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AMZY vs GOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOOY paid 39.5% of its price in cash against AMZY’s 34.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $221m for YieldMax AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF and $217m for YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
34.3%
AMZY cash paid, 1 year
39.5%
GOOY cash paid, 1 year
+7.2%
AMZY total return, 1 year
+18.0%
GOOY total return, 1 year
AMZY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 3.9 pts behind AMZN
AMZY
+7.2%
AMZN
+11.1%

3.9 pts behind AMZN

AMZY over 1 year: paid 34.3%, price −28.9%, total +7.2%, AMZN +11.1%, −3.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

AMZN

+11.1%

AMZY

+7.2%

34.3% of it arrived as cash

3.9 pts behind AMZN

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.9 pts behind AMZN

AMZY over 1 year: paid 34.3%, price −28.9%, total +7.2%, AMZN +11.1%, −3.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

AMZN

+11.1%

AMZY

+7.2%

3.9 pts behind AMZN

34.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. AMZY over 1 year: paid 34.3%, price −28.9%, total +7.2%, AMZN +11.1%, −3.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.
GOOY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 3.8 pts behind GOOGL
GOOY
+18.0%
GOOGL
+21.8%

3.8 pts behind GOOGL

GOOY over 1 year: paid 39.5%, price −20.9%, total +18.0%, GOOGL +21.8%, −3.8 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

GOOGL

+21.8%

GOOY

+18.0%

39.5% of it arrived as cash

3.8 pts behind GOOGL

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.8 pts behind GOOGL

GOOY over 1 year: paid 39.5%, price −20.9%, total +18.0%, GOOGL +21.8%, −3.8 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

GOOGL

+21.8%

GOOY

+18.0%

39.5% as cash

3.8 pts behind GOOGL

39.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. GOOY over 1 year: paid 39.5%, price −20.9%, total +18.0%, GOOGL +21.8%, −3.8 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Pair scorecard

AMZY costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.8 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AMZY vs GOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAMZYGOOY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.2%+18.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 28.9%fell 20.9%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkAmazon (AMZN)Alphabet (GOOGL)
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.09%1.14%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$221m$217m
Holdings
Holdings in common37%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · GOOY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score70.9AMZY81.8GOOY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.7, the lowest in this set 99.3, the highest

A percentile among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 28, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Aug 4, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 168 weekly returns
AMZY GOOY
Return
Total return edge GOOY +69.9% +77.9%
Annualized edge GOOY (slight) +17.8% +19.5%
Price return edge GOOY −54.0% −44.2%
Risk
Volatility edge Tie 24.5% 24.4%
Max drawdown edge AMZY (slight) −22.2% −23.6%
Downside capture 89.4% 91.0%
Beta 0.79 0.77
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge GOOY (slight) 0.61 0.67
Sortino edge GOOY (slight) 0.89 0.98
Treynor 0.189 0.212
Calmar edge GOOY (slight) 0.80 0.83
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.8% a year −5.9% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.28 −1.78
Information ratio −0.36 −1.36
Tracking error 8.1% 9.2%

Each against its own benchmark: AMZY against AMZN, Aug 4, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026; GOOY against GOOGL, Aug 4, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

GOOY returned more: +77.9% to +69.9%. AMZY and GOOY swung about the same: 24.5% and 24.4%. AMZY fell slightly less at its worst: −22.2% to −23.6%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: AMZY vs GOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAMZYGOOYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+69.9%+77.9%GOOYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+17.8%+19.5%GOOY (slight)Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return−54.0%−44.2%GOOYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility24.5%24.4%TieSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation16.7%16.6%TieLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−22.2%−23.6%AMZY (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture67.2%57.4%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture89.4%91.0%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.790.77Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.960.94Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.610.67GOOY (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.890.98GOOY (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1890.212Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.800.83GOOY (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkAMZNGOOGLThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.8% a year−5.9% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.28−1.78Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−4.7% to +6.3%−12.5% to +0.6%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.36−1.36Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error8.1%9.2%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 168 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

37%

By the books each fund has filed, AMZY and GOOY hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 28, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

37% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AMZY GOOY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.92% 27.18%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 11.87% 9.66%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in AMZY
AMZN US 11/20/26 C255 5.21%
AMZN US 10/30/26 C265 1.35%
AMZN US 10/30/26 C262.5 1.22%
AMZN US 10/30/26 C252.5 -2.04%
AMZN US 10/30/26 C255 -2.30%
2AMZN US 11/20/26 P255.01 FLX -5.06%
Only in GOOY
GOOGL 11/20/2026 330.01 C 3.95%
GOOGL US 10/30/26 C335 1.38%
GOOGL US 10/30/26 C337.5 0.50%
GOOGL US 10/30/26 C327.5 -1.24%
GOOGL US 10/30/26 C325 -1.50%
GOOGL 11/20/2026 330.01 P -5.02%
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Side by side

AMZY YieldMax AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on AMZN, paying weekly GOOY YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on GOOGL, paying weekly
Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark Amazon (AMZN) Alphabet (GOOGL)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 26.6% 26.4%
Expense ratio 1.09% 1.14%
Cash paid, 1 year 34.3% 39.5%
Price change, 1 year −28.9% −20.9%
Total return, 1 year +7.2% +18.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +11.1% +21.8%
Ahead or behind −3.9 pts −3.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 3.3 years 3.3 years
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $221m $217m

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: AMZY vs GOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAMZYGOOYAMZYGOOYAMZYGOOY
3 months+12.3%−1.2%9.5%7.2%0.0 pts+2.3 pts
6 months−0.7%−6.2%17.8%18.0%+2.5 pts+0.8 pts
1 year+7.2%+18.0%34.3%39.5%−3.8 pts−3.8 pts
3 years+80.8%+88.3%104.5%89.5%−18.5 pts−80.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: AMZY Jul 2023 · GOOY Jul 2023+89.0%+75.1%109.0%83.8%−8.2 pts−72.3 pts

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AMZY and GOOY are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Income paid. AMZY paid 34.3% and GOOY 39.5% (cash paid over 1 year, as a share of its price at the start), a gap of 5.2 points.
  2. What each is measured against. AMZY is measured against Amazon (AMZN) and GOOY against Alphabet (GOOGL).
  3. Holdings in common. 37% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 28, 2026).

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
AMZY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AMZY paid 34.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.2%. Amazon (AMZN) returned +11.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.9 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.6%, paid weekly.

GOOY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOOY paid 39.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.4%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, AMZY or GOOY?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AMZY paid 34.3% of its starting price in cash and GOOY paid 39.5%, so GOOY 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 GOOY?
With every distribution reinvested, AMZY returned +7.2% and GOOY +18.0% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
Which is cheaper, AMZY or GOOY?
AMZY charges 1.09% a year and GOOY charges 1.14%, so AMZY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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