Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
CONY vs MSFO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CONY paid 32.2% of its price in cash against MSFO’s 26.1%, though MSFO returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $339m for YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF and $100m for YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF.
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, 2026.1.4 pts ahead of MSFT
MSFO over 1 year: paid 26.1%, price −30.2%, total +0.2%, MSFT −1.2%, +1.4 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
MSFT
−1.2%
MSFO
+0.2%
1.4 pts ahead of MSFT
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.4 pts ahead of MSFT
MSFO over 1 year: paid 26.1%, price −30.2%, total +0.2%, MSFT −1.2%, +1.4 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
MSFT
−1.2%
MSFO
+0.2%
1.4 pts ahead of MSFT
26.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. MSFO over 1 year: paid 26.1%, price −30.2%, total +0.2%, MSFT −1.2%, +1.4 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
Data to Oct 28, 2026.Pair scorecard
MSFO costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 46.6 points; CONY is 3.4 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CONY | MSFO |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −46.4% | +0.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 73.9% | fell 30.2% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 21% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 89% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Coinbase (COIN) | Microsoft (MSFT) |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.04% | 1.03% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $339m | $100m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 40% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
A percentile among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. 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 Oct 28, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, CONY and MSFO hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 28, 2026.
half
40% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | CONY | MSFO | CONY | MSFO | CONY | MSFO |
| 3 months | +4.5% | +31.5% | 17.6% | 12.5% | +3.1 pts | −4.8 pts |
| 6 months | −5.0% | +20.2% | 30.0% | 19.5% | +5.7 pts | −5.4 pts |
| 1 year | −46.4% | +0.2% | 32.2% | 26.1% | +7.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 3 years | +33.8% | +57.1% | 180.5% | 79.1% | −95.5 pts | −7.7 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CONY Aug 2023 · MSFO Aug 2023 | +30.9% | +64.8% | 172.2% | 83.2% | −74.1 pts | −3.4 pts |
CONY and MSFO are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- Income paid. CONY paid 32.2% and MSFO 26.1% (cash paid over 1 year, as a share of its price at the start), a gap of 6.1 points.
- What each is measured against. CONY is measured against Coinbase (COIN) and MSFO against Microsoft (MSFT).
- Holdings in common. 40% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 28, 2026).
Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
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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.
MSFO
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MSFO paid 26.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.2%. Microsoft (MSFT) returned −1.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 34.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 89% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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