Which paid more, BUCK or HYBL?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BUCK paid 6.7% of its starting price in cash and HYBL paid 6.9%, so HYBL 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 HYBL?

With every distribution reinvested, BUCK returned +3.3% and HYBL +3.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BUCK or HYBL?

BUCK charges 0.38% a year and HYBL charges 0.70%, so BUCK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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BUCK vs HYBL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYBL paid 6.9% of its price in cash against BUCK’s 6.7% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $517m for Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF and $584m for State Street Blackstone High Income ETF.

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At a glance

6.7%

BUCK cash paid, 1 year

6.9%

HYBL cash paid, 1 year

+3.3%

BUCK total return, 1 year

+3.5%

HYBL 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.

HYBL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

HYBL

+3.5%

none

Not measured

HYBL over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −3.4%, total +3.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

HYBL

+3.5%

6.9% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

HYBL over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −3.4%, total +3.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

HYBL

+3.5%

6.9% as cash

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. HYBL over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −3.4%, total +3.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BUCK costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; HYBL is 1.1 times larger.

BUCK vs HYBL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BUCK	HYBL
Paid and earned
Measure	BUCK	HYBL
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+3.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 3.4%	fell 3.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	50% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Cost and size
Measure	BUCK	HYBL
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.70%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$517m	$584m
Holdings
Measure	BUCK	HYBL
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BUCK and HYBL 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 HYBL

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BUCK

SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 99.75%

Only in HYBL

Finastra USA Inc aka Misys/Almonde Inc. 09/15/2032 0.98%

State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF 0.98%

Nissan Motor Co Ltd 4.81% 09/17/2030 0.88%

Neptune Bidco US Inc aka Nielsen/Nielsen Holdings 02/03/2033 0.80%

McAfee Corp 03/01/2029 0.80%

Sword Purchaser LLC aka Sealed Air 04/09/2033 0.78%

Michaels Cos Inc/The 03/15/2033 0.75%

Hopper Merger Sub Inc aka Hologic 04/07/2033 0.75%

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Side by side

BUCK Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly HYBL State Street Blackstone High Income ETF · Income from senior loans and bonds, paying monthly

Issuer Simplify State Street

Strategy option income income from senior loans and bonds

Benchmark none none

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.2% 7.4%

Expense ratio 0.38% 0.70%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.7% 6.9%

Price change, 1 year −3.4% −3.4%

Total return, 1 year +3.3% +3.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published not published

Ahead or behind not available not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 50% not published

Age 4.0 years 4.7 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $517m $584m

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 HYBL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BUCK	HYBL	BUCK	HYBL	BUCK	HYBL
3 months	+0.3%	−0.1%	1.5%	1.8%	not measured	not measured
6 months	+1.1%	+0.9%	3.1%	3.5%	not measured	not measured
1 year	+3.3%	+3.5%	6.7%	6.9%	not measured	not measured
3 years	+15.2%	+24.7%	21.8%	23.1%	not measured	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: BUCK Oct 2022 · HYBL Feb 2022	+20.5%	+27.8%	26.4%	31.7%	not measured	not measured

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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.

HYBL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYBL paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BUCK or HYBL?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BUCK paid 6.7% of its starting price in cash and HYBL paid 6.9%, so HYBL 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 HYBL?: With every distribution reinvested, BUCK returned +3.3% and HYBL +3.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BUCK or HYBL?: BUCK charges 0.38% a year and HYBL charges 0.70%, so BUCK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →BUCK on its own →HYBL on its own →BUCK dividend history →BUCK holdings →HYBL dividend history →HYBL 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 ↗

HYBL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYBL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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