Which paid more, FBY or METW?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FBY paid 34.1% of its starting price in cash and METW paid 30.8%, 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 −5.8% and METW −4.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FBY vs METW: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FBY paid 34.1% of its price in cash against METW’s 30.8%, though METW returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $98m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETF, and $23m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill META WeeklyPay ETF.

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At a glance

34.1%

FBY cash paid, 1 year

30.8%

METW cash paid, 1 year

−5.8%

FBY total return, 1 year

−4.5%

METW total return, 1 year

FBY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.6 pts behind META

FBY

−5.8%

META

+0.8%

6.6 pts behind META

FBY over 1 year: paid 34.1%, price −38.4%, total −5.8%, META +0.8%, −6.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

META

+0.8%

FBY

−5.8%

6.6 pts behind META

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.6 pts behind META

FBY over 1 year: paid 34.1%, price −38.4%, total −5.8%, META +0.8%, −6.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

META

+0.8%

FBY

−5.8%

6.6 pts behind META

34.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FBY over 1 year: paid 34.1%, price −38.4%, total −5.8%, META +0.8%, −6.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

METW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.3 pts behind META

METW

−4.5%

META

+0.8%

5.3 pts behind META

METW over 1 year: paid 30.8%, price −34.0%, total −4.5%, META +0.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

META

+0.8%

METW

−4.5%

5.3 pts behind META

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.3 pts behind META

METW over 1 year: paid 30.8%, price −34.0%, total −4.5%, META +0.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

META

+0.8%

METW

−4.5%

5.3 pts behind META

30.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. METW over 1 year: paid 30.8%, price −34.0%, total −4.5%, META +0.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

METW costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; FBY is 4.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FBY vs METW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FBY	METW
Paid and earned
Measure	FBY	METW
Total return, 1 year	−5.8%	−4.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 38.4%	fell 34.0%
Against its benchmark
Measure	FBY	METW
Benchmark	Meta Platforms (META)	Meta Platforms (META)
Cost and size
Measure	FBY	METW
Expense ratio	1.06%	1.00%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$98m	$23m
Holdings
Measure	FBY	METW
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score55.2FBY56.5METW

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 77 income ETFs writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

FBY 55.2

METW 56.5

0.6, the lowest in this set 99.4, the highest

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 →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FBY and METW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FBY METW

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FBY

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 27.80%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 25.91%

META 12/18/2026 740.01 C 0.81%

META US 11/06/26 C647.5 0.13%

META US 11/06/26 C660 0.09%

META US 11/06/26 C665 0.02%

META US 11/06/26 C652.5 0.01%

META US 11/06/26 C632.5 -0.06%

Only in METW

Meta Platforms Inc 23.81%

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Side by side

FBY YieldMax 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 Platforms (META) Meta Platforms (META)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 33.3% 13.7%

Expense ratio 1.06% 1.00%

Cash paid, 1 year 34.1% 30.8%

Price change, 1 year −38.4% −34.0%

Total return, 1 year −5.8% −4.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +0.8% +0.8%

Ahead or behind −6.6 pts −5.3 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%

Age 3.3 years 1.4 years

Net assets, FBY as of Nov 3, 2026 and METW as of Nov 4, 2026 $98m $23m

As of Nov 4, 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: FBY vs METW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FBY	METW	FBY	METW	FBY	METW
3 months	+3.4%	+6.7%	11.4%	10.5%	−3.7 pts	−0.4 pts
6 months	−1.3%	+0.7%	19.7%	17.6%	−4.2 pts	−2.2 pts
1 year	−5.8%	−4.5%	34.1%	30.8%	−6.6 pts	−5.2 pts
3 years	+52.5%	–	108.5%	–	−49.6 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: FBY Jul 2023 · METW Jun 2025	+54.9%	−17.2%	109.8%	40.1%	−40.5 pts	−8.1 pts

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About each fund

FBY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FBY paid 34.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 38.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −5.8%. Meta Platforms (META) returned +0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.3%, paid weekly.

METW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, METW paid 30.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 34.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −4.5%. Meta Platforms (META) returned +0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.7%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FBY or METW?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FBY paid 34.1% of its starting price in cash and METW paid 30.8%, 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 −5.8% and METW −4.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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FBY on its own →METW on its own →FBY dividend history →FBY holdings →METW dividend history →METW holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FBY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FBY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FBY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for FBY ↗

METW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

METW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

METW 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for METW ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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