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GOOY vs MSFO: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOOY paid 39.5% of its price in cash against MSFO’s 26.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $217m for YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF and $100m for YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
39.5%
GOOY cash paid, 1 year
26.1%
MSFO cash paid, 1 year
+18.0%
GOOY total return, 1 year
+0.2%
MSFO total return, 1 year
GOOY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 3.8 pts behind GOOGL
GOOY
+18.0%
GOOGL
+21.8%

3.8 pts behind GOOGL

GOOY over 1 year: paid 39.5%, price −20.9%, total +18.0%, GOOGL +21.8%, −3.8 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

GOOGL

+21.8%

GOOY

+18.0%

39.5% of it arrived as cash

3.8 pts behind GOOGL

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.8 pts behind GOOGL

GOOY over 1 year: paid 39.5%, price −20.9%, total +18.0%, GOOGL +21.8%, −3.8 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

GOOGL

+21.8%

GOOY

+18.0%

39.5% as cash

3.8 pts behind GOOGL

39.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GOOY over 1 year: paid 39.5%, price −20.9%, total +18.0%, GOOGL +21.8%, −3.8 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.
MSFO · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of MSFT
MSFO
+0.2%
MSFT
−1.2%

1.4 pts ahead of MSFT

MSFO over 1 year: paid 26.1%, price −30.2%, total +0.2%, MSFT −1.2%, +1.4 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

MSFT

−1.2%

MSFO

+0.2%

1.4 pts ahead of MSFT

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of MSFT

MSFO over 1 year: paid 26.1%, price −30.2%, total +0.2%, MSFT −1.2%, +1.4 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

MSFT

−1.2%

MSFO

+0.2%

1.4 pts ahead of MSFT

26.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. MSFO over 1 year: paid 26.1%, price −30.2%, total +0.2%, MSFT −1.2%, +1.4 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Pair scorecard

MSFO costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.8 points; GOOY is 2.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GOOY vs MSFO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGOOYMSFO
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+18.0%+0.2%
Price change, 1 yearfell 20.9%fell 30.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate89% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkAlphabet (GOOGL)Microsoft (MSFT)
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.14%1.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$217m$100m
Holdings
Holdings in common36%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · GOOY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score81.8GOOY61.5MSFO

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.7, the lowest in this set 99.3, the highest

A percentile among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. 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 →

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 28, 2026. Method

What they share

36%

By the books each fund has filed, GOOY and MSFO hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 28, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

36% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOOY MSFO
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 27.18% 25.91%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 9.66% 13.60%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GOOY
GOOGL 11/20/2026 330.01 C 3.95%
GOOGL US 10/30/26 C335 1.38%
GOOGL US 10/30/26 C337.5 0.50%
GOOGL US 10/30/26 C327.5 -1.24%
GOOGL US 10/30/26 C325 -1.50%
GOOGL 11/20/2026 330.01 P -5.02%
Only in MSFO
MSFT 11/20/2026 480.01 C 11.13%
MSFT US 10/30/26 C535 1.14%
MSFT US 10/30/26 C530 0.73%
MSFT US 10/30/26 C532.5 0.70%
MSFT 11/20/2026 480.01 P -0.54%
MSFT US 10/30/26 C522.5 -1.01%
MSFT US 10/30/26 C520 -1.02%
MSFT US 10/30/26 C525 -1.64%
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Side by side

GOOY YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on GOOGL, paying weekly MSFO YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on MSFT, paying weekly
Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark Alphabet (GOOGL) Microsoft (MSFT)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 26.4% 34.0%
Expense ratio 1.14% 1.03%
Cash paid, 1 year 39.5% 26.1%
Price change, 1 year −20.9% −30.2%
Total return, 1 year +18.0% +0.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year +21.8% −1.2%
Ahead or behind −3.8 pts +1.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 89%
Age 3.3 years 3.2 years
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $217m $100m

As of Oct 28, 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: GOOY vs MSFO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGOOYMSFOGOOYMSFOGOOYMSFO
3 months−1.2%+31.5%7.2%12.5%+2.3 pts−4.8 pts
6 months−6.2%+20.2%18.0%19.5%+0.8 pts−5.4 pts
1 year+18.0%+0.2%39.5%26.1%−3.8 pts+1.5 pts
3 years+88.3%+57.1%89.5%79.1%−80.2 pts−7.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: GOOY Jul 2023 · MSFO Aug 2023+75.1%+64.8%83.8%83.2%−72.3 pts−3.4 pts

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Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-73A6974425

GOOY and MSFO are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Income paid. GOOY paid 39.5% and MSFO 26.1% (cash paid over 1 year, as a share of its price at the start), a gap of 13.4 points.
  2. What each is measured against. GOOY is measured against Alphabet (GOOGL) and MSFO against Microsoft (MSFT).
  3. Holdings in common. 36% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 28, 2026).

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
GOOY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOOY paid 39.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.4%, paid weekly.

MSFO

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MSFO paid 26.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.2%. Microsoft (MSFT) returned −1.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 34.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 89% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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, GOOY or MSFO?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOOY paid 39.5% of its starting price in cash and MSFO paid 26.1%, 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, GOOY or MSFO?
With every distribution reinvested, GOOY returned +18.0% and MSFO +0.2% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GOOY or MSFO?
GOOY charges 1.14% a year and MSFO charges 1.03%, so MSFO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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