Data as of .
MSFO vs NVDY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year NVDY paid 41.9% of its price in cash against MSFO’s 28.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: NVDY scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 61 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, MSFO and NVDY hold 82% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | MSFO | NVDY |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 32.44% | 30.77% |
| TREASURY BILL | 31.42% | 15.13% |
| TREASURY BILL | 14.95% | 15.54% |
| TREASURY BILL | 12.47% | 23.23% |
| TREASURY BILL | 8.72% | 15.32% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFO | NVDY | MSFO | NVDY | MSFO | NVDY | |
| 3 months | +22.9% | +6.6% | 11.8% | 10.3% | −4.2 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +21.4% | +15.5% | 21.0% | 22.7% | −4.5 pts | −5.9 pts |
| 1 year | +1.5% | +23.3% | 28.6% | 41.9% | +1.8 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 3 years | +50.9% | +247.4% | 79.0% | 167.4% | −1.9 pts | −140.6 pts |
| Since launch | +55.4% | +354.3% | 81.3% | 205.8% | −1.6 pts | −311.9 pts |
| MSFO YieldMax(R) MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on MSFT, paying weekly | NVDY YieldMax(R) NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on NVDA, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | YieldMax |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Microsoft (MSFT) | NVIDIA (NVDA) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 26.1% | 42.5% |
| Expense ratio | 1.03% | 1.09% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 28.6% | 41.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −29.8% | −23.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.5% | +23.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −0.3% | +23.5% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.8 pts | −0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 92% | 69% |
| Age | 1113 days | 1219 days |
MSFO in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, MSFO paid 28.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 29.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.5%. Microsoft (MSFT) returned −0.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.8 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.1%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 92% 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).
NVDY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, NVDY paid 41.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 23.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.3%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +23.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 42.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 69% 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).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, MSFO or NVDY?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, MSFO paid 28.6% of its starting price in cash and NVDY paid 41.9%, so NVDY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, MSFO or NVDY?
- With every distribution reinvested, MSFO returned +1.5% and NVDY returned +23.3% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so NVDY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, MSFO or NVDY?
- MSFO charges 1.03% a year and NVDY charges 1.09%, so MSFO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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