Which is cheaper, AMDY or XVAD?

AMDY charges 1.00% a year and XVAD charges 0.85%, so XVAD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

AMDY vs XVAD: which paid, and which earned it?

AMDY and XVAD both write options for income. YieldMax(R) AMD Option Income Strategy ETF and FT Vest AMD & Target Income ETF.

92.3%

AMDY cash paid, 1 year

0.0%

XVAD cash paid, since launch

+192.8%

AMDY total return, 1 year

0.0%

XVAD total return, since launch

AMDY · 1 year to Sep 30, 202685.3 pts behind AMD

AMDY

+192.8%

AMD

+278.1%

85.3 pts behind AMD

AMDY over 1 year: paid 92.3%, price +33.3%, total +192.8%, AMD +278.1%, −85.3 pts.

AMD

+278.1%

AMDY

+192.8%

92.3% of it arrived as cash

85.3 pts behind AMD

Total return, distributions reinvested

85.3 pts behind AMD

AMDY over 1 year: paid 92.3%, price +33.3%, total +192.8%, AMD +278.1%, −85.3 pts.

AMD

+278.1%

AMDY

+192.8%

85.3 pts behind AMD

92.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. AMDY over 1 year: paid 92.3%, price +33.3%, total +192.8%, AMD +278.1%, −85.3 pts.

XVAD · since launch to Sep 30, 2026About even with AMD

XVAD

0.0%

AMD

−0.5%

About even with AMD

XVAD since launch: paid 0.0%, price 0.0%, total 0.0%, AMD −0.5%, +0.4 pts.

AMD

−0.5%

XVAD

0.0%

about even with AMD

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with AMD

XVAD since launch: paid 0.0%, price 0.0%, total 0.0%, AMD −0.5%, +0.4 pts.

AMD

−0.5%

XVAD

0.0%

about even with AMD

0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +278.1%. XVAD since launch: paid 0.0%, price 0.0%, total 0.0%, AMD −0.5%, +0.4 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AMDY and XVAD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

50%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AMDY XVAD

Only in AMDY

AMD US 10/16/26 C490 21.19%

United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 18.02%

United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 16.58%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 15.44%

United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 14.74%

United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 13.92%

First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.58%

AMD US 10/02/26 C652.5 0.10%

Only in XVAD

2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 296.63%

2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 108.23%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 50.06%

US Dollar 3.42%

2026-10-23 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. C 5,038.38 0.00%

2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%

2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.02%

2026-10-02 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. C 630 -0.06%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	AMDY	XVAD	AMDY	XVAD	AMDY	XVAD
3 months	+10.2%	not published	14.9%	not published	−2.9 pts	not published
6 months	+139.9%	not published	60.9%	not published	−51.1 pts	not published
1 year	+192.8%	not published	92.3%	not published	−85.3 pts	not published
3 years	+277.2%	not published	118.7%	not published	−217.7 pts	not published
Since launch AMDY Sep 2023 · XVAD Sep 2026	+275.6%	0.0%	118.2%	0.0%	−226.5 pts	+0.4 pts

AMDY and XVAD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

AMDY

YieldMax(R) AMD Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on AMD, paying weekly

XVAD

FT Vest AMD & Target Income ETF · Option income on AMD

Issuer YieldMax First Trust

Strategy synthetic covered call option income

Benchmark AMD (AMD) AMD (AMD)

Pays weekly not established

Payout rate, annualized 78.7% not published

Expense ratio 1.00% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 92.3% 0.0% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +33.3% 0.0%

Total return, 1 year +192.8% 0.0% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +278.1% −0.5%

Ahead or behind −85.3 pts +0.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 98% not published

Age 1107 days 7 days

Net assets $450m $1m

AMDY and XVAD on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AMDY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, AMDY paid 92.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 33.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +192.8%. AMD (AMD) returned +278.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 85.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 78.7%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

XVAD in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 23, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, XVAD paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned 0.0%. AMD (AMD) returned −0.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, AMDY or XVAD?: AMDY charges 1.00% a year and XVAD charges 0.85%, so XVAD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

AMDY vs AMYY AMDY vs AMDW XVAD vs AMDW XVAD vs AMYY

AMDY on its own →XVAD on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

AMDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AMDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗AMDY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗YieldMax page for AMDY ↗XVAD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XVAD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for XVAD ↗

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ETFIQ, AMDY against XVAD, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/amdy-vs-xvad

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