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MSFO vs MSTY
YieldMax(R) MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF and YieldMax(R) MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF, side by side on the income desk.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| MSFO YieldMax(R) MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF | MSTY YieldMax(R) MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | YieldMax |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Microsoft (MSFT) | MicroStrategy (MSTR) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 41.2% | 68.2% |
| Expense ratio | 1.03% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 27.9% | 35.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −30.3% | −79.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +0.3% | −50.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −0.8% | −56.4% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.1 pts | +5.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 95% | 99% |
| Age | 1106 days | 925 days |
MSFO in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, MSFO paid 27.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. Microsoft (MSFT) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 41.2%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 95% 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).
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, MSFO or MSTY?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, MSFO paid 27.9% 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, MSFO or MSTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, MSFO returned +0.3% and MSTY returned −50.8% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so MSFO returned more.
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