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GPTY vs XLII

YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF

GPTYDNYSE Arca

State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLIIANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

XLII −0.71pt a year

GPTY1.06%XLII0.35%

Avg volume · 30D

GPTY 3.7×the volume

GPTY58.9KXLII15.9K

GPTY vs XLII Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+7.5%GPTY+9.0%XLII

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. GPTY +7.5%. XLII +9.0%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−20%−10%20%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
GPTY 1.06%
XLII 0.35%, better
Fund size
GPTY $126M
XLII $17M
1Y total return
GPTY +7.5%
XLII +9.0%, better
Yield (12M)
GPTY 41.99%, better
XLII 13.46%
Holdings
GPTY 69
XLII 3
Avg volume (30D)
GPTY 58.9K sh, better
XLII 15.9K sh
NAV per share
GPTY $36.71
XLII $24.32
52W range

ETF.net Grade

GPTY: Cost 14, Risk 19, Mission not scored, Tradability 61, Holdings 61, Durability 72. XLII: Cost 76, Risk 49, Mission 100, Tradability 60, Holdings 51, Durability 51.
Pillar letters and Scores for GPTY, XLII, with each pillar’s weight
PillarGPTYXLII
Cost30% weightF14A76Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredA100
Risk15% weightF19C49Higher
Tradability15% weightB61HigherB60
Holdings10% weightB61HigherC51
Durability5% weightA72HigherC51

Rank among Sector Option Income funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. GPTY and XLII are both graded against the same 22 Sector Option Income funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Sector Option Income⁠

Category · 22 funds
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XLII ranks 2nd and GPTY 19th of 22 funds in the Sector Option Income Category.

  1. Rank 1AXLSIState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 74
  2. Rank 2AXLIIState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 71
  3. Rank 2AXLVIState Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 71
  4. Rank 18DFINYGraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETFScore 35
  5. Rank 19DGPTYYieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETFScore 34
  6. Rank 20DKCOPKurv Copper & Mining Enhanced Income ETFScore 26

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

GPTYDYieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF

XLIIAState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

In short

GPTY Most YieldMax funds rent exposure to a single stock. GPTY actually owns a focused basket of 15 to 30 AI infrastructure and tech names and sells call spreads against them, so the income comes with a slice of upside still attached.

XLII Covered calls swarm tech; far rarer on machinery, railroads and defense primes. XLII owns the 1998-vintage industrials SPDR and sells short-dated calls on that fund itself, paying out monthly.

Stated mandate

GPTY The Fund seeks current income and capital appreciation through a focused portfolio of approximately 15 to 30 publicly traded AI infrastructure and technology companies. It seeks option income by selling call spreads on portfolio holdings while retaining direct equity exposure.

XLII The fund is actively managed to pursue current income while retaining the potential for long-term capital growth. It invests in XLI and sells call options on XLI to generate additional income.

Why people hold it

  • GPTY Holds the shares outright. Direct equity in roughly 15 to 30 AI infrastructure and tech companies, not a synthetic stand-in for them.yieldmaxetfs.com
  • Sells call spreads, not plain calls. That collects less premium than writing naked calls, but leaves room above the short strike instead of selling every dollar of upside.yieldmaxetfs.com
  • Income arrives on a weekly declared cadence, and the option-writing engine that funds it is spelled out in the fund's own documents.yieldmaxetfs.com
  • XLII Single-ticker build: it holds the industrials SPDR (XLI, running since 1998) and writes listed calls on that fund, so one trade buys the sector basket and the overlay.ssga.comssga.com 2
  • Actively managed overlay, not a rigid formula: managers choose strikes and expiries rather than selling the same call every month. Distributions come monthly.ssga.com
  • Priced at 0.35%, the going rate for sector covered-call funds, and among the stronger implementations in its peer group.
  • Same 0.35% runs across the sibling sleeves (XLVI health care, XLUI utilities), so sector mixes cost the same per leg.etf.com

Worth knowing

  • GPTY The 1.06% fee runs about three times the 0.35% charged by sector-overlay income peers such as XLVI and XLUI.
  • The issuer discloses that payouts can include return of capital, so part of a distribution may be your own money coming back rather than earnings.yieldmaxetfs.com
  • Launched in 2025 around one narrow theme, so the record is short and a handful of AI names drive what the portfolio does.
  • XLII Calls cap the upside: premium income is paid for by handing over part of any big industrials rally.ssga.com
  • Fund-of-funds fee stacking. The plain industrials SPDR (XLI) it owns costs a small fraction of 0.35% on its own.ssga.com
  • Launched in 2025, still small and thinly traded, so spreads can run wider than the underlying's.

