Which paid more, AMZW or AMZY?

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, AMZW paid 33.1% 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, AMZW or AMZY?

With every distribution reinvested, AMZW returned +9.8% and AMZY +9.3% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.

Which is cheaper, AMZW or AMZY?

AMZW charges 1.00% a year and AMZY charges 1.09%, so AMZW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Over the year AMZY paid 35.8% of its price in cash against AMZW’s 33.1% and the two finished level on total return. Roundhill AMZN WeeklyPay ETF and YieldMax(R) AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF.

33.1%

AMZW cash paid, 1 year

35.8%

AMZY cash paid, 1 year

+9.8%

AMZW total return, 1 year

+9.3%

AMZY total return, 1 year

AMZW · 1 year to Sep 30, 20263.6 pts behind AMZN

AMZW

+9.8%

AMZN

+13.5%

3.6 pts behind AMZN

AMZW over 1 year: paid 33.1%, price −24.4%, total +9.8%, AMZN +13.5%, −3.6 pts.

AMZN

+13.5%

AMZW

+9.8%

33.1% of it arrived as cash

3.6 pts behind AMZN

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.6 pts behind AMZN

AMZW over 1 year: paid 33.1%, price −24.4%, total +9.8%, AMZN +13.5%, −3.6 pts.

AMZN

+13.5%

AMZW

+9.8%

33.1% as cash

3.6 pts behind AMZN

33.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. AMZW over 1 year: paid 33.1%, price −24.4%, total +9.8%, AMZN +13.5%, −3.6 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 · AMZW scores higherWas the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

AMZW 66.4

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, AMZW 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 1, 2026.

50%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AMZW AMZY

Only in AMZW

TREASURY BILL 73.32%

Amazon.com Inc 26.68%

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	AMZW	AMZY	AMZW	AMZY	AMZW	AMZY
3 months	+2.5%	+4.8%	8.8%	9.4%	−0.6 pts	+1.8 pts
6 months	+20.3%	+15.5%	20.3%	22.7%	+1.9 pts	−2.8 pts
1 year	+9.8%	+9.3%	33.1%	35.8%	−3.6 pts	−4.1 pts
3 years	not published	+83.3%	not published	106.9%	not published	−12.7 pts
Since launch AMZW Jun 2025 · AMZY Jul 2023	+13.3%	+85.2%	42.3%	108.0%	−4.0 pts	−7.8 pts

AMZW 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

AMZW

Roundhill AMZN WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on AMZN, paying weekly

AMZY

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

Issuer Roundhill YieldMax

Strategy option income synthetic covered call

Benchmark Amazon (AMZN) Amazon (AMZN)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 32.9% 28.5%

Expense ratio 1.00% 1.09%

Cash paid, 1 year 33.1% 35.8%

Price change, 1 year −24.4% −27.9%

Total return, 1 year +9.8% +9.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +13.5% +13.5%

Ahead or behind −3.6 pts −4.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 0%

Age 469 days 1163 days

Net assets $33m $213m

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

AMZW in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, AMZW paid 33.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 24.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.8%. Amazon (AMZN) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 32.9%, paid weekly.

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, AMZW or AMZY?: Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, AMZW paid 33.1% 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, AMZW or AMZY?: With every distribution reinvested, AMZW returned +9.8% and AMZY +9.3% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.
Which is cheaper, AMZW or AMZY?: AMZW charges 1.00% a year and AMZY charges 1.09%, so AMZW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

AMZW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AMZW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Roundhill page for AMZW ↗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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