CRSH vs TSLW: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year CRSH paid 50.4% of its price in cash against TSLW’s 36.9%, and returned more with it reinvested. YieldMax(R) Short TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF and Roundhill TSLA WeeklyPay ETF.

50.4%
CRSH cash paid, 1 year
36.9%
TSLW cash paid, 1 year
+17.8%
CRSH total return, 1 year
−29.0%
TSLW total return, 1 year
CRSH · 1 year to Sep 30, 202638 pts ahead of TSLA
CRSH
+17.8%
TSLA
−20.2%

38 pts ahead of TSLA

CRSH over 1 year: paid 50.4%, price −36.5%, total +17.8%, TSLA −20.2%, +38.0 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

CRSH

+17.8%

50.4% of it arrived as cash

38 pts ahead of TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

38 pts ahead of TSLA

CRSH over 1 year: paid 50.4%, price −36.5%, total +17.8%, TSLA −20.2%, +38.0 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

CRSH

+17.8%

38 pts ahead of TSLA

50.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CRSH over 1 year: paid 50.4%, price −36.5%, total +17.8%, TSLA −20.2%, +38.0 pts.

TSLW · 1 year to Sep 30, 20268.8 pts behind TSLA
TSLW
−29.0%
TSLA
−20.2%

8.8 pts behind TSLA

TSLW over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −58.2%, total −29.0%, TSLA −20.2%, −8.8 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSLW

−29.0%

8.8 pts behind TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.8 pts behind TSLA

TSLW over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −58.2%, total −29.0%, TSLA −20.2%, −8.8 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSLW

−29.0%

8.8 pts behind TSLA

36.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.8%. TSLW over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −58.2%, total −29.0%, TSLA −20.2%, −8.8 pts.

ETFIQ Return Stability Score · CRSH scores higherWas the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
7.2, the lowest in this set97.2, the highest

A percentile among the 70 income ETFs writing on a single company. 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, CRSH and TSLW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 1, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding CRSH TSLW
Only in CRSH
United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 42.50%
United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 18.13%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.55%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 10.98%
United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 10.55%
TSLA 11/20/2026 370.02 P 8.43%
TSLA US 10/02/26 P360 0.81%
TSLA US 10/02/26 P352.5 0.75%
Only in TSLW
TREASURY BILL 77.41%
Tesla Inc 22.59%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowCRSHTSLWCRSHTSLWCRSHTSLW
3 months+15.3%−20.9%15.0%8.7%+31.9 pts−4.3 pts
6 months−1.7%−11.6%23.0%20.1%+5.2 pts−4.7 pts
1 year+17.8%−29.0%50.4%36.9%+38.0 pts−8.8 pts
Since launch
CRSH May 2024 · TSLW Jun 2025
−52.1%−4.8%51.6%61.0%−149.2 pts−8.4 pts

CRSH and TSLW over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

CRSH
YieldMax(R) Short TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF · Short single-stock option income on TSLA, paying weekly
TSLW
Roundhill TSLA WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on TSLA, paying weekly
Issuer YieldMax Roundhill
Strategy short single-stock option income option income
Benchmark Tesla (TSLA) Tesla (TSLA)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 43.6% 45.0%
Expense ratio 1.05% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 50.4% 36.9%
Price change, 1 year −36.5% −58.2%
Total return, 1 year +17.8% −29.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year −20.2% −20.2%
Ahead or behind +38.0 pts −8.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% not published
Age 881 days 485 days
Net assets $15m $72m

CRSH and TSLW on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

CRSH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, CRSH paid 50.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 36.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.8%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −20.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 38.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 43.6%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

TSLW in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSLW paid 36.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 58.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −29.0%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −20.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.8 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 45.0%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, CRSH or TSLW?
Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, CRSH paid 50.4% of its starting price in cash and TSLW paid 36.9%, so CRSH paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, CRSH or TSLW?
With every distribution reinvested, CRSH returned +17.8% and TSLW −29.0% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.
Which is cheaper, CRSH or TSLW?
CRSH charges 1.05% a year and TSLW charges 0.99%, so TSLW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, CRSH against TSLW, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/crsh-vs-tslw

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