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MSFO vs QYLD
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MSFO and QYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MSFO | Only in QYLD |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 32.44% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.56% |
| TREASURY BILL 31.42% | APPLE INC. 7.03% |
| TREASURY BILL 14.95% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.34% |
| TREASURY BILL 12.47% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.02% |
| TREASURY BILL 8.72% | ALPHABET INC. 3.95% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.66% | |
| BROADCOM INC. 3.49% | |
| TESLA, INC. 3.36% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFO | QYLD | MSFO | QYLD | MSFO | QYLD | |
| 3 months | +16.0% | +6.3% | 11.2% | 3.1% | −4.2 pts | +4.2 pts |
| 6 months | +18.9% | +11.7% | 20.6% | 6.2% | −3.8 pts | −8.4 pts |
| 1 year | +0.3% | +23.5% | 27.9% | 12.7% | +1.1 pts | −2.1 pts |
| 3 years | +51.3% | +51.5% | 78.8% | 36.7% | −2.1 pts | −42.0 pts |
| Since launch | +55.5% | +195.3% | 81.0% | 116.0% | −2.8 pts | −644.5 pts |
| MSFO YieldMax(R) MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF | QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Global X |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Microsoft (MSFT) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 41.2% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | 1.03% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 27.9% | 12.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | −30.3% | +9.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +0.3% | +23.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −0.8% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.1 pts | −2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 95% | 100% |
| Age | 1106 days | 4649 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).
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, QYLD paid 12.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 11.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 QYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, MSFO paid 27.9% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.7%, so MSFO 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 QYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, MSFO returned +0.3% and QYLD returned +23.5% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, MSFO or QYLD?
- MSFO charges 1.03% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, MSFO against QYLD, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/MSFO-QYLD.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.