Which paid more, MSTW or MTYY?

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, MSTW paid 25.0% of its starting price in cash and MTYY paid 31.3%, so MTYY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, MSTW or MTYY?

With every distribution reinvested, MSTW returned −65.0% and MTYY −68.3% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.

Which is cheaper, MSTW or MTYY?

MSTW charges 1.00% a year and MTYY charges 1.07%, so MSTW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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MSTW vs MTYY: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year MTYY paid 31.3% of its price in cash against MSTW’s 25.0%, though MSTW returned more with it reinvested. Roundhill MSTR WeeklyPay ETF and GraniteShares YieldBOOST MSTR ETF.

25.0%

MSTW cash paid, 1 year

31.3%

MTYY cash paid, 1 year

−65.0%

MSTW total return, 1 year

−68.3%

MTYY total return, 1 year

MSTW · 1 year to Sep 30, 202612.5 pts behind MSTR

MSTW

−65.0%

MSTR

−52.5%

12.5 pts behind MSTR

MSTW over 1 year: paid 25.0%, price −84.2%, total −65.0%, MSTR −52.5%, −12.5 pts.

MSTR

−52.5%

MSTW

−65.0%

12.5 pts behind MSTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

12.5 pts behind MSTR

MSTW over 1 year: paid 25.0%, price −84.2%, total −65.0%, MSTR −52.5%, −12.5 pts.

MSTR

−52.5%

MSTW

−65.0%

12.5 pts behind MSTR

25.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MSTW over 1 year: paid 25.0%, price −84.2%, total −65.0%, MSTR −52.5%, −12.5 pts.

MTYY · 1 year to Sep 30, 202615.8 pts behind MSTR

MTYY

−68.3%

MSTR

−52.5%

15.8 pts behind MSTR

MTYY over 1 year: paid 31.3%, price −87.4%, total −68.3%, MSTR −52.5%, −15.8 pts.

MSTR

−52.5%

MTYY

−68.3%

15.8 pts behind MSTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

15.8 pts behind MSTR

MTYY over 1 year: paid 31.3%, price −87.4%, total −68.3%, MSTR −52.5%, −15.8 pts.

MSTR

−52.5%

MTYY

−68.3%

15.8 pts behind MSTR

31.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to −52.5%. MTYY over 1 year: paid 31.3%, price −87.4%, total −68.3%, MSTR −52.5%, −15.8 pts.

ETFIQ Return Stability Score · MSTW scores higherWas the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

MSTW 12.2

MTYY 7.8

7.2, the lowest in this set97.2, the highest

A percentile among the 70 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, MSTW and MTYY 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 Sep 30, 2026.

50%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding MSTW MTYY

Only in MSTW

MSTR US 10/02/26 C50 81.51%

First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 18.49%

Only in MTYY

Treasury Bill 61.31%

Treasury Bill 38.69%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	MSTW	MTYY	MSTW	MTYY	MSTW	MTYY
3 months	+74.1%	−1.4%	23.1%	11.6%	+10.2 pts	−65.3 pts
6 months	+17.7%	−17.2%	33.7%	27.3%	−7.0 pts	−41.9 pts
1 year	−65.0%	−68.3%	25.0%	31.3%	−12.5 pts	−15.8 pts
Since launch MSTW Jul 2025 · MTYY Sep 2025	−74.5%	−69.7%	28.1%	31.2%	−11.4 pts	−16.4 pts

MSTW and MTYY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

MSTW

Roundhill MSTR WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on MSTR, paying weekly

MTYY

GraniteShares YieldBOOST MSTR ETF · Synthetic covered call on MSTR, paying weekly

Issuer Roundhill GraniteShares

Strategy option income synthetic covered call

Benchmark MicroStrategy (MSTR) MicroStrategy (MSTR)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 99.2% 40.8%

Expense ratio 1.00% 1.07%

Cash paid, 1 year 25.0% 31.3%

Price change, 1 year −84.2% −87.4%

Total return, 1 year −65.0% −68.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year −52.5% −52.5%

Ahead or behind −12.5 pts −15.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 94%

Age 433 days 372 days

Net assets $85m $1m

MSTW and MTYY on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

MSTW in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, MSTW paid 25.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 84.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −65.0%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) returned −52.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.5 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 99.2%, paid weekly.

MTYY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, MTYY paid 31.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 87.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −68.3%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) returned −52.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.8 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 40.8%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 1, 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, MSTW or MTYY?: Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, MSTW paid 25.0% of its starting price in cash and MTYY paid 31.3%, so MTYY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, MSTW or MTYY?: With every distribution reinvested, MSTW returned −65.0% and MTYY −68.3% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.
Which is cheaper, MSTW or MTYY?: MSTW charges 1.00% a year and MTYY charges 1.07%, so MSTW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

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MSTW on its own →MTYY on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

MSTW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MSTW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Roundhill page for MSTW ↗MTYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MTYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗MTYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗GraniteShares page for MTYY ↗

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ETFIQ, MSTW against MTYY, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/mstw-vs-mtyy

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