Data as of .
BUCK vs CSHI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BUCK paid 6.9% of its price in cash against CSHI’s 5.2% and the two finished level on total return.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BUCK scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. 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, BUCK and CSHI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BUCK | Only in CSHI |
|---|---|
| SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 100.00% | United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 7.59% |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/03/2026 7.45% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/08/2026 7.45% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 11/24/2026 7.28% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 11/19/2026 7.27% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 10/01/2026 7.24% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 11/12/2026 7.16% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 09/24/2026 7.11% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCK | CSHI | BUCK | CSHI | BUCK | CSHI | |
| 3 months | +1.1% | +1.1% | 1.5% | 1.2% | +6.3 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +2.4% | +2.5% | 3.2% | 2.4% | +5.5 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 1 year | +4.9% | +5.0% | 6.9% | 5.2% | +9.6 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 3 years | +16.4% | +16.8% | 21.6% | 16.4% | +17.0 pts | +2.7 pts |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +23.8% | 25.4% | 22.0% | +23.1 pts | +4.6 pts |
| BUCK Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF Option income on TLT, paying monthly | CSHI NEOS Enhanced Income 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF Covered call on BIL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Simplify | NEOS |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) | 1-3 month T-bills (BIL) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.2% | 5.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.38% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.9% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | −0.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.9% | +5.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −4.7% | +3.7% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.6 pts | +1.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 41% |
| Age | 1421 days | 1480 days |
| Net assets | $510m | $1.9bn |
BUCK in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BUCK paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.9%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly.
CSHI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CSHI paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.0%. 1-3 month T-bills (BIL) returned +3.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 41% 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).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BUCK or CSHI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BUCK paid 6.9% of its starting price in cash and CSHI paid 5.2%, so BUCK paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, BUCK or CSHI?
- With every distribution reinvested, BUCK returned +4.9% and CSHI returned +5.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so CSHI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BUCK or CSHI?
- BUCK charges 0.35% a year and CSHI charges 0.38%, so BUCK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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