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ISPY vs TSLY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, TSLY paid 39.0% of its price in cash against ISPY’s 5.7%, though ISPY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 28, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF, and $685m on Oct 27, 2026 for YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
5.7%
ISPY cash paid, 1 year
39.0%
TSLY cash paid, 1 year
+10.1%
ISPY total return, 1 year
−7.7%
TSLY total return, 1 year
ISPY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 3.5 pts behind SPY
ISPY
+10.1%
SPY
+13.6%

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 5.7%, price +4.0%, total +10.1%, SPY +13.6%, −3.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

SPY

+13.6%

ISPY

+10.1%

5.7% as cash

3.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 5.7%, price +4.0%, total +10.1%, SPY +13.6%, −3.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

SPY

+13.6%

ISPY

+10.1%

3.5 pts behind SPY

5.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ISPY over 1 year: paid 5.7%, price +4.0%, total +10.1%, SPY +13.6%, −3.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.
TSLY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 4.5 pts ahead of TSLA
TSLY
−7.7%
TSLA
−12.2%

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

TSLY over 1 year: paid 39.0%, price −46.6%, total −7.7%, TSLA −12.2%, +4.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

TSLA

−12.2%

TSLY

−7.7%

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

TSLY over 1 year: paid 39.0%, price −46.6%, total −7.7%, TSLA −12.2%, +4.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

TSLA

−12.2%

TSLY

−7.7%

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

39.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TSLY over 1 year: paid 39.0%, price −46.6%, total −7.7%, TSLA −12.2%, +4.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ISPY costs 0.52 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.8 points; ISPY is 1.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ISPY vs TSLY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureISPYTSLY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+10.1%−7.7%
Price change, 1 yearrose 4.0%fell 46.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate81% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYTesla (TSLA)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%1.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$1.2bn$685m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · ISPY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

ISPY among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company

IQ Income Score85.7ISPY56.1TSLY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company and 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

ISPY 85.7
0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

TSLY among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company

TSLY 56.1
0.7, the lowest in this set 99.3, the highest

A percentile among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. TSLY is a percentile among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company, a different set, so the two marks are not on one scale. 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 Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Dec 29, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 147 weekly returns
ISPY TSLY
Return
Total return edge ISPY +49.9% +28.7%
Annualized edge ISPY +15.4% +9.3%
Price return edge ISPY +17.6% −81.9%
Risk
Volatility edge ISPY 12.8% 41.6%
Max drawdown edge ISPY −15.6% −42.6%
Downside capture 96.6% 95.4%
Beta 0.89 0.72
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge ISPY 0.84 0.32
Sortino edge ISPY 1.22 0.46
Treynor 0.121 0.156
Calmar edge ISPY 0.99 0.22
Against the benchmark
Alpha −2.0% a year −8.4% a year
Alpha t-stat −1.26 −1.30
Information ratio −1.17 −0.79
Tracking error 3.1% 20.2%

Each against its own benchmark: ISPY against SPY, Dec 29, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026; TSLY against TSLA, Dec 2, 2022 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

ISPY returned more: +49.9% to +28.7%. ISPY swung less: 12.8% to 41.6%. ISPY fell less at its worst: −15.6% to −42.6%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: ISPY vs TSLY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureISPYTSLYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+49.9%+28.7%ISPYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+15.4%+9.3%ISPYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+17.6%−81.9%ISPYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility12.8%41.6%ISPYSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation8.8%28.5%ISPYLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−15.6%−42.6%ISPYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture85.6%45.3%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture96.6%95.4%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.890.72Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.960.91Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.840.32ISPYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.220.46ISPYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1210.156Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.990.22ISPYAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYTSLAThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−2.0% a year−8.4% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−1.26−1.30Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−5.1% to +1.1%−21.2% to +4.4%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−1.17−0.79Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error3.1%20.2%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 147 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and TSLY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ISPY TSLY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ISPY
NVIDIA Corp. 6.80%
Apple, Inc. 5.92%
Microsoft Corp. 4.80%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.24%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.53%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.23%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.02%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.60%
Only in TSLY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 24.07%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 18.67%
TSLA 11/20/2026 370.01 C 10.31%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C395 1.38%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C390 0.95%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C392.5 0.64%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C387.5 0.56%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C420 0.02%
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Side by side

ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly TSLY YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on TSLA, paying weekly
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Tesla (TSLA)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 6.3% 43.1%
Expense ratio 0.55% 1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.7% 39.0%
Price change, 1 year +4.0% −46.6%
Total return, 1 year +10.1% −7.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +13.6% −12.2%
Ahead or behind −3.5 pts +4.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 81% 100%
Age 2.9 years 3.9 years
Net assets, ISPY as of Oct 28, 2026 and TSLY as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.2bn $685m

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: ISPY vs TSLY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowISPYTSLYISPYTSLYISPYTSLY
3 months+4.8%+27.2%1.6%13.3%−1.4 pts−8.3 pts
6 months+7.3%+3.5%3.3%23.4%−1.7 pts−4.9 pts
1 year+10.1%−7.7%5.7%39.0%−3.5 pts+4.5 pts
3 years–+59.2%–102.5%–−35.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ISPY Dec 2023 · TSLY Nov 2022+54.8%+50.8%26.5%97.8%−15.5 pts−69.9 pts

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

  1. Income paid. ISPY paid 5.7% and TSLY 39.0% (cash paid over 1 year, as a share of its price at the start), a gap of 33.3 points.
  2. What each is measured against. ISPY is measured against S&P 500 through SPY and TSLY against Tesla (TSLA).
  3. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026).

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
ISPY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +13.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 81% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

TSLY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, TSLY paid 39.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 46.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.7%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −12.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.5 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 43.1%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ISPY or TSLY?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting price in cash and TSLY paid 39.0%, so TSLY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, ISPY or TSLY?
With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +10.1% and TSLY −7.7% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ISPY or TSLY?
ISPY charges 0.55% a year and TSLY charges 1.07%, so ISPY 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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