Data as of .
GOOY vs QYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GOOY paid 44.8% of its price in cash against QYLD’s 12.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GOOY and QYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GOOY | Only in QYLD |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 23.75% | NVIDIA CORP 8.46% |
| TREASURY BILL 22.86% | APPLE INC 7.81% |
| TREASURY BILL 21.83% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.90% |
| TREASURY BILL 20.83% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.86% |
| TREASURY BILL 10.73% | AMAZON.COM INC 4.42% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.72% | |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.16% | |
| META PLATFORMS INC 3.07% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOY | QYLD | GOOY | QYLD | GOOY | QYLD | |
| 3 months | −5.0% | +4.7% | 7.3% | 3.0% | +0.8 pts | +5.5 pts |
| 6 months | +9.0% | +11.8% | 20.8% | 6.2% | −3.1 pts | −8.9 pts |
| 1 year | +32.7% | +22.2% | 44.8% | 12.5% | −8.5 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 3 years | +79.5% | +51.3% | 81.3% | 36.6% | −73.0 pts | −43.8 pts |
| Since launch | +80.5% | +195.4% | 82.1% | 116.0% | −77.2 pts | −639.0 pts |
| GOOY YieldMax(R) GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on GOOGL, paying weekly | QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Global X |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Alphabet (GOOGL) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 23.2% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | 1.14% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 44.8% | 12.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | +8.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +32.7% | +22.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +41.2% | +23.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −8.5 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 85% | 100% |
| Age | 1141 days | 4656 days |
GOOY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, GOOY paid 44.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +32.7%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +41.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.5 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.2%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 85% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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, GOOY or QYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, GOOY paid 44.8% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.5%, 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, GOOY or QYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, GOOY returned +32.7% and QYLD returned +22.2% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so GOOY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GOOY or QYLD?
- GOOY charges 1.14% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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