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MSTY vs SPYI
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MSTY and SPYI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MSTY | Only in SPYI |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 21.68% | NVIDIA Corp 7.57% |
| TREASURY BILL 21.18% | Apple Inc 6.59% |
| TREASURY BILL 20.64% | Microsoft Corp 4.32% |
| TREASURY BILL 17.38% | Amazon.com Inc 3.65% |
| TREASURY BILL 15.04% | Alphabet Inc 3.28% |
| TREASURY BILL 4.07% | Broadcom Inc 2.80% |
| Strategy Inc 0.01% | Alphabet Inc 2.61% |
| Micron Technology Inc 1.99% |
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 Jan 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSTY | SPYI | MSTY | SPYI | MSTY | SPYI | |
| 3 months | +14.6% | +5.2% | 15.8% | 3.0% | −4.0 pts | +0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +4.2% | +11.8% | 33.4% | 6.2% | −2.7 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 1 year | −50.8% | +17.5% | 35.0% | 12.2% | +5.7 pts | −2.5 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +56.8% | n/a | 37.3% | n/a | −21.2 pts |
| Since launch | +67.6% | +77.8% | 222.8% | 49.2% | −32.6 pts | −26.2 pts |
| MSTY YieldMax(R) MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF | SPYI NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | NEOS |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | MicroStrategy (MSTR) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 68.2% | 12.1% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 35.0% | 12.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −79.0% | +4.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | −50.8% | +17.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −56.4% | +20.0% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.7 pts | −2.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 99% | 93% |
| Age | 925 days | 1466 days |
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).
SPYI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, SPYI paid 12.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.5 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 12.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 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, MSTY or SPYI?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, MSTY paid 35.0% of its starting price in cash and SPYI paid 12.2%, 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, MSTY or SPYI?
- With every distribution reinvested, MSTY returned −50.8% and SPYI returned +17.5% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so SPYI returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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