Which paid more, AMZW or AZYY?

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

With every distribution reinvested, AMZW returned +9.8% and AZYY −3.0% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.

Which is cheaper, AMZW or AZYY?

AMZW charges 1.00% a year and AZYY charges 1.07%, so AMZW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Over the year AZYY paid 35.0% of its price in cash against AMZW’s 33.1%, though AMZW returned more with it reinvested. Roundhill AMZN WeeklyPay ETF and GraniteShares YieldBOOST AMZN ETF.

33.1%

AMZW cash paid, 1 year

35.0%

AZYY cash paid, 1 year

+9.8%

AMZW total return, 1 year

−3.0%

AZYY 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% 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.

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 · AMZW scores higherWas the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

AMZW 66.4

AZYY 36.4

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 AZYY hold 61% 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.

50%

half

61% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AMZW AZYY

TREASURY BILL 73.32% 61.31%

Only in AMZW

Amazon.com Inc 26.68%

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 return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	AMZW	AZYY	AMZW	AZYY	AMZW	AZYY
3 months	+2.5%	+2.5%	8.8%	8.3%	−0.6 pts	−0.6 pts
6 months	+20.3%	+7.0%	20.3%	18.6%	+1.9 pts	−11.4 pts
1 year	+9.8%	−3.0%	33.1%	35.0%	−3.6 pts	−16.4 pts
Since launch AMZW Jun 2025 · AZYY Sep 2025	+13.3%	−9.2%	42.3%	34.0%	−4.0 pts	−15.7 pts

AMZW 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

AMZW

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

AZYY

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

Issuer Roundhill GraniteShares

Strategy option income synthetic covered call

Benchmark Amazon (AMZN) Amazon (AMZN)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 32.9% 33.7%

Expense ratio 1.00% 1.07%

Cash paid, 1 year 33.1% 35.0%

Price change, 1 year −24.4% −37.9%

Total return, 1 year +9.8% −3.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +13.5% +13.5%

Ahead or behind −3.6 pts −16.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 92%

Age 469 days 379 days

Net assets $33m $2m

AMZW and AZYY 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.

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, AMZW or AZYY?: Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, AMZW paid 33.1% 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, AMZW or AZYY?: With every distribution reinvested, AMZW returned +9.8% and AZYY −3.0% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.
Which is cheaper, AMZW or AZYY?: AMZW charges 1.00% a year and AZYY charges 1.07%, 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 ↗AZYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AZYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗AZYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗GraniteShares page for AZYY ↗

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