Which paid more, GOOY or MSTY?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOOY paid 39.5% of its starting price in cash and MSTY paid 33.4%, 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 MSTY?

With every distribution reinvested, GOOY returned +18.0% and MSTY −43.4% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

Which is cheaper, GOOY or MSTY?

GOOY charges 1.14% a year and MSTY charges 0.99%, so MSTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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GOOY vs MSTY: 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 MSTY’s 33.4%, 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 $1.0bn for YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

39.5%

GOOY cash paid, 1 year

33.4%

MSTY cash paid, 1 year

+18.0%

GOOY total return, 1 year

−43.4%

MSTY 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% 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%

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.

MSTY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 5.6 pts ahead of MSTR

MSTY

−43.4%

MSTR

−49.0%

5.6 pts ahead of MSTR

MSTY over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −75.2%, total −43.4%, MSTR −49.0%, +5.6 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

MSTR

−49.0%

MSTY

−43.4%

5.6 pts ahead of MSTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.6 pts ahead of MSTR

MSTY over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −75.2%, total −43.4%, MSTR −49.0%, +5.6 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

MSTR

−49.0%

MSTY

−43.4%

5.6 pts ahead of MSTR

33.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. MSTY over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −75.2%, total −43.4%, MSTR −49.0%, +5.6 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Pair scorecard

MSTY costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 61.4 points; MSTY is 4.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GOOY vs MSTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	GOOY	MSTY
Paid and earned
Measure	GOOY	MSTY
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	−43.4%
Price change, 1 year	fell 20.9%	fell 75.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		14% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	GOOY	MSTY
Benchmark	Alphabet (GOOGL)	MicroStrategy (MSTR)
Cost and size
Measure	GOOY	MSTY
Expense ratio	1.14%	0.99%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$217m	$1.0bn
Holdings
Measure	GOOY	MSTY
Holdings in common	25%

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

IQ Income Score81.8GOOY19.6MSTY

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

GOOY 81.8

MSTY 19.6

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

Risk and return

Mar 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026 · 138 weekly returns

GOOY MSTY

Return

Total return edge GOOY +92.0% +36.1%

Annualized edge GOOY +27.9% +12.3%

Price return edge GOOY −32.8% −89.1%

Risk

Volatility edge GOOY 24.8% 61.8%

Max drawdown edge GOOY −23.6% −76.2%

Downside capture 91.0% 97.2%

Beta 0.77 0.73

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge GOOY 0.94 0.42

Sortino edge GOOY 1.46 0.65

Treynor 0.212 0.358

Calmar edge GOOY 1.18 0.16

Against the benchmark

Alpha −5.9% a year −2.3% a year

Alpha t-stat −1.78 −0.23

Information ratio −1.36 −0.47

Tracking error 9.2% 27.4%

Each against its own benchmark: GOOY against GOOGL, Aug 4, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026; MSTY against MSTR, Mar 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

GOOY returned more: +92.0% to +36.1%. GOOY swung less: 24.8% to 61.8%. GOOY fell less at its worst: −23.6% to −76.2%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: GOOY vs MSTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	GOOY	MSTY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+92.0%	+36.1%	GOOY	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+27.9%	+12.3%	GOOY	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−32.8%	−89.1%	GOOY	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	24.8%	61.8%	GOOY	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	16.0%	40.0%	GOOY	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−23.6%	−76.2%	GOOY	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	57.4%	35.5%		Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	91.0%	97.2%		Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	0.77	0.73	Not an edge	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.94	0.93	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.94	0.42	GOOY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.46	0.65	GOOY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.212	0.358		Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	1.18	0.16	GOOY	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	GOOGL	MSTR		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	−5.9% a year	−2.3% a year	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	−1.78	−0.23	Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−12.5% to +0.6%	−21.9% to +17.3%	Includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	−1.36	−0.47		Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	9.2%	27.4%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 138 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

25%

By the books each fund has filed, GOOY and MSTY hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 28, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

25% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOOY MSTY

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 27.18% 18.81%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 9.66% 5.96%

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 MSTY

MSTR US 11/20/26 C135 6.30%

MSTR 12/18/2026 150.01 C 4.40%

MSTR US 10/30/26 C157.5 0.19%

MSTR US 10/30/26 C160 0.11%

MSTR US 10/30/26 C162.5 0.10%

MSTR US 10/30/26 C148 -0.03%

MSTR US 10/30/26 C150 -0.19%

MSTR US 10/30/26 C155 -0.23%

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Side by side

GOOY YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on GOOGL, paying weekly MSTY YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on MSTR, paying weekly

Issuer YieldMax YieldMax

Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark Alphabet (GOOGL) MicroStrategy (MSTR)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 26.4% 60.3%

Expense ratio 1.14% 0.99%

Cash paid, 1 year 39.5% 33.4%

Price change, 1 year −20.9% −75.2%

Total return, 1 year +18.0% −43.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year +21.8% −49.0%

Ahead or behind −3.8 pts +5.6 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 14%

Age 3.3 years 2.7 years

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $217m $1.0bn

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 MSTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	GOOY	MSTY	GOOY	MSTY	GOOY	MSTY
3 months	−1.2%	+42.2%	7.2%	25.1%	+2.3 pts	−13.3 pts
6 months	−6.2%	−9.7%	18.0%	28.9%	+0.8 pts	−1.4 pts
1 year	+18.0%	−43.4%	39.5%	33.4%	−3.8 pts	+5.6 pts
3 years	+88.3%	–	89.5%	–	−80.2 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: GOOY Jul 2023 · MSTY Feb 2024	+75.1%	+69.4%	83.8%	224.6%	−72.3 pts	−34.2 pts

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

Income paid. GOOY paid 39.5% and MSTY 33.4% (cash paid over 1 year, as a share of its price at the start), a gap of 6.1 points.
What each is measured against. GOOY is measured against Alphabet (GOOGL) and MSTY against MicroStrategy (MSTR).
Holdings in common. 25% 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.

MSTY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MSTY paid 33.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 75.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −43.4%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) returned −49.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.6 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.3%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 14% 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 MSTY?: Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOOY paid 39.5% of its starting price in cash and MSTY paid 33.4%, 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 MSTY?: With every distribution reinvested, GOOY returned +18.0% and MSTY −43.4% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GOOY or MSTY?: GOOY charges 1.14% a year and MSTY charges 0.99%, so MSTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GOOY and MSTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GOOY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

GOOY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for GOOY ↗

MSTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

MSTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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