Data as of . Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.
ISPY vs TSLY
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and TSLY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ISPY | Only in TSLY |
|---|---|
| ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 10.56% | TREASURY BILL 22.62% |
| NVIDIA Corp. 7.07% | TREASURY BILL 22.39% |
| Apple, Inc. 6.31% | TREASURY BILL 22.04% |
| Microsoft Corp. 4.60% | TREASURY BILL 20.60% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.64% | TREASURY BILL 12.35% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 3.05% | |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.92% | |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.42% |
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 as filed for Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISPY | TSLY | ISPY | TSLY | ISPY | TSLY | |
| 3 months | +3.6% | −8.8% | 1.5% | 11.3% | −1.1 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +11.8% | −10.4% | 3.5% | 21.9% | −3.3 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 1 year | +16.9% | +7.7% | 5.7% | 55.9% | −3.1 pts | +3.1 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +19.9% | n/a | 86.2% | n/a | −18.2 pts |
| Since launch | +54.6% | +35.2% | 25.8% | 97.0% | −14.8 pts | −58.0 pts |
| ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF | TSLY YieldMax(R) TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Tesla (TSLA) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 5.8% | 48.5% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.7% | 55.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +10.8% | −41.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.9% | +7.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +20.0% | +4.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.1 pts | +3.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 36% |
| Age | 989 days | 1381 days |
ISPY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 5.8%, paid monthly.
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, ISPY or TSLY?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% 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, ISPY or TSLY?
- With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +16.9% and TSLY returned +7.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so ISPY returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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