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

Over the year AZYY paid 35.0% of its price in cash against AMZP’s 17.3%, though AMZP returned more with it reinvested. Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Amazon (AMZN) ETF and GraniteShares YieldBOOST AMZN ETF.

17.3%
AMZP cash paid, 1 year
35.0%
AZYY cash paid, 1 year
+5.0%
AMZP total return, 1 year
−3.0%
AZYY 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% 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.

AZYY · 1 year to Sep 30, 202616.4 pts behind AMZN
AZYY
−3.0%
AMZN
+13.5%

16.4 pts behind AMZN

AZYY over 1 year: paid 35.0%, price −37.9%, total −3.0%, AMZN +13.5%, −16.4 pts.

AMZN

+13.5%

AZYY

−3.0%

16.4 pts behind AMZN

Total return, distributions reinvested

16.4 pts behind AMZN

AZYY over 1 year: paid 35.0%, price −37.9%, total −3.0%, AMZN +13.5%, −16.4 pts.

AMZN

+13.5%

AZYY

−3.0%

16.4 pts behind AMZN

35.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +13.5%. AZYY over 1 year: paid 35.0%, price −37.9%, total −3.0%, AMZN +13.5%, −16.4 pts.

ETFIQ Return Stability Score · AMZP scores higherWas the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
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 AZYY hold 50% 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 May 31, 2026.

half

50% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding AMZP AZYY
TREASURY BILL 50.25% 61.31%
Only in AMZP
TREASURY BILL 35.73%
TREASURY BILL 14.01%
Only in AZYY
Treasury Bill 38.69%

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

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAMZPAZYYAMZPAZYYAMZPAZYY
3 months−0.8%+2.5%4.0%8.3%−3.9 pts−0.6 pts
6 months+14.7%+7.0%8.9%18.6%−3.7 pts−11.4 pts
1 year+5.0%−3.0%17.3%35.0%−8.5 pts−16.4 pts
Since launch
AMZP Nov 2023 · AZYY Sep 2025
+62.5%−9.2%58.4%34.0%−15.8 pts−15.7 pts

AMZP and AZYY 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
AZYY
GraniteShares YieldBOOST AMZN ETF · Synthetic covered call on AMZN, paying weekly
Issuer Kurv GraniteShares
Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark Amazon (AMZN) Amazon (AMZN)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 16.8% 33.7%
Expense ratio 0.99% 1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year 17.3% 35.0%
Price change, 1 year −12.4% −37.9%
Total return, 1 year +5.0% −3.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +13.5% +13.5%
Ahead or behind −8.5 pts −16.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 84% 92%
Age 1059 days 379 days
Net assets $17m $2m

AMZP and AZYY 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).

AZYY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, AZYY paid 35.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.0%. Amazon (AMZN) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 92% 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).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, AMZP or AZYY?
Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, AMZP paid 17.3% of its starting price in cash and AZYY paid 35.0%, so AZYY 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 AZYY?
With every distribution reinvested, AMZP returned +5.0% and AZYY −3.0% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.
Which is cheaper, AMZP or AZYY?
AMZP charges 0.99% a year and AZYY charges 1.07%, so AMZP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, AMZP against AZYY, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/amzp-vs-azyy

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