Data as of .
AMDY vs AMYY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year AMDY paid 93.2% of its price in cash against AMYY’s 69.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: AMDY 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, AMDY and AMYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in AMDY | Only in AMYY |
|---|---|
| AMD US 10/16/26 C490 22.39% | Treasury Bill 100.00% |
| United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 17.95% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 16.52% | |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 15.41% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 14.69% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 13.87% | |
| AMD US 09/25/26 C570 6.58% | |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.96% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 22, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMDY | AMYY | AMDY | AMYY | AMDY | AMYY | |
| 3 months | +9.3% | +4.4% | 14.7% | 17.7% | −2.3 pts | −7.2 pts |
| 6 months | +149.1% | +27.5% | 61.2% | 37.9% | −54.6 pts | −176.2 pts |
| 1 year | +201.8% | +37.5% | 93.2% | 69.3% | −89.3 pts | −253.6 pts |
| 3 years | +295.7% | not published | 123.8% | not published | −244.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +275.1% | +35.3% | 117.4% | 68.7% | −230.7 pts | −248.3 pts |
| AMDY YieldMax(R) AMD Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on AMD, paying weekly | AMYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST AMD ETF Synthetic covered call on AMD, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | AMD (AMD) | AMD (AMD) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 39.0% | 67.4% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 93.2% | 69.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | +39.4% | −43.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +201.8% | +37.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +291.1% | +291.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −89.3 pts | −253.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | 98% |
| Age | 1098 days | 370 days |
| Net assets | $438m | $9m |
AMDY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 21, 2026, AMDY paid 93.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 39.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +201.8%. AMD (AMD) returned +291.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 89.3 pts. At its price on Sep 21, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 39.0%, 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).
AMYY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 21, 2026, AMYY paid 69.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 43.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +37.5%. AMD (AMD) returned +291.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 253.6 pts. At its price on Sep 21, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 67.4%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 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, AMDY or AMYY?
- Over the year to Sep 21, 2026, AMDY paid 93.2% of its starting price in cash and AMYY paid 69.3%, so AMDY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, AMDY or AMYY?
- With every distribution reinvested, AMDY returned +201.8% and AMYY returned +37.5% over the year to Sep 21, 2026, so AMDY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, AMDY or AMYY?
- AMDY charges 1.00% a year and AMYY charges 1.07%, so AMDY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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