Full GPTY profile⁠

Full XLII profile⁠

GPTY vs XLII Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

GPTY vs XLII Cost

Overpaying GPTY vs XLII

$12,529

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • GPTY 1.06%

    $19,655

  • XLII 0.35%

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GPTY 1.06%
  • XLII 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530GPTY $19,655XLII $7,126

Year by year

YearGPTYXLIIOverpaying
10$1,864$634$1,230
20$6,987$2,454$4,533
30$19,655$7,126$12,529

Expense ratio

  • 1.06%GPTY
  • 0.35%XLII, cheaper
  • Middle half of Sector Option Income funds
  • Median 0.47%

XLII cheapest of 22 funds

GPTY 19th cheapest of 22 funds

GPTY vs XLII Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
GPTY 41.99%, better
XLII 13.46%
Payout (12M)
GPTY $15.39
XLII $3.23
Last payment
GPTY $0.26
XLII $0.30
Ex-dividend
GPTY Oct 28, 2026
XLII Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
GPTY Oct 29, 2026
XLII Oct 5, 2026
Frequency
GPTY Weekly
XLII Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2026, same scale for both

GPTYWeekly · 43 paymentsAll GPTY payments⁠
One bar per payment. 43 payments in 2026 YTD. Jan 7, 2026 $0.29; Jan 14, 2026 $0.34; Jan 21, 2026 $0.29; Jan 28, 2026 $0.28; Feb 4, 2026 $0.24; Feb 11, 2026 $0.23; Feb 18, 2026 $0.26; Feb 25, 2026 $0.22; Mar 4, 2026 $0.22; Mar 11, 2026 $0.26; Mar 18, 2026 $0.22; Mar 25, 2026 $0.26; Apr 1, 2026 $0.27; Apr 8, 2026 $0.29; Apr 15, 2026 $0.31; Apr 22, 2026 $0.32; Apr 29, 2026 $0.34; May 6, 2026 $0.33; May 13, 2026 $0.36; May 20, 2026 $0.35; May 27, 2026 $0.36; Jun 3, 2026 $0.38; Jun 10, 2026 $0.32; Jun 17, 2026 $0.37; Jun 24, 2026 $0.37; Jul 1, 2026 $0.30; Jul 8, 2026 $0.31; Jul 15, 2026 $0.34; Jul 22, 2026 $0.28; Jul 29, 2026 $0.28; Aug 5, 2026 $0.29; Aug 12, 2026 $0.29; Aug 19, 2026 $0.29; Aug 26, 2026 $0.28; Sep 2, 2026 $0.29; Sep 9, 2026 $0.29; Sep 16, 2026 $0.29; Sep 23, 2026 $0.29; Sep 30, 2026 $0.29; Oct 7, 2026 $0.30; Oct 14, 2026 $0.29; Oct 21, 2026 $0.27; Oct 28, 2026 $0.26. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.252026YTD
XLIIMonthly · 9 paymentsAll XLII payments⁠
One bar per payment. 9 payments in 2026 YTD. Feb 2, 2026 $0.21; Mar 2, 2026 $0.32; Apr 1, 2026 $0.35; May 1, 2026 $0.27; Jun 1, 2026 $0.31; Jul 1, 2026 $0.31; Aug 3, 2026 $0.30; Sep 1, 2026 $0.11; Oct 1, 2026 $0.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.252026YTD

GPTY vs XLII Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
GPTY 31.7%since Feb 2025XLII 11.9%since Aug 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
GPTY 0.66since Feb 2025XLII 0.60since Aug 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
GPTY −26.5%since Jan 2025XLII −10.1%since Jul 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
GPTY 2.01XLII 0.53

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