Which paid more, CONY or ISPY?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CONY paid 32.2% of its starting price in cash and ISPY paid 5.7%, so CONY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, CONY or ISPY?

With every distribution reinvested, CONY returned −46.4% and ISPY +10.1% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

Which is cheaper, CONY or ISPY?

CONY charges 1.04% a year and ISPY charges 0.55%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Income ETFs

CONY vs ISPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CONY paid 32.2% of its price in cash against ISPY’s 5.7%, though ISPY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $339m on Oct 27, 2026 for YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF, and $1.2bn on Oct 28, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF.

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At a glance

32.2%

CONY cash paid, 1 year

5.7%

ISPY cash paid, 1 year

−46.4%

CONY total return, 1 year

+10.1%

ISPY total return, 1 year

CONY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 7.9 pts ahead of COIN

CONY

−46.4%

COIN

−54.3%

7.9 pts ahead of COIN

CONY over 1 year: paid 32.2%, price −73.9%, total −46.4%, COIN −54.3%, +7.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

COIN

−54.3%

CONY

−46.4%

7.9 pts ahead of COIN

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.9 pts ahead of COIN

CONY over 1 year: paid 32.2%, price −73.9%, total −46.4%, COIN −54.3%, +7.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

COIN

−54.3%

CONY

−46.4%

7.9 pts ahead of COIN

32.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CONY over 1 year: paid 32.2%, price −73.9%, total −46.4%, COIN −54.3%, +7.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.

ISPY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY

+10.1%

SPY

+13.6%

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 5.7%, price +4.0%, total +10.1%, SPY +13.6%, −3.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

SPY

+13.6%

ISPY

+10.1%

3.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 5.7%, price +4.0%, total +10.1%, SPY +13.6%, −3.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

SPY

+13.6%

ISPY

+10.1%

3.5 pts behind SPY

5.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ISPY over 1 year: paid 5.7%, price +4.0%, total +10.1%, SPY +13.6%, −3.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ISPY costs 0.49 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 56.5 points; ISPY is 3.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CONY vs ISPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	CONY	ISPY
Paid and earned
Measure	CONY	ISPY
Total return, 1 year	−46.4%	+10.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 73.9%	rose 4.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	21% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	81% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	CONY	ISPY
Benchmark	Coinbase (COIN)	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	CONY	ISPY
Expense ratio	1.04%	0.55%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$339m	$1.2bn
Holdings
Measure	CONY	ISPY
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · ISPY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

CONY among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company

IQ Income Score16.9CONY85.7ISPY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 74 income ETFs writing on a single company and 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

CONY 16.9

0.7, the lowest in this set 99.3, the highest

ISPY among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company

ISPY 85.7

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

A percentile among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. ISPY is a percentile among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company, a different set, so the two marks are not on one scale. One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CONY and ISPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CONY ISPY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in CONY

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 27.08%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 15.23%

COIN US 11/20/26 C170 3.18%

COIN US 12/18/26 C185 2.34%

COIN US 10/30/26 C180 0.50%

COIN US 10/30/26 C177.5 0.19%

COIN US 10/30/26 C182.5 0.13%

COIN US 10/30/26 C185 0.04%

Only in ISPY

NVIDIA Corp. 6.80%

Apple, Inc. 5.92%

Microsoft Corp. 4.80%

Amazon.com, Inc. 3.24%

Alphabet, Inc. 2.53%

Broadcom, Inc. 2.23%

Alphabet, Inc. 2.02%

Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.60%

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Side by side

CONY YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on COIN, paying weekly ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax ProShares

Strategy synthetic covered call option income

Benchmark Coinbase (COIN) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 58.5% 6.3%

Expense ratio 1.04% 0.55%

Cash paid, 1 year 32.2% 5.7%

Price change, 1 year −73.9% +4.0%

Total return, 1 year −46.4% +10.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year −54.3% +13.6%

Ahead or behind +7.9 pts −3.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 21% 81%

Age 3.2 years 2.9 years

Net assets, CONY as of Oct 27, 2026 and ISPY as of Oct 28, 2026 $339m $1.2bn

As of Oct 28, 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: CONY vs ISPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	CONY	ISPY	CONY	ISPY	CONY	ISPY
3 months	+4.5%	+4.8%	17.6%	1.6%	+3.1 pts	−1.4 pts
6 months	−5.0%	+7.3%	30.0%	3.3%	+5.7 pts	−1.7 pts
1 year	−46.4%	+10.1%	32.2%	5.7%	+7.9 pts	−3.5 pts
3 years	+33.8%	–	180.5%	–	−95.5 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: CONY Aug 2023 · ISPY Dec 2023	+30.9%	+54.8%	172.2%	26.5%	−74.1 pts	−15.5 pts

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CONY and ISPY are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

Income paid. CONY paid 32.2% and ISPY 5.7% (cash paid over 1 year, as a share of its price at the start), a gap of 26.5 points.
What each is measured against. CONY is measured against Coinbase (COIN) and ISPY against S&P 500 through SPY.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 28, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026).

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

CONY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CONY paid 32.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 73.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −46.4%. Coinbase (COIN) returned −54.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.9 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 58.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 21% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

ISPY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +13.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 81% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, CONY or ISPY?: Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CONY paid 32.2% of its starting price in cash and ISPY paid 5.7%, so CONY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, CONY or ISPY?: With every distribution reinvested, CONY returned −46.4% and ISPY +10.1% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
Which is cheaper, CONY or ISPY?: CONY charges 1.04% a year and ISPY charges 0.55%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

CONY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CONY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

CONY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for CONY ↗

ISPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISPY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ISPY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

ProShares page for ISPY ↗

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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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