Data as of .
FIYY vs TSYW: which paid, and which earned it?
FIYY and TSYW both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FIYY and TSYW hold 100% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FIYY | TSYW |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury Bill | 100.00% | 100.00% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIYY | TSYW | FIYY | TSYW | FIYY | TSYW | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | −7.1% | 0.6% | 2.8% | +7.0 pts | −1.9 pts |
| 6 months | not published | −5.7% | not published | 6.1% | not published | −2.5 pts |
| Since launch | +0.4% | −9.8% | 1.5% | 9.6% | +3.8 pts | −4.2 pts |
| FIYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST 20Y+ Treasuries ETF Synthetic covered call on TLT, paying weekly | TSYW Roundhill Treasury Bond WeeklyPay ETF Option income on TLT, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | GraniteShares | Roundhill |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | 20+ year Treasuries (TLT) | 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 2.0% | 12.4% |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 0.99% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 1.5% (since launch on May 5, 2026) | 9.6% (since launch on Nov 13, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −1.1% | −18.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +0.4% (since launch on May 5, 2026) | −9.8% (since launch on Nov 13, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −3.4% | −5.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +3.8 pts | −4.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 79% | not published |
| Age | 136 days | 309 days |
| Net assets | $743,679 | $3m |
FIYY in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 5, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, FIYY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.4%. 20+ year Treasuries (TLT) returned −3.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.0%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 79% of the distribution paid Jul 7, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
TSYW in plain words
Over the period since launch on Nov 13, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, TSYW paid 9.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −9.8%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −5.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.4%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, FIYY or TSYW?
- FIYY charges 1.07% a year and TSYW charges 0.99%, so TSYW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, FIYY against TSYW, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/fiyy-vs-tsyw Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.