Which paid more, AMZY or MSTY?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AMZY paid 34.3% of its starting price in cash and MSTY paid 33.4%, 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 MSTY?

With every distribution reinvested, AMZY returned +7.2% and MSTY −43.4% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

Which is cheaper, AMZY or MSTY?

AMZY charges 1.09% a year and MSTY charges 0.99%, so MSTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AMZY vs MSTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AMZY paid 34.3% of its price in cash against MSTY’s 33.4%, 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 $1.0bn for YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

34.3%

AMZY cash paid, 1 year

33.4%

MSTY cash paid, 1 year

+7.2%

AMZY total return, 1 year

−43.4%

MSTY 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%

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.

MSTY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 5.6 pts ahead of MSTR

MSTY

−43.4%

MSTR

−49.0%

5.6 pts ahead of MSTR

MSTY over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −75.2%, total −43.4%, MSTR −49.0%, +5.6 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

MSTR

−49.0%

MSTY

−43.4%

5.6 pts ahead of MSTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.6 pts ahead of MSTR

MSTY over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −75.2%, total −43.4%, MSTR −49.0%, +5.6 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

MSTR

−49.0%

MSTY

−43.4%

5.6 pts ahead of MSTR

33.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. MSTY over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −75.2%, total −43.4%, MSTR −49.0%, +5.6 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Pair scorecard

MSTY costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 50.6 points; MSTY is 4.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AMZY vs MSTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	AMZY	MSTY
Paid and earned
Measure	AMZY	MSTY
Total return, 1 year	+7.2%	−43.4%
Price change, 1 year	fell 28.9%	fell 75.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		14% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	AMZY	MSTY
Benchmark	Amazon (AMZN)	MicroStrategy (MSTR)
Cost and size
Measure	AMZY	MSTY
Expense ratio	1.09%	0.99%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$221m	$1.0bn
Holdings
Measure	AMZY	MSTY
Holdings in common	25%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · AMZY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score70.9AMZY19.6MSTY

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

AMZY 70.9

MSTY 19.6

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

Mar 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026 · 138 weekly returns

AMZY MSTY

Return

Total return edge Tie +36.0% +36.1%

Annualized edge Tie +12.3% +12.3%

Price return edge AMZY −57.2% −89.1%

Risk

Volatility edge AMZY 25.4% 61.8%

Max drawdown edge AMZY −22.2% −76.2%

Downside capture 89.4% 97.2%

Beta 0.79 0.73

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge MSTY (slight) 0.41 0.42

Sortino edge MSTY (slight) 0.61 0.65

Treynor 0.189 0.358

Calmar edge AMZY 0.55 0.16

Against the benchmark

Alpha +0.8% a year −2.3% a year

Alpha t-stat 0.28 −0.23

Information ratio −0.36 −0.47

Tracking error 8.1% 27.4%

Each against its own benchmark: AMZY against AMZN, Aug 4, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026; MSTY against MSTR, Mar 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

AMZY and MSTY returned about the same: +36.0% and +36.1%. AMZY swung less: 25.4% to 61.8%. AMZY fell less at its worst: −22.2% to −76.2%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: AMZY vs MSTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	AMZY	MSTY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+36.0%	+36.1%	Tie	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+12.3%	+12.3%	Tie	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−57.2%	−89.1%	AMZY	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	25.4%	61.8%	AMZY	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	17.3%	40.0%	AMZY	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−22.2%	−76.2%	AMZY	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	67.2%	35.5%		Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	89.4%	97.2%		Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	0.79	0.73	Not an edge	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.96	0.93	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.41	0.42	MSTY (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.61	0.65	MSTY (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.189	0.358		Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	0.55	0.16	AMZY	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	AMZN	MSTR		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	+0.8% a year	−2.3% a year	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	0.28	−0.23	Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−4.7% to +6.3%	−21.9% to +17.3%	Includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	−0.36	−0.47		Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	8.1%	27.4%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 138 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

25%

By the books each fund has filed, AMZY and MSTY hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 28, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

25% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AMZY MSTY

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.92% 18.81%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 11.87% 5.96%

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 MSTY

MSTR US 11/20/26 C135 6.30%

MSTR 12/18/2026 150.01 C 4.40%

MSTR US 10/30/26 C157.5 0.19%

MSTR US 10/30/26 C160 0.11%

MSTR US 10/30/26 C162.5 0.10%

MSTR US 10/30/26 C148 -0.03%

MSTR US 10/30/26 C150 -0.19%

MSTR US 10/30/26 C155 -0.23%

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Side by side

AMZY YieldMax AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on AMZN, paying weekly MSTY YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on MSTR, paying weekly

Issuer YieldMax YieldMax

Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark Amazon (AMZN) MicroStrategy (MSTR)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 26.6% 60.3%

Expense ratio 1.09% 0.99%

Cash paid, 1 year 34.3% 33.4%

Price change, 1 year −28.9% −75.2%

Total return, 1 year +7.2% −43.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.1% −49.0%

Ahead or behind −3.9 pts +5.6 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 14%

Age 3.3 years 2.7 years

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $221m $1.0bn

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 MSTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	AMZY	MSTY	AMZY	MSTY	AMZY	MSTY
3 months	+12.3%	+42.2%	9.5%	25.1%	0.0 pts	−13.3 pts
6 months	−0.7%	−9.7%	17.8%	28.9%	+2.5 pts	−1.4 pts
1 year	+7.2%	−43.4%	34.3%	33.4%	−3.8 pts	+5.6 pts
3 years	+80.8%	–	104.5%	–	−18.5 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: AMZY Jul 2023 · MSTY Feb 2024	+89.0%	+69.4%	109.0%	224.6%	−8.2 pts	−34.2 pts

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

What each is measured against. AMZY is measured against Amazon (AMZN) and MSTY against MicroStrategy (MSTR).
Holdings in common. 25% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 28, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 AMZY returned +7.2% and MSTY −43.4% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 50.6 points.

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.

MSTY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MSTY paid 33.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 75.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −43.4%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) returned −49.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.6 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.3%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 14% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, AMZY or MSTY?: Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AMZY paid 34.3% of its starting price in cash and MSTY paid 33.4%, 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 MSTY?: With every distribution reinvested, AMZY returned +7.2% and MSTY −43.4% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
Which is cheaper, AMZY or MSTY?: AMZY charges 1.09% a year and MSTY charges 0.99%, so MSTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AMZY and MSTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AMZY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

AMZY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

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MSTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

MSTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

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