Data as of .
HOOW vs HOOY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year HOOY paid 47.5% of its price in cash against HOOW’s 44.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: HOOY scores higher
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A percentile among the 64 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, HOOW and HOOY hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | HOOW | HOOY |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 96.50% | 41.23% |
| Only in HOOW | Only in HOOY |
|---|---|
| Robinhood Markets Inc 3.50% | TREASURY BILL 25.76% |
| TREASURY BILL 13.49% | |
| TREASURY BILL 12.67% | |
| TREASURY BILL 6.84% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOOW | HOOY | HOOW | HOOY | HOOW | HOOY | |
| 3 months | +10.3% | +7.5% | 15.6% | 17.5% | −0.5 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 6 months | +76.8% | +51.2% | 37.5% | 40.5% | +7.8 pts | −17.8 pts |
| 1 year | −11.9% | −4.3% | 44.2% | 47.5% | −11.0 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Since launch | +44.6% | +75.0% | 86.2% | 106.2% | −8.3 pts | −46.6 pts |
| HOOW Roundhill HOOD WeeklyPay ETF Option income on HOOD, paying weekly | HOOY YieldMax(R) HOOD Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on HOOD, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Robinhood (HOOD) | Robinhood (HOOD) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 92.9% | 72.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.99% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 44.2% | 47.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −57.4% | −56.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | −11.9% | −4.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −0.9% | −0.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.0 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 98% |
| Age | 457 days | 498 days |
| Net assets | $162m | $165m |
HOOW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HOOW paid 44.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 57.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −11.9%. Robinhood (HOOD) returned −0.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 92.9%, paid weekly.
HOOY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HOOY paid 47.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 56.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −4.3%. Robinhood (HOOD) returned −0.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 72.6%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 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, HOOW or HOOY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HOOW paid 44.2% of its starting price in cash and HOOY paid 47.5%, so HOOY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, HOOW or HOOY?
- With every distribution reinvested, HOOW returned −11.9% and HOOY returned −4.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so HOOY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, HOOW or HOOY?
- HOOW charges 0.99% a year and HOOY charges 0.99%, so HOOW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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