Data as of .
FBY vs METW: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FBY paid 28.0% of its price in cash against METW’s 25.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: FBY scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 64 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, FBY and METW hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FBY | METW |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 30.16% | 76.97% |
| Only in FBY | Only in METW |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 22.33% | Meta Platforms Inc 23.03% |
| TREASURY BILL 18.57% | |
| TREASURY BILL 17.24% | |
| TREASURY BILL 11.70% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBY | METW | FBY | METW | FBY | METW | |
| 3 months | +8.5% | +16.6% | 10.0% | 9.9% | −6.9 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +4.1% | +11.1% | 18.7% | 17.2% | −8.2 pts | −1.1 pts |
| 1 year | −17.1% | −21.5% | 28.0% | 25.4% | −2.7 pts | −7.1 pts |
| 3 years | +68.1% | not published | 110.8% | not published | −52.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +62.6% | −11.0% | 107.0% | 37.2% | −43.7 pts | −7.0 pts |
| FBY YieldMax(R) META Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on META, paying weekly | METW Roundhill META WeeklyPay ETF Option income on META, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Roundhill |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | (META) | (META) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 40.9% | 50.2% |
| Expense ratio | 1.06% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 28.0% | 25.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −44.9% | −46.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | −17.1% | −21.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −14.4% | −14.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.7 pts | −7.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 95% | not published |
| Age | 1148 days | 457 days |
| Net assets | $115m | $27m |
FBY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FBY paid 28.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 44.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −17.1%. (META) returned −14.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 40.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
METW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, METW paid 25.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 46.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.5%. (META) returned −14.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.2%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FBY or METW?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FBY paid 28.0% of its starting price in cash and METW paid 25.4%, so FBY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FBY or METW?
- With every distribution reinvested, FBY returned −17.1% and METW returned −21.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FBY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FBY or METW?
- FBY charges 1.06% a year and METW charges 1.00%, so METW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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