Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CONY vs IVV: how they differ
Over the year IVV returned more, +17.6% against −41.0%, and IVV charges 0.03% against 1.04%.
YieldMax(R) COIN Option Income Strategy ETF and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CONY and IVV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in CONY | Only in IVV |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 37.96% | NVIDIA Corp. 7.52% |
| TREASURY BILL 25.76% | Apple, Inc. 6.59% |
| TREASURY BILL 25.29% | Microsoft Corp. 4.30% |
| TREASURY BILL 7.55% | Amazon.com, Inc. 3.62% |
| TREASURY BILL 3.44% | Alphabet, Inc. 3.25% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.77% | |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.59% | |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 2.02% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| CONY YieldMax(R) COIN Option Income Strategy ETF | IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Income ETF | Core index fund |
| Issuer | YieldMax | iShares |
| What it is | synthetic covered call, vs COIN | S&P 500 |
| Total return, 1 year | −41.0% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | −45.9% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.9 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 40.0% | not an income fund |
| Expense ratio | 1.04% | 0.03% |
| Holdings | not filed | 504 |
CONY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, CONY paid 40.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 72.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −41.0%. Coinbase (COIN) returned −45.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.9 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 91.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 59% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
IVV in plain words
IVV is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CONY or IVV?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CONY returned −41.0% and IVV returned +17.6%, so IVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CONY or IVV?
- CONY charges 1.04% a year and IVV charges 0.03%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- Are CONY and IVV the same kind of fund?
- No. CONY is an option-income ETF and IVV is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.
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