
- Return of capital (a cutting from the bush)
How to read this
- Distribution rate is the issuer’s own annualized figure (for closed-end funds, the latest payout annualized on the market price). It isn’t a yield you’re promised.
- Return of capital is the share of the past year’s payouts that the issuer classified as giving your own investment back: final figures (Form 8937, year-end tax statement or annual report) where Gooseberry has them, 19a-1 estimates otherwise. A payout that a published Form 8937 leaves out counts as 0%. It isn’t taxed when paid, but it lowers your cost basis.
- Income-only yield is the distribution rate times the share that wasn’t return of capital: roughly what the fund paid out of income and gains.
- Total return is the issuer’s published 1-year return at net asset value, with payouts included.
Data from the issuers’ public disclosures, updated Oct 29, 2026, 9:42 PM ET. Not investment or tax advice.