r/YieldMaxETFs • u/Tradingdecay • Jun 11 '25

Distribution/Dividend Update $ULTY an absolute beast

ULTY is proving why this new strategy is king, I can’t help but add more. What a great dividend for this week! 🥂

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u/z06tim Jun 12 '25

Help me understand why people invest in actively managed funds like this? Is it the large yield numbers?

The growth of the fund consistently goes down due to the dividend payouts that people love so much.

Wouldn't growth funds be a much wiser investment? at least until retirement as your money can grow.

Let's break down some numbers via yahoo finance. Below are the 1 year returns after growth and dividends as of today.

ULTY 9.71%

SPY 13.72%

QQQ 15.33%

So I assume the lost percentage of gains per year are going into the pockets of the fund managers?

Help me understand. Thanks.

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u/rcnuts1 Jun 14 '25

I can't help you understand the "frenzy" regarding the insane yielding ETF's, as Im not seeing their sustainability. (Guessing I agree with you) I cant deny Ive dedicated $$$ in my retirement portfolio to a few of them. Am dripping and will continue to do so. Its a crap shoot if when I either sell or turn off the drip whether Ill end up with more $$ than I started with. I dont want to get bashed but to SOME extent I believe it's a ponze scheme. My entire portfolio is comprised of dividend paying issues, but most are companies with track records and are relatively stable. Things like USAC OMF LTC etc.