Which paid more, AMZY or AZYY?

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, AMZY paid 35.8% of its starting price in cash and AZYY paid 35.0%, 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, AMZY or AZYY?

With every distribution reinvested, AMZY returned +9.3% and AZYY −3.0% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.

Which is cheaper, AMZY or AZYY?

AMZY charges 1.09% a year and AZYY charges 1.07%, so AZYY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Over the year AMZY paid 35.8% of its price in cash against AZYY’s 35.0%, and returned more with it reinvested. YieldMax(R) AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF and GraniteShares YieldBOOST AMZN ETF.

35.8%

AMZY cash paid, 1 year

35.0%

AZYY cash paid, 1 year

+9.3%

AMZY total return, 1 year

−3.0%

AZYY total return, 1 year

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% cash

4.1 pts behind AMZN

35.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. AMZY over 1 year: paid 35.8%, price −27.9%, total +9.3%, AMZN +13.5%, −4.1 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 · AMZY scores higherWas the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

AMZY 62.2

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, AMZY and AZYY 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 AMZY AZYY

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%

Only in AZYY

Treasury Bill 61.31%

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	AMZY	AZYY	AMZY	AZYY	AMZY	AZYY
3 months	+4.8%	+2.5%	9.4%	8.3%	+1.8 pts	−0.6 pts
6 months	+15.5%	+7.0%	22.7%	18.6%	−2.8 pts	−11.4 pts
1 year	+9.3%	−3.0%	35.8%	35.0%	−4.1 pts	−16.4 pts
3 years	+83.3%	not published	106.9%	not published	−12.7 pts	not published
Since launch AMZY Jul 2023 · AZYY Sep 2025	+85.2%	−9.2%	108.0%	34.0%	−7.8 pts	−15.7 pts

AMZY 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

AMZY

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

AZYY

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

Issuer YieldMax GraniteShares

Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark Amazon (AMZN) Amazon (AMZN)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 28.5% 33.7%

Expense ratio 1.09% 1.07%

Cash paid, 1 year 35.8% 35.0%

Price change, 1 year −27.9% −37.9%

Total return, 1 year +9.3% −3.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +13.5% +13.5%

Ahead or behind −4.1 pts −16.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 92%

Age 1163 days 379 days

Net assets $213m $2m

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

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).

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, AMZY or AZYY?: Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, AMZY paid 35.8% of its starting price in cash and AZYY paid 35.0%, 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, AMZY or AZYY?: With every distribution reinvested, AMZY returned +9.3% and AZYY −3.0% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.
Which is cheaper, AMZY or AZYY?: AMZY charges 1.09% a year and AZYY charges 1.07%, so AZYY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

AMZY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AMZY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗AMZY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗YieldMax page for AMZY ↗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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ETFIQ, AMZY against AZYY, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/amzy-vs-azyy

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