MSFO vs MSFW: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year MSFO paid 27.6% of its price in cash against MSFW’s 21.8%, and returned more with it reinvested. YieldMax(R) MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF and Roundhill MSFT WeeklyPay ETF.
MSFW costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points; MSFO is 2.9 times larger.
| MSFO | MSFW | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 1.03% | 1.00% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $85m | $30m |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.6% | −1.0% |
| What it tracks | MSFT | MSFT |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 28.4% | fell 27.3% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
About even with MSFT
MSFO over 1 year: paid 27.6%, price −28.4%, total +3.6%, MSFT +3.3%, +0.4 pts. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
MSFT
+3.3%
MSFO
+3.6%
27.6% of it arrived as cash
about even with MSFT
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with MSFT
MSFO over 1 year: paid 27.6%, price −28.4%, total +3.6%, MSFT +3.3%, +0.4 pts. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
MSFT
+3.3%
MSFO
+3.6%
27.6% as cash
about even with MSFT
27.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MSFO over 1 year: paid 27.6%, price −28.4%, total +3.6%, MSFT +3.3%, +0.4 pts. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
4.2 pts behind MSFT
MSFW over 1 year: paid 21.8%, price −27.3%, total −1.0%, MSFT +3.3%, −4.2 pts. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
MSFT
+3.3%
MSFW
−1.0%
4.2 pts behind MSFT
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.2 pts behind MSFT
MSFW over 1 year: paid 21.8%, price −27.3%, total −1.0%, MSFT +3.3%, −4.2 pts. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
MSFT
+3.3%
MSFW
−1.0%
4.2 pts behind MSFT
21.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. MSFW over 1 year: paid 21.8%, price −27.3%, total −1.0%, MSFT +3.3%, −4.2 pts. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MSFO and MSFW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
half
0% in common
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | MSFO | MSFW | MSFO | MSFW | MSFO | MSFW |
| 3 months | +32.3% | +46.3% | 12.3% | 10.2% | −6.9 pts | +7.0 pts |
| 6 months | +35.2% | +52.2% | 21.9% | 18.3% | −9.7 pts | +7.3 pts |
| 1 year | +3.6% | −1.0% | 27.6% | 21.8% | +0.4 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 3 years | +60.5% | not published | 80.3% | not published | −6.2 pts | not published |
| Since launch MSFO Aug 2023 · MSFW Jul 2025 | +64.4% | +1.1% | 82.5% | 29.6% | −5.2 pts | −4.7 pts |
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On the same fields
As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MSFO in plain words
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, MSFO paid 27.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.6%. Microsoft (MSFT) returned +3.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Oct 9, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.4%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 89% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
MSFW in plain words
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, MSFW paid 21.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 27.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.0%. Microsoft (MSFT) returned +3.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.2 pts. At its price on Oct 9, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 38.8%, paid weekly.
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How this is computed
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Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.
Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
ETFIQ, MSFO against MSFW, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/msfo-vs-msfw
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