Which paid more, AMZY or TSLY?

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AMZY paid 34.9% of its starting price in cash and TSLY paid 55.9%, so TSLY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, AMZY or TSLY?

With every distribution reinvested, AMZY returned +6.5% and TSLY returned +7.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so TSLY returned more.

Which is cheaper, AMZY or TSLY?

AMZY charges 1.09% a year and TSLY charges 1.07%, so TSLY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.

AMZY vs TSLY

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YieldMax(R) AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF and YieldMax(R) TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF, side by side on the income desk.

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AMZY and TSLY on the income desk fields, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AMZY YieldMax(R) AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF	TSLY YieldMax(R) TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF
Issuer	YieldMax	YieldMax
Strategy	synthetic covered call	synthetic covered call
Benchmark	Amazon (AMZN)	Tesla (TSLA)
Pays	weekly	weekly
Payout rate, annualised	29.8%	48.5%
Expense ratio	1.09%	1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year	34.9%	55.9%
Price change, 1 year	−30.9%	−41.6%
Total return, 1 year	+6.5%	+7.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year	+9.7%	+4.6%
Ahead or behind	−3.2 pts	+3.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate	62%	36%
Age	1137 days	1381 days

AMZY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AMZY paid 34.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. Amazon (AMZN) returned +9.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 29.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 62% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).

TSLY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, TSLY paid 55.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 41.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Tesla (TSLA) returned +4.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 48.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 36% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, AMZY or TSLY?: Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AMZY paid 34.9% of its starting price in cash and TSLY paid 55.9%, so TSLY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, AMZY or TSLY?: With every distribution reinvested, AMZY returned +6.5% and TSLY returned +7.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so TSLY returned more.
Which is cheaper, AMZY or TSLY?: AMZY charges 1.09% a year and TSLY charges 1.07%, so TSLY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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