Which paid more, BUCK or HYBI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BUCK paid 6.7% of its starting price in cash and HYBI paid 8.0%, 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 +3.3% and HYBI +4.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BUCK or HYBI?

BUCK charges 0.38% a year and HYBI charges 0.68%, so BUCK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BUCK vs HYBI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYBI paid 8.0% of its price in cash against BUCK’s 6.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $517m on Nov 3, 2026 for Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF, and $218m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF.

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At a glance

6.7%

BUCK cash paid, 1 year

8.0%

HYBI cash paid, 1 year

+3.3%

BUCK total return, 1 year

+4.0%

HYBI total return, 1 year

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% as 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.

HYBI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.1 pts ahead of JNK

HYBI

+4.0%

JNK

+2.9%

1.1 pts ahead of JNK

HYBI over 1 year: paid 8.0%, price −4.0%, total +4.0%, JNK +2.9%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JNK

+2.9%

HYBI

+4.0%

8.0% of it arrived as cash

1.1 pts ahead of JNK

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.1 pts ahead of JNK

HYBI over 1 year: paid 8.0%, price −4.0%, total +4.0%, JNK +2.9%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JNK

+2.9%

HYBI

+4.0%

8.0% as cash

1.1 pts ahead of JNK

8.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. HYBI over 1 year: paid 8.0%, price −4.0%, total +4.0%, JNK +2.9%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BUCK costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; BUCK is 2.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BUCK vs HYBI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BUCK	HYBI
Paid and earned
Measure	BUCK	HYBI
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+4.0%
Price change, 1 year	fell 3.4%	fell 4.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	50% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment	66% of the Oct 16, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BUCK	HYBI
Benchmark	not published	State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF, measured through JNK
Cost and size
Measure	BUCK	HYBI
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.68%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026	$515m	$218m
Holdings
Measure	BUCK	HYBI
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BUCK and HYBI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BUCK HYBI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BUCK

SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 99.75%

Only in HYBI

State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond Index ETF 24.84%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P6950 0.03%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P7000 0.03%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P6850 0.02%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P7175 -0.06%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P7250 -0.08%

SPXW US 11/12/26 P7310 -0.10%

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Side by side

BUCK Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly HYBI NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF · Sells put spreads on the S&P 500, measured against the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, paying monthly

Issuer Simplify NEOS

Strategy option income put-selling overlay

Benchmark none State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.2% 8.1%

Expense ratio 0.38% 0.68%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.7% 8.0%

Price change, 1 year −3.4% −4.0%

Total return, 1 year +3.3% +4.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +2.9%

Ahead or behind not available +1.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 50% 66%

Age 4.0 years 2.1 years

Net assets, BUCK as of Nov 3, 2026 and HYBI as of Oct 28, 2026 $517m $218m

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 HYBI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BUCK	HYBI	BUCK	HYBI	BUCK	HYBI
3 months	+0.3%	−0.1%	1.5%	2.0%	not measured	+1.0 pts
6 months	+1.1%	+0.5%	3.1%	4.0%	not measured	+0.9 pts
1 year	+3.3%	+4.0%	6.7%	8.0%	not measured	+1.1 pts
3 years	+15.2%	–	21.8%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: BUCK Oct 2022 · HYBI Sep 2024	+20.5%	+8.9%	26.4%	16.6%	not measured	−0.9 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.

HYBI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYBI paid 8.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.0%. State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) returned +2.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 66% of the distribution paid Oct 16, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BUCK or HYBI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BUCK paid 6.7% of its starting price in cash and HYBI paid 8.0%, 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 +3.3% and HYBI +4.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BUCK or HYBI?: BUCK charges 0.38% a year and HYBI charges 0.68%, so BUCK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →BUCK on its own →HYBI on its own →BUCK dividend history →BUCK holdings →HYBI dividend history →HYBI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BUCK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BUCK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BUCK 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Simplify website ↗

HYBI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYBI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

HYBI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

NEOS page for HYBI ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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