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BUCK vs TSYW: which paid, and which earned it?

BUCK and TSYW both write options for income.

Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF and Roundhill Treasury Bond WeeklyPay ETF.

6.9%BUCK cash paid, 1 year
9.6%TSYW cash paid, 1 year
+4.9%BUCK total return, 1 year
−9.8%TSYW total return, 1 year
BUCK9.6 pts ahead of TLT · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
TLT−4.7%BUCK+4.9%6.9% of it arrived as cash9.6 pts ahead of TLTTotal return, distributions reinvestedTLT−4.7%BUCK+4.9%9.6 pts ahead of TLT
TSYW4.2 pts behind TLT · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
TLT−5.6%TSYW−9.8%4.2 pts behind TLTTotal return, distributions reinvestedTLT−5.6%TSYW−9.8%4.2 pts behind TLT

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BUCK and TSYW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in BUCKOnly in TSYW
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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.

Performance, window by window

BUCK and TSYW over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BUCKTSYWBUCKTSYWBUCKTSYW
3 months+1.1%−7.1%1.5%2.8%+6.3 pts−1.9 pts
6 months+2.4%−5.7%3.2%6.1%+5.5 pts−2.5 pts
1 year+4.9%not published6.9%not published+9.6 ptsnot published
3 years+16.4%not published21.6%not published+17.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+21.1%−9.8%25.4%9.6%+23.1 pts−4.2 pts
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BUCK and TSYW on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BUCK
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF
Option income on TLT, paying monthly
TSYW
Roundhill Treasury Bond WeeklyPay ETF
Option income on TLT, paying weekly
IssuerSimplifyRoundhill
Strategyoption incomeoption income
Benchmark20+ Year Treasury (TLT)20+ Year Treasury (TLT)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized6.2%12.4%
Expense ratio0.35%0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year6.9%9.6% (since launch on Nov 13, 2025)
Price change, 1 year−2.2%−18.8%
Total return, 1 year+4.9%−9.8% (since launch on Nov 13, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year−4.7%−5.6%
Ahead or behind+9.6 pts−4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1421 days309 days
Net assets$510m$3m

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.

TSYW in plain words

Over the period since launch on Nov 13, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, TSYW paid 9.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −9.8%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −5.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.4%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BUCK or TSYW?
BUCK charges 0.35% a year and TSYW charges 0.99%, so BUCK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BUCK against TSYW, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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