{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/msst-vs-wntr","section":"compare","title":"MSST vs WNTR: which paid, and which earned it? | ETFIQ","description":"MSST paid 13.6% of its price in cash each over its own window and WNTR 85.5%. Total return with distributions reinvested was \u221227.4% against +20.1%","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Income ETFs","item":"https://etfiq.com/income/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"MSST vs WNTR","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/msst-vs-wntr"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"MSST vs WNTR: which paid, and which earned it?","description":"MSST paid 13.6% of its price in cash each over its own window and WNTR 85.5%. 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Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/msst-vs-wntr","a":{"ticker":"MSST","name":"YieldMax MSTR Performance & Distribution Target 25 ETF","issuer":"YieldMax","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since its launch on Nov 18, 2025, MSST paid 13.6% in cash and finished 1.4 points behind MSTR.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/msst","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"13.6%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"\u221227.4%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against MSTR","value":"\u22121.4 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (YieldMax estimate)","value":"79.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"YieldMax estimate"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$5m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"not read by ETFIQ","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null}]},"b":{"ticker":"WNTR","name":"YieldMax(R) MSTR Short Option Income Strategy ETF","issuer":"YieldMax","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, WNTR paid 85.5% in cash and finished 72.6 points ahead of MSTR.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/wntr","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"85.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+20.1%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against MSTR","value":"+72.6 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (YieldMax estimate)","value":"94.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"YieldMax estimate"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$57m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 29, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.00%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Nov 21, 2025"}]},"overlap_pct":34,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/msst-vs-wntr"}