MSFW vs MSFY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year MSFW paid 21.8% of its price in cash against MSFY’s 16.3%, and returned more with it reinvested. Roundhill MSFT WeeklyPay ETF and Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Microsoft (MSFT) ETF.
MSFY costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.4 points; MSFW is 2.5 times larger.
| MSFW | MSFY | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.99% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $30m | $12m |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.0% | −3.4% |
| What it tracks | MSFT | MSFT |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 27.3% | fell 21.3% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 83% of the Aug 13, 2026 payment | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.
6.6 pts behind MSFT
MSFY over 1 year: paid 16.3%, price −21.3%, total −3.4%, MSFT +3.3%, −6.6 pts. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
MSFT
+3.3%
MSFY
−3.4%
6.6 pts behind MSFT
Total return, distributions reinvested
6.6 pts behind MSFT
MSFY over 1 year: paid 16.3%, price −21.3%, total −3.4%, MSFT +3.3%, −6.6 pts. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
MSFT
+3.3%
MSFY
−3.4%
6.6 pts behind MSFT
16.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. MSFY over 1 year: paid 16.3%, price −21.3%, total −3.4%, MSFT +3.3%, −6.6 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, MSFW and MSFY 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 May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
half
0% in common
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | MSFW | MSFY | MSFW | MSFY | MSFW | MSFY |
| 3 months | +46.3% | +32.6% | 10.2% | 3.5% | +7.0 pts | −6.7 pts |
| 6 months | +52.2% | +36.5% | 18.3% | 7.0% | +7.3 pts | −8.4 pts |
| 1 year | −1.0% | −3.4% | 21.8% | 16.3% | −4.2 pts | −6.6 pts |
| Since launch MSFW Jul 2025 · MSFY Nov 2023 | +1.1% | +31.3% | 29.6% | 42.1% | −4.7 pts | −22.3 pts |
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On the same fields
As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
MSFY in plain words
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, MSFY paid 16.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.4%. Microsoft (MSFT) returned +3.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.6 pts. At its price on Oct 9, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.0%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 83% of the distribution paid Aug 13, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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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, MSFW against MSFY, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/msfw-vs-msfy
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