Data as of .
BRKC vs BRKW: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BRKC paid 17.8% of its price in cash against BRKW’s 17.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BRKC scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 64 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, BRKC and BRKW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BRKC | Only in BRKW |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 27.59% | TREASURY BILL 91.82% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 25.66% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 8.18% |
| United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 21.99% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 13.12% | |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 7.00% | |
| 2BRKB US 11/20/26 C490.01 FLX 6.25% | |
| BRKB US 09/25/26 C520 0.16% | |
| BERKSHIR CLL OPT 09/26 512.500 -0.59% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRKC | BRKW | BRKC | BRKW | BRKC | BRKW | |
| 3 months | +3.2% | +3.9% | 4.8% | 4.2% | −1.0 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +5.2% | +4.7% | 9.4% | 8.4% | −0.8 pts | −1.3 pts |
| 1 year | +2.7% | +0.3% | 17.8% | 17.0% | −1.3 pts | −3.7 pts |
| Since launch | +2.2% | +0.8% | 21.2% | 22.9% | −2.1 pts | −4.2 pts |
| BRKC YieldMax(R) BRK.B Option Income Strategy ETF Single-stock option income on BRK-B, paying weekly | BRKW Roundhill BRKB WeeklyPay ETF Option income on BRK-B, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Roundhill |
| Strategy | single-stock option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B) | Berkshire (BRK-B) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 17.2% | 16.1% |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 17.8% | 17.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.6% | −16.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.7% | +0.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +3.9% | +3.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.3 pts | −3.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 67% | not published |
| Age | 470 days | 457 days |
| Net assets | $8m | $15m |
BRKC in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BRKC paid 17.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.7%. Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B) returned +3.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.2%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
BRKW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BRKW paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. Berkshire (BRK-B) returned +3.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.1%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BRKC or BRKW?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BRKC paid 17.8% of its starting price in cash and BRKW paid 17.0%, so BRKC paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, BRKC or BRKW?
- With every distribution reinvested, BRKC returned +2.7% and BRKW returned +0.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BRKC returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BRKC or BRKW?
- BRKC charges 1.01% a year and BRKW charges 1.00%, so BRKW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Where these figures came from
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