Apple (AAPL) Yield Shares Purpose ETF (APLY.NE)
About this ETF
This investment vehicle's primary objective is to achieve long-term capital growth through direct ownership of Apple Inc. shares. As one of Canada's inaugural yield-oriented, single-stock ETFs, its strategy involves using leverage and various options (such as covered calls or cash-covered puts) to generate monthly income for investors. When deemed appropriate, the fund may write these options and also allocate capital to cash, short-term investments, or fixed-income securities. It has the flexibility to engage in securities lending and utilize derivatives like options, futures, and forward contracts. The fund explicitly avoids short selling. Its underlying Apple stock holdings are not actively managed, and the fund does not employ defensive tactics during market downturns, meaning adverse financial conditions for Apple Inc. will not…
Price
Top 10 holdings
This fund does not disclose a securities portfolio (e.g. physically-backed or synthetic products).
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +6.59% |
| 3 months | +18.96% |
| 6 months | +15.71% |
| Year to date | +9.65% |
| 1 year | +38.55% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +7.60% |
| 5 years (ann.) | — |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 27.60% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 1.32 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 0.39 |
| Sortino (1y) | 1.87 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -17.31% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | — |
| Max drawdown (full) | -40.37% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.98 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.45 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
This fund does not disclose a securities portfolio (e.g. physically-backed commodity products or some synthetic structures).
Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 6,948 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Distributing share class Income is paid out to shareholders.
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | 2026-07-03 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2026-05-27 | 2026-06-02 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2026-04-28 | 2026-05-04 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2026-03-27 | 2026-04-02 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2026-02-25 | 2026-03-03 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2026-01-28 | 2026-02-03 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2025-12-30 | — | CAD 0.4230 |
| 2025-12-29 | 2026-01-05 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2025-11-26 | 2025-12-02 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2025-10-29 | 2025-11-04 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2025-09-25 | — | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2025-08-27 | — | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2025-07-29 | — | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2025-06-26 | 2025-07-03 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2025-05-28 | 2025-06-03 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2025-04-28 | — | CAD 0.2283 |
| 2025-03-27 | — | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2025-02-26 | — | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2025-01-29 | — | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2024-12-27 | 2025-01-06 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2024-11-27 | 2024-12-03 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2024-10-29 | 2024-11-04 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2024-09-26 | — | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2024-08-28 | — | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2024-07-29 | 2024-08-02 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2024-06-26 | 2024-07-03 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2024-05-29 | 2024-06-04 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2024-04-26 | 2024-05-07 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2024-03-25 | 2024-04-05 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2024-02-26 | 2024-03-07 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-07 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2023-12-22 | 2024-01-08 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2023-11-27 | 2023-12-07 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2023-10-26 | 2023-11-07 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2023-09-26 | 2023-10-10 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2023-08-28 | 2023-09-08 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2023-07-26 | 2023-08-08 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2023-06-27 | 2023-07-10 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2023-05-26 | 2023-06-07 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2023-04-25 | 2023-05-05 | CAD 0.1667 |
ESG profile
No ESG estimate available: none of the scored universe overlaps this portfolio (typical for bond, commodity or synthetic funds).
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 1.05% | +19.93% | 1.48 |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 1.07% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV | 0.03% | 894.38B | 1.09% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY | 0.09% | 789.23B | 1.00% | +19.71% | 1.49 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 1557.T | 0.09% | 789.09B | 0.49% | +37.54% | 2.26 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY.AX | 0.09% | 788.13B | 1.00% | +11.84% | 1.13 |
| Vanguard Total International Stock ETF VXUS | 0.05% | 652.30B | 2.61% | +20.58% | 1.21 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 QQQ | 0.18% | 481.14B | 0.43% | +28.14% | 1.43 |
| Vanguard Growth ETF VUG | 0.03% | 393.80B | 0.39% | +16.85% | 0.99 |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF VEA | 0.03% | 317.30B | 2.60% | +21.64% | 1.23 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF SPYM | 0.02% | 159.32B | 0.0% |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF VO | 0.03% | 218.80B | 0.0% |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 0.0% |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 0.0% |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV | 0.03% | 894.38B | 0.0% |

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