Data as of .
BUCK vs FIYY: which paid, and which earned it?
BUCK and FIYY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BUCK and FIYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BUCK | Only in FIYY |
|---|---|
| SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 100.00% | Treasury Bill 100.00% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCK | FIYY | BUCK | FIYY | BUCK | FIYY | |
| 3 months | +1.1% | +1.7% | 1.5% | 0.6% | +6.3 pts | +7.0 pts |
| 6 months | +2.4% | not published | 3.2% | not published | +5.5 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +4.9% | not published | 6.9% | not published | +9.6 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +16.4% | not published | 21.6% | not published | +17.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +0.4% | 25.4% | 1.5% | +23.1 pts | +3.8 pts |
| BUCK Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF Option income on TLT, paying monthly | FIYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST 20Y+ Treasuries ETF Synthetic covered call on TLT, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Simplify | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) | 20+ year Treasuries (TLT) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.2% | 2.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.9% | 1.5% (since launch on May 5, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | −1.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.9% | +0.4% (since launch on May 5, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −4.7% | −3.4% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.6 pts | +3.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 79% |
| Age | 1421 days | 136 days |
| Net assets | $510m | $743,679 |
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.
FIYY in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 5, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, FIYY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.4%. 20+ year Treasuries (TLT) returned −3.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.0%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 79% of the distribution paid Jul 7, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BUCK or FIYY?
- BUCK charges 0.35% a year and FIYY charges 1.07%, so BUCK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, BUCK against FIYY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/buck-vs-fiyy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.