Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
GOOY vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOOY returned +18.0% to SPY's +13.6%, and SPY charges 0.09% to GOOY's 1.14%.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $217m for YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF and $814.8bn for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.
Pair scorecard
SPY costs 1.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.4 points; SPY is far larger, $814.8bn against $217m.
| Measure | GOOY | SPY |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +18.0% | +13.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 20.9% | rose 12.4% |
| Latest payout, annualized | 26.4% | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Benchmark: Alphabet (GOOGL) | S&P 500 Index |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 3.8 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.14% | 0.09% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $217m | $814.8bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 100% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 38.1% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GOOY and SPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
GOOY and SPY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price.
GOOY
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOOY paid 39.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.4%, paid weekly.
SPY
SPY tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.
Questions people ask
- Are GOOY and SPY in the same category?
- GOOY is an option-income ETF and SPY is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which returned more over the last year, GOOY or SPY?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOOY returned +18.0% and SPY +13.6%.
- Which is cheaper, GOOY or SPY?
- SPY is cheaper, by 1.05 percentage points a year. That is about $105 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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