Data as of .
AMDW vs AMDY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year AMDW paid 106.4% of its price in cash against AMDY’s 93.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: AMDW scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 64 income ETFs writing on a single company. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AMDW and AMDY hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AMDW | AMDY |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 54.38% | 28.28% |
| Only in AMDW | Only in AMDY |
|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 45.62% | TREASURY BILL 25.70% |
| TREASURY BILL 18.80% | |
| TREASURY BILL 15.12% | |
| TREASURY BILL 12.10% |
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 dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMDW | AMDY | AMDW | AMDY | AMDW | AMDY | |
| 3 months | +3.4% | +2.8% | 15.1% | 15.0% | −0.8 pts | −1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +225.9% | +130.6% | 72.4% | 61.5% | +47.8 pts | −47.5 pts |
| 1 year | +312.9% | +178.3% | 106.4% | 93.2% | +58.4 pts | −76.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +246.0% | not published | 117.4% | not published | −205.0 pts |
| Since launch | +295.5% | +246.0% | 102.2% | 117.4% | +50.2 pts | −205.0 pts |
| AMDW Roundhill AMD WeeklyPay ETF Option income on AMD, paying weekly | AMDY YieldMax(R) AMD Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on AMD, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | AMD (AMD) | AMD (AMD) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 50.8% | 42.2% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 106.4% | 93.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +110.0% | +28.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +312.9% | +178.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +254.5% | +254.5% |
| Ahead or behind | +58.4 pts | −76.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 421 days | 1095 days |
| Net assets | $163m | $438m |
AMDW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, AMDW paid 106.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 110.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +312.9%. AMD (AMD) returned +254.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 58.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.8%, paid weekly.
AMDY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, AMDY paid 93.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 28.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +178.3%. AMD (AMD) returned +254.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 76.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 42.2%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, AMDW or AMDY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, AMDW paid 106.4% of its starting price in cash and AMDY paid 93.2%, so AMDW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, AMDW or AMDY?
- With every distribution reinvested, AMDW returned +312.9% and AMDY returned +178.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so AMDW returned more.
- Which is cheaper, AMDW or AMDY?
- AMDW charges 1.00% a year and AMDY charges 1.00%, so AMDW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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