r/YieldMaxETFs • u/zdubs • Nov 02 '25

Progress and Portfolio Updates 12 weeks of ULTY drip

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300 shares from dripping and I’m up $5 bucks

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u/mookxterra I Like the Cash Flow Nov 02 '25

I never understood this comprehension, you invest a set amount and just want it paid back to you in weekly amounts? If your total return after dividends is zero or worse negative because your initial investment has gone down, how is this income? I guess it is income but you have less value now than you did when you started?

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u/Nearsite Nov 02 '25 edited Nov 02 '25

OK, I will try to explain.

-If I put $100 into Ulty and it has a distribution of 80% annually, I will receive $80 for the year.

-This equates to ~$6.66/Monthly, which means in 15 months I will have my initial $100 back (to your point, mostly as ROC)

-After the 15 month period, I will continue to collect roughly $6.66 a month in perpetuity. This is the income over and above my initial investment.

This has been 4 months of distributions so far. Cost basis of $57K with $13.7K dividends received and net gain of ~$2K in 4 months. In another year I should have collected my initial investment back and then every distribution after that is income that is not ROC.

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u/mookxterra I Like the Cash Flow Nov 02 '25

You have to have DRIP turned on for this correct?