Which paid more, MSFO or ULTY?

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, MSFO paid 27.9% of its starting price in cash and ULTY paid 48.3%, so ULTY 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 ULTY?

With every distribution reinvested, MSFO returned +0.3% and ULTY returned −2.9% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so MSFO returned more.

Which is cheaper, MSFO or ULTY?

MSFO charges 1.03% a year and ULTY charges 1.30%, so MSFO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.

MSFO vs ULTY

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YieldMax(R) MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF and YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF, side by side on the income desk.

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MSFO and ULTY on the income desk fields, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MSFO YieldMax(R) MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF	ULTY YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF
Issuer	YieldMax	YieldMax
Strategy	synthetic covered call	synthetic covered call
Benchmark	Microsoft (MSFT)	S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Pays	weekly	weekly
Payout rate, annualised	41.2%	60.4%
Expense ratio	1.03%	1.30%
Cash paid, 1 year	27.9%	48.3%
Price change, 1 year	−30.3%	−52.1%
Total return, 1 year	+0.3%	−2.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year	−0.8%	+20.0%
Ahead or behind	+1.1 pts	−22.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate	95%	100%
Age	1106 days	918 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).

ULTY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, ULTY paid 48.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 52.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 22.8 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 60.4%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 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 ULTY?: Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, MSFO paid 27.9% of its starting price in cash and ULTY paid 48.3%, so ULTY 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 ULTY?: With every distribution reinvested, MSFO returned +0.3% and ULTY returned −2.9% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so MSFO returned more.
Which is cheaper, MSFO or ULTY?: MSFO charges 1.03% a year and ULTY charges 1.30%, so MSFO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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