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DIVO vs MSTY
Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF and YieldMax(R) MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF, side by side on the income desk.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| DIVO Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF | MSTY YieldMax(R) MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | YieldMax |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | MicroStrategy (MSTR) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 4.8% | 68.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.56% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.9% | 35.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +10.4% | −79.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.9% | −50.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +20.0% | −56.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.0 pts | +5.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 99% |
| Age | 3551 days | 925 days |
DIVO in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, DIVO paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.0 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 4.8%, paid monthly.
MSTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, MSTY paid 35.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 79.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −50.8%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) returned −56.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.7 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 68.2%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 99% 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, DIVO or MSTY?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, DIVO paid 6.9% of its starting price in cash and MSTY paid 35.0%, so MSTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, DIVO or MSTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, DIVO returned +17.9% and MSTY returned −50.8% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so DIVO returned more.
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