Data as of .
BUCK vs HYGW: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year HYGW paid 9.9% 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 HYGW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BUCK | Only in HYGW |
|---|---|
| SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 100.00% | BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.97% |
| 1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.57% | |
| ECHOSTAR CORP 0.48% | |
| MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.48% | |
| CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP INC 144A 0.36% | |
| PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.36% | |
| CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP INC 144A 0.33% | |
| QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 144A 0.32% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCK | HYGW | BUCK | HYGW | BUCK | HYGW | |
| 3 months | +1.1% | +0.1% | 1.5% | 1.9% | +6.3 pts | +0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +2.4% | +2.8% | 3.2% | 5.4% | +5.5 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 1 year | +4.9% | +4.0% | 6.9% | 9.9% | +9.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 3 years | +16.4% | +16.9% | 21.6% | 32.1% | +17.0 pts | −9.1 pts |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +24.5% | 25.4% | 45.9% | +23.1 pts | −6.8 pts |
| BUCK Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF Option income on TLT, paying monthly | HYGW iShares High Yield Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF Covered call on HYG, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Simplify | iShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) | US high yield bonds (HYG) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.2% | 7.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.9% | 9.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | −6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.9% | +4.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −4.7% | +2.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1421 days | 1488 days |
| Net assets | $510m | $111m |
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.
HYGW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HYGW paid 9.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.0%. US high yield bonds (HYG) returned +2.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BUCK or HYGW?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BUCK paid 6.9% of its starting price in cash and HYGW paid 9.9%, so HYGW 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 HYGW?
- With every distribution reinvested, BUCK returned +4.9% and HYGW returned +4.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BUCK returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BUCK or HYGW?
- BUCK charges 0.35% a year and HYGW charges 0.69%, so BUCK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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