Which is cheaper, AMYY or XVAD?

AMYY charges 1.07% a year and XVAD charges 0.85%, so XVAD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

AMYY and XVAD both write options for income. GraniteShares YieldBOOST AMD ETF and FT Vest AMD & Target Income ETF.

67.8%

AMYY cash paid, 1 year

0.0%

XVAD cash paid, since launch

+34.9%

AMYY total return, 1 year

0.0%

XVAD total return, since launch

AMYY · 1 year to Sep 30, 2026243.2 pts behind AMD

AMYY

+34.9%

AMD

+278.1%

243.2 pts behind AMD

AMYY over 1 year: paid 67.8%, price −43.9%, total +34.9%, AMD +278.1%, −243.2 pts.

AMD

+278.1%

AMYY

+34.9%

243.2 pts behind AMD

Total return, distributions reinvested

243.2 pts behind AMD

AMYY over 1 year: paid 67.8%, price −43.9%, total +34.9%, AMD +278.1%, −243.2 pts.

AMD

+278.1%

AMYY

+34.9%

243.2 pts behind AMD

67.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. AMYY over 1 year: paid 67.8%, price −43.9%, total +34.9%, AMD +278.1%, −243.2 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, AMYY 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

50%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AMYY XVAD

Only in AMYY

Treasury Bill 100.00%

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	AMYY	XVAD	AMYY	XVAD	AMYY	XVAD
3 months	+3.5%	not published	17.4%	not published	−9.6 pts	not published
6 months	+27.5%	not published	37.9%	not published	−163.5 pts	not published
1 year	+34.9%	not published	67.8%	not published	−243.2 pts	not published
Since launch AMYY Sep 2025 · XVAD Sep 2026	+36.0%	0.0%	69.5%	0.0%	−245.3 pts	+0.4 pts

AMYY 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

AMYY

GraniteShares YieldBOOST AMD ETF · Synthetic covered call on AMD, paying weekly

XVAD

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

Issuer GraniteShares First Trust

Strategy synthetic covered call option income

Benchmark AMD (AMD) AMD (AMD)

Pays weekly not established

Payout rate, annualized 68.2% not published

Expense ratio 1.07% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 67.8% 0.0% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −43.9% 0.0%

Total return, 1 year +34.9% 0.0% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +278.1% −0.5%

Ahead or behind −243.2 pts +0.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 98% not published

Age 379 days 7 days

Net assets $10m $1m

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

AMYY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, AMYY paid 67.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 43.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +34.9%. AMD (AMD) returned +278.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 243.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 68.2%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Sep 1, 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, AMYY or XVAD?: AMYY charges 1.07% a year and XVAD charges 0.85%, so XVAD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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

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

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