Which paid more, GOOW or GOOY?

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, GOOW paid 42.3% of its starting price in cash and GOOY paid 45.5%, so GOOY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, GOOW or GOOY?

With every distribution reinvested, GOOW returned +44.5% and GOOY +34.1% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.

Which is cheaper, GOOW or GOOY?

GOOW charges 1.00% a year and GOOY charges 1.14%, so GOOW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GOOW vs GOOY: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year GOOY paid 45.5% of its price in cash against GOOW’s 42.3%, though GOOW returned more with it reinvested. Roundhill GOOGL WeeklyPay ETF and YieldMax(R) GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF.

42.3%

GOOW cash paid, 1 year

45.5%

GOOY cash paid, 1 year

+44.5%

GOOW total return, 1 year

+34.1%

GOOY total return, 1 year

GOOW · 1 year to Sep 30, 20262.6 pts ahead of GOOGL

GOOW

+44.5%

GOOGL

+41.9%

2.6 pts ahead of GOOGL

GOOW over 1 year: paid 42.3%, price −0.2%, total +44.5%, GOOGL +41.9%, +2.6 pts.

GOOGL

+41.9%

GOOW

+44.5%

42.3% of it arrived as cash

2.6 pts ahead of GOOGL

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts ahead of GOOGL

GOOW over 1 year: paid 42.3%, price −0.2%, total +44.5%, GOOGL +41.9%, +2.6 pts.

GOOGL

+41.9%

GOOW

+44.5%

42.3% as cash

2.6 pts ahead of GOOGL

42.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GOOW over 1 year: paid 42.3%, price −0.2%, total +44.5%, GOOGL +41.9%, +2.6 pts.

GOOY · 1 year to Sep 30, 20267.8 pts behind GOOGL

GOOY

+34.1%

GOOGL

+41.9%

7.8 pts behind GOOGL

GOOY over 1 year: paid 45.5%, price −15.1%, total +34.1%, GOOGL +41.9%, −7.8 pts.

GOOGL

+41.9%

GOOY

+34.1%

45.5% of it arrived as cash

7.8 pts behind GOOGL

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind GOOGL

GOOY over 1 year: paid 45.5%, price −15.1%, total +34.1%, GOOGL +41.9%, −7.8 pts.

GOOGL

+41.9%

GOOY

+34.1%

45.5% as cash

7.8 pts behind GOOGL

45.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +44.5%. GOOY over 1 year: paid 45.5%, price −15.1%, total +34.1%, GOOGL +41.9%, −7.8 pts.

ETFIQ Return Stability Score · GOOW scores higherWas the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

GOOW 85

GOOY 59.3

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, GOOW and GOOY 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.

50%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding GOOW GOOY

Only in GOOW

TREASURY BILL 64.46%

Alphabet Inc 35.54%

Only in GOOY

United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 31.55%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 26.32%

United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 16.43%

United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 15.68%

GOOGL 11/20/2026 330.01 C 7.84%

United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 4.07%

First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.60%

GOOGL US 10/02/26 C357.5 0.09%

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

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	GOOW	GOOY	GOOW	GOOY	GOOW	GOOY
3 months	−6.5%	−3.0%	7.1%	7.1%	−1.8 pts	+1.7 pts
6 months	+16.3%	+12.5%	18.8%	21.1%	+0.4 pts	−3.3 pts
1 year	+44.5%	+34.1%	42.3%	45.5%	+2.6 pts	−7.8 pts
3 years	not published	+87.2%	not published	84.1%	not published	−78.3 pts
Since launch GOOW Jul 2025 · GOOY Jul 2023	+89.6%	+83.3%	62.0%	82.6%	+10.0 pts	−78.7 pts

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

On the same fields

GOOW

Roundhill GOOGL WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on GOOGL, paying weekly

GOOY

YieldMax(R) GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on GOOGL, paying weekly

Issuer Roundhill YieldMax

Strategy option income synthetic covered call

Benchmark Alphabet (GOOGL) Alphabet (GOOGL)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 41.7% 26.2%

Expense ratio 1.00% 1.14%

Cash paid, 1 year 42.3% 45.5%

Price change, 1 year −0.2% −15.1%

Total return, 1 year +44.5% +34.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +41.9% +41.9%

Ahead or behind +2.6 pts −7.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 0%

Age 433 days 1160 days

Net assets $80m $227m

GOOW and GOOY on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

GOOW in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, GOOW paid 42.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +44.5%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +41.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 41.7%, paid weekly.

GOOY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, GOOY paid 45.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +34.1%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +41.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.2%, 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).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, GOOW or GOOY?: Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, GOOW paid 42.3% of its starting price in cash and GOOY paid 45.5%, so GOOY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, GOOW or GOOY?: With every distribution reinvested, GOOW returned +44.5% and GOOY +34.1% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GOOW or GOOY?: GOOW charges 1.00% a year and GOOY charges 1.14%, so GOOW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

GOOW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GOOW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Roundhill page for GOOW ↗GOOY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GOOY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗GOOY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗YieldMax page for GOOY ↗

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ETFIQ, GOOW against GOOY, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/goow-vs-gooy

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