Data as of .
BUCK vs HYBI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year HYBI paid 8.6% of its price in cash against BUCK’s 6.9%, though BUCK returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BUCK scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
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 HYBI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BUCK | Only in HYBI |
|---|---|
| SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 100.00% | United States Treasury Bill 12/01/2026 73.64% |
| State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF 13.20% | |
| Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 13.20% | |
| SPXW US 10/01/26 P6800 0.01% | |
| SPXW US 10/01/26 P6875 0.01% | |
| SPXW US 10/01/26 P6950 0.01% | |
| SPXW US 10/01/26 P7100 -0.02% | |
| SPXW US 10/01/26 P7180 -0.02% |
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 | HYBI | BUCK | HYBI | BUCK | HYBI | |
| 3 months | +1.1% | −0.1% | 1.5% | 2.0% | +6.3 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +2.4% | +1.9% | 3.2% | 4.0% | +5.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 1 year | +4.9% | +3.2% | 6.9% | 8.6% | +9.6 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 3 years | +16.4% | not published | 21.6% | not published | +17.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +8.4% | 25.4% | 16.0% | +23.1 pts | −1.6 pts |
| BUCK Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF Option income on TLT, paying monthly | HYBI NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF Covered call on HYG, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Simplify | NEOS |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) | US high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.2% | 8.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.9% | 8.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | −5.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.9% | +3.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −4.7% | +2.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.6 pts | +0.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 24% |
| Age | 1421 days | 718 days |
| Net assets | $510m | $222m |
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.
HYBI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HYBI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.2%. US high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxy returned +2.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 24% 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 HYBI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BUCK paid 6.9% of its starting price in cash and HYBI paid 8.6%, so HYBI 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 HYBI?
- With every distribution reinvested, BUCK returned +4.9% and HYBI returned +3.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BUCK returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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