Which paid more, MSTY or MTYY?

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, MSTY paid 32.3% of its starting price in cash and MTYY paid 31.3%, so MSTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

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

With every distribution reinvested, MSTY returned −47.1% and MTYY −68.3% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.

Which is cheaper, MSTY or MTYY?

MSTY charges 0.99% a year and MTYY charges 1.07%, so MSTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Over the year MSTY paid 32.3% of its price in cash against MTYY’s 31.3%, and returned more with it reinvested. YieldMax(R) MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF and GraniteShares YieldBOOST MSTR ETF.

32.3%

MSTY cash paid, 1 year

31.3%

MTYY cash paid, 1 year

−47.1%

MSTY total return, 1 year

−68.3%

MTYY total return, 1 year

MSTY · 1 year to Sep 30, 20265.4 pts ahead of MSTR

MSTY

−47.1%

MSTR

−52.5%

5.4 pts ahead of MSTR

MSTY over 1 year: paid 32.3%, price −77.0%, total −47.1%, MSTR −52.5%, +5.4 pts.

MSTR

−52.5%

MSTY

−47.1%

5.4 pts ahead of MSTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.4 pts ahead of MSTR

MSTY over 1 year: paid 32.3%, price −77.0%, total −47.1%, MSTR −52.5%, +5.4 pts.

MSTR

−52.5%

MSTY

−47.1%

5.4 pts ahead of MSTR

32.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MSTY over 1 year: paid 32.3%, price −77.0%, total −47.1%, MSTR −52.5%, +5.4 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 −47.1%. MTYY over 1 year: paid 31.3%, price −87.4%, total −68.3%, MSTR −52.5%, −15.8 pts.

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

MSTY 47.9

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, MSTY and MTYY hold 37% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

50%

half

37% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding MSTY MTYY

TREASURY BILL 36.59% 61.31%

Only in MSTY

TREASURY BILL 25.38%

TREASURY BILL 21.55%

TREASURY BILL 12.54%

TREASURY BILL 3.94%

Only in MTYY

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	MSTY	MTYY	MSTY	MTYY	MSTY	MTYY
3 months	+52.6%	−1.4%	22.8%	11.6%	−11.3 pts	−65.3 pts
6 months	+15.9%	−17.2%	35.5%	27.3%	−8.8 pts	−41.9 pts
1 year	−47.1%	−68.3%	32.3%	31.3%	+5.4 pts	−15.8 pts
Since launch MSTY Feb 2024 · MTYY Sep 2025	+77.4%	−69.7%	223.7%	31.2%	−37.2 pts	−16.4 pts

MSTY 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

MSTY

YieldMax(R) MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on MSTR, paying weekly

MTYY

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

Issuer YieldMax GraniteShares