APLY ETF — YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF

YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF (APLY)

Updated October 8, 2026.

APLY is an ETF linked to Apple (AAPL). its distribution rate is 26.26%, its trailing-12-month yield is 34.25%, its expense ratio is 1.04%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 41/100 (Caution). Total return is 55.3% over the past 3.5 years, 52.5 points behind AAPL at 107.8%.

At the current 26.26% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $2,626 per year. Actual weekly payments vary.

APLY performance versus AAPL

Price and return data through 2026-10-08.

Total return is 55.3% over the past 3.5 years, 52.5 points behind AAPL at 107.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.8%.

APLY key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

41 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

10.77%

Issuer

YieldMax

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/17/2023

Expense ratio

1.04%

Distribution rate

26.26%

Distribution frequency

Weekly

Trailing yield

34.25%

Last close

$11.82 (as of 2026-10-08)

AUM

$118,259,499

Average volume

36413.0

Last dividend

$0.0597

Latest 19(a) ROC estimate

0.29%

Last ex-dividend date

10/08/2026

Last payment date

10/09/2026

Beta

0.62

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (26.26%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (34.25%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: YieldMax or company page; Index: Apple (AAPL); prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

APLY risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed AAPL over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.8%.

Who may consider APLY — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching AAPL total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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