Which paid more, AMZP or AMZY?

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, AMZP paid 17.3% of its starting price in cash and AMZY paid 35.8%, so AMZY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, AMZP or AMZY?

With every distribution reinvested, AMZP returned +5.0% and AMZY +9.3% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.

Which is cheaper, AMZP or AMZY?

AMZP charges 0.99% a year and AMZY charges 1.09%, so AMZP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AMZP vs AMZY: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year AMZY paid 35.8% of its price in cash against AMZP’s 17.3%, and returned more with it reinvested. Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Amazon (AMZN) ETF and YieldMax(R) AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF.

17.3%

AMZP cash paid, 1 year

35.8%

AMZY cash paid, 1 year

+5.0%

AMZP total return, 1 year

+9.3%

AMZY total return, 1 year

AMZP · 1 year to Sep 30, 20268.5 pts behind AMZN

AMZP

+5.0%

AMZN

+13.5%

8.5 pts behind AMZN

AMZP over 1 year: paid 17.3%, price −12.4%, total +5.0%, AMZN +13.5%, −8.5 pts.

AMZN

+13.5%

AMZP

+5.0%

17.3% of it arrived as cash

8.5 pts behind AMZN

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.5 pts behind AMZN

AMZP over 1 year: paid 17.3%, price −12.4%, total +5.0%, AMZN +13.5%, −8.5 pts.

AMZN

+13.5%

AMZP

+5.0%

8.5 pts behind AMZN

17.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. AMZP over 1 year: paid 17.3%, price −12.4%, total +5.0%, AMZN +13.5%, −8.5 pts.

AMZY · 1 year to Sep 30, 20264.1 pts behind AMZN

AMZY

+9.3%

AMZN

+13.5%

4.1 pts behind AMZN

AMZY over 1 year: paid 35.8%, price −27.9%, total +9.3%, AMZN +13.5%, −4.1 pts.

AMZN

+13.5%

AMZY

+9.3%

35.8% of it arrived as cash

4.1 pts behind AMZN

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.1 pts behind AMZN

AMZY over 1 year: paid 35.8%, price −27.9%, total +9.3%, AMZN +13.5%, −4.1 pts.

AMZN

+13.5%

AMZY

+9.3%

35.8% as cash

4.1 pts behind AMZN

35.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +13.5%. AMZY over 1 year: paid 35.8%, price −27.9%, total +9.3%, AMZN +13.5%, −4.1 pts.

ETFIQ Return Stability Score · AMZY scores higherWas the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

AMZP 58.5

AMZY 62.2

7.2, the lowest in this set97.2, the highest

A percentile among the 70 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, AMZP and AMZY 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 1, 2026.

50%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AMZP AMZY

Only in AMZP

TREASURY BILL 50.25%

TREASURY BILL 35.73%

TREASURY BILL 14.01%

Only in AMZY

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 31.16%

United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 25.86%

United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 21.48%

United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 14.53%

United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 5.66%

AMZN US 11/20/26 C255 4.81%

First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.54%

AMZN US 10/02/26 C255 0.15%

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	AMZP	AMZY	AMZP	AMZY	AMZP	AMZY
3 months	−0.8%	+4.8%	4.0%	9.4%	−3.9 pts	+1.8 pts
6 months	+14.7%	+15.5%	8.9%	22.7%	−3.7 pts	−2.8 pts
1 year	+5.0%	+9.3%	17.3%	35.8%	−8.5 pts	−4.1 pts
3 years	not published	+83.3%	not published	106.9%	not published	−12.7 pts
Since launch AMZP Nov 2023 · AMZY Jul 2023	+62.5%	+85.2%	58.4%	108.0%	−15.8 pts	−7.8 pts

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

On the same fields

AMZP

Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Amazon (AMZN) ETF · Synthetic covered call on AMZN, paying monthly

AMZY

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

Issuer Kurv YieldMax

Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark Amazon (AMZN) Amazon (AMZN)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 16.8% 28.5%

Expense ratio 0.99% 1.09%

Cash paid, 1 year 17.3% 35.8%

Price change, 1 year −12.4% −27.9%

Total return, 1 year +5.0% +9.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +13.5% +13.5%

Ahead or behind −8.5 pts −4.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 84% 0%

Age 1059 days 1163 days

Net assets $17m $213m

AMZP and AMZY on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AMZP in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, AMZP paid 17.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.0%. Amazon (AMZN) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.5 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Aug 13, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

AMZY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, AMZY paid 35.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 27.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.3%. Amazon (AMZN) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 28.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% 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).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, AMZP or AMZY?: Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, AMZP paid 17.3% of its starting price in cash and AMZY paid 35.8%, so AMZY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, AMZP or AMZY?: With every distribution reinvested, AMZP returned +5.0% and AMZY +9.3% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.
Which is cheaper, AMZP or AMZY?: AMZP charges 0.99% a year and AMZY charges 1.09%, so AMZP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

AMZP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AMZP 19a-1 distribution notice ↗Kurv page for AMZP ↗AMZY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AMZY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗AMZY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗YieldMax page for AMZY ↗

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