Data as of .
AMZY vs QYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year AMZY paid 35.9% of its price in cash against QYLD’s 12.5%, though QYLD returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 61 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 QYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in AMZY | Only in QYLD |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 29.93% | NVIDIA CORP 8.46% |
| TREASURY BILL 28.22% | APPLE INC 7.81% |
| TREASURY BILL 27.36% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.90% |
| TREASURY BILL 8.79% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.86% |
| TREASURY BILL 5.70% | AMAZON.COM INC 4.42% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.72% | |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.16% | |
| META PLATFORMS INC 3.07% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZY | QYLD | AMZY | QYLD | AMZY | QYLD | |
| 3 months | +7.2% | +4.7% | 9.6% | 3.0% | −0.5 pts | +5.5 pts |
| 6 months | +19.1% | +11.8% | 23.2% | 6.2% | −4.6 pts | −8.9 pts |
| 1 year | +7.7% | +22.2% | 35.9% | 12.5% | −4.0 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 3 years | +70.6% | +51.3% | 97.3% | 36.6% | −11.2 pts | −43.8 pts |
| Since launch | +88.3% | +195.4% | 107.5% | 116.0% | −10.6 pts | −639.0 pts |
| AMZY YieldMax(R) AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on AMZN, paying weekly | QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Global X |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Amazon (AMZN) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.3% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 35.9% | 12.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −30.5% | +8.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +7.7% | +22.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.7% | +23.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.0 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 34% | 100% |
| Age | 1144 days | 4656 days |
AMZY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, AMZY paid 35.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Amazon (AMZN) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.3%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 34% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 QYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, AMZY paid 35.9% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.5%, 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 QYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, AMZY returned +7.7% and QYLD returned +22.2% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, AMZY or QYLD?
- AMZY charges 1.09% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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