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BUCK vs FIYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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BUCK and FIYY both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $517m for Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF and $717,662 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST 20Y+ Treasuries ETF.

At a glance
6.7%
BUCK cash paid, 1 year
1.7%
FIYY cash paid, since launch, May 5, 2026
+3.3%
BUCK total return, 1 year
−2.2%
FIYY total return, since launch, May 5, 2026
BUCK · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
BUCK
+3.3%
none

Not measured

BUCK over 1 year: paid 6.7%, price −3.4%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

BUCK

+3.3%

6.7% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

BUCK over 1 year: paid 6.7%, price −3.4%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

BUCK

+3.3%

6.7% cash

6.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BUCK over 1 year: paid 6.7%, price −3.4%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
FIYY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with TLT
FIYY
−2.2%
TLT
−2.0%

About even with TLT

FIYY since launch: paid 1.7%, price −3.9%, total −2.2%, TLT −2.0%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLT

−2.0%

FIYY

−2.2%

about even with TLT

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with TLT

FIYY since launch: paid 1.7%, price −3.9%, total −2.2%, TLT −2.0%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLT

−2.0%

FIYY

−2.2%

about even with TLT

1.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FIYY since launch: paid 1.7%, price −3.9%, total −2.2%, TLT −2.0%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BUCK costs 0.80 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BUCK vs FIYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBUCKFIYY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+3.3%not published
Price changefell 3.4% (1 year)fell 3.9% (since May 5, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate50% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment79% of the Jul 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot published20+ Year Treasury, measured through TLT
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.38%1.18%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$517m$717,662
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BUCK and FIYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BUCK FIYY
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Only in BUCK
SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 99.75%
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Side by side

BUCK Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly FIYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST 20Y+ Treasuries ETF · Synthetic covered call on TLT, paying weekly
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark none 20+ Year Treasury (TLT)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 6.2% 2.0%
Expense ratio 0.38% 1.18%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.7% 1.7% (since launch, May 5, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −3.4% −3.9% (since launch, May 5, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +3.3% −2.2% (since launch, May 5, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published −2.0% (since launch, May 5, 2026)
Ahead or behind not available −0.2 pts (since launch, May 5, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 50% 79%
Age 4.0 years 183 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $517m $717,662

As of Nov 4, 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: BUCK vs FIYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBUCKFIYYBUCKFIYYBUCKFIYY
3 months+0.3%−1.1%1.5%0.5%not measured−0.8 pts
6 months+1.1%−2.2%3.1%1.7%not measured+0.5 pts
1 year+3.3%–6.7%–not measured–
3 years+15.2%–21.8%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: BUCK Oct 2022 · FIYY May 2026+20.5%−2.2%26.4%1.7%not measured−0.2 pts

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About each fund
BUCK

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BUCK paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly. Simplify estimates that 50% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

FIYY

Over the period from its first trade on May 5, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, FIYY paid 1.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −2.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 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 (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BUCK or FIYY?
BUCK charges 0.38% a year and FIYY charges 1.18%, so BUCK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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