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MSFO vs TSLY
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MSFO and TSLY hold 81% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | MSFO | TSLY |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 31.42% | 22.62% |
| TREASURY BILL | 32.44% | 22.39% |
| TREASURY BILL | 14.95% | 20.60% |
| TREASURY BILL | 12.47% | 12.35% |
| TREASURY BILL | 8.72% | 22.04% |
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 | TSLY | MSFO | TSLY | MSFO | TSLY | |
| 3 months | +16.0% | −8.8% | 11.2% | 11.3% | −4.2 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +18.9% | −10.4% | 20.6% | 21.9% | −3.8 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 1 year | +0.3% | +7.7% | 27.9% | 55.9% | +1.1 pts | +3.1 pts |
| 3 years | +51.3% | +19.9% | 78.8% | 86.2% | −2.1 pts | −18.2 pts |
| Since launch | +55.5% | +35.2% | 81.0% | 97.0% | −2.8 pts | −58.0 pts |
| MSFO YieldMax(R) MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF | TSLY YieldMax(R) TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | YieldMax |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Microsoft (MSFT) | Tesla (TSLA) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 41.2% | 48.5% |
| Expense ratio | 1.03% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 27.9% | 55.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −30.3% | −41.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +0.3% | +7.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −0.8% | +4.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.1 pts | +3.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 95% | 36% |
| Age | 1106 days | 1381 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).
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, MSFO or TSLY?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, MSFO paid 27.9% 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, MSFO or TSLY?
- With every distribution reinvested, MSFO returned +0.3% and TSLY returned +7.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so TSLY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, MSFO or TSLY?
- MSFO charges 1.03% a year and TSLY charges 1.07%, so MSFO 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 TSLY, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/MSFO-TSLY.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.