Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
MSFO vs NVDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, NVDY paid 37.1% of its price in cash against MSFO’s 26.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $100m for YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF and $1.3bn for YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF.
1.4 pts ahead of MSFT
MSFO over 1 year: paid 26.1%, price −30.2%, total +0.2%, MSFT −1.2%, +1.4 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
MSFT
−1.2%
MSFO
+0.2%
1.4 pts ahead of MSFT
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.4 pts ahead of MSFT
MSFO over 1 year: paid 26.1%, price −30.2%, total +0.2%, MSFT −1.2%, +1.4 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
MSFT
−1.2%
MSFO
+0.2%
1.4 pts ahead of MSFT
26.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MSFO over 1 year: paid 26.1%, price −30.2%, total +0.2%, MSFT −1.2%, +1.4 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
Data to Oct 28, 2026.3.1 pts ahead of NVDA
NVDY over 1 year: paid 37.1%, price −29.9%, total +10.5%, NVDA +7.4%, +3.1 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
NVDA
+7.4%
NVDY
+10.5%
37.1% of it arrived as cash
3.1 pts ahead of NVDA
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.1 pts ahead of NVDA
NVDY over 1 year: paid 37.1%, price −29.9%, total +10.5%, NVDA +7.4%, +3.1 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
NVDA
+7.4%
NVDY
+10.5%
37.1% as cash
3.1 pts ahead of NVDA
37.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. NVDY over 1 year: paid 37.1%, price −29.9%, total +10.5%, NVDA +7.4%, +3.1 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
Data to Oct 28, 2026.Pair scorecard
MSFO costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.3 points; NVDY is 13.0 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | MSFO | NVDY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +0.2% | +10.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 30.2% | fell 29.9% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 89% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Microsoft (MSFT) | NVIDIA (NVDA) |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.03% | 1.09% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $100m | $1.3bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 32% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
A percentile among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. 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 Oct 28, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, MSFO and NVDY hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 28, 2026.
half
32% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | MSFO | NVDY | MSFO | NVDY | MSFO | NVDY |
| 3 months | +31.5% | +12.1% | 12.5% | 10.5% | −4.8 pts | −1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +20.2% | +2.9% | 19.5% | 19.8% | −5.4 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +10.5% | 26.1% | 37.1% | +1.5 pts | +3.1 pts |
| 3 years | +57.1% | +272.2% | 79.1% | 185.7% | −7.7 pts | −161.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: MSFO Aug 2023 · NVDY May 2023 | +64.8% | +350.1% | 83.2% | 208.2% | −3.4 pts | −306.0 pts |
MSFO and NVDY are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- Income paid. MSFO paid 26.1% and NVDY 37.1% (cash paid over 1 year, as a share of its price at the start), a gap of 11.0 points.
- What each is measured against. MSFO is measured against Microsoft (MSFT) and NVDY against NVIDIA (NVDA).
- Holdings in common. 32% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 28, 2026).
Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
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MSFO
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MSFO paid 26.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.2%. Microsoft (MSFT) returned −1.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 34.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 89% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
NVDY
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, NVDY paid 37.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 29.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +7.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.2%, paid weekly.
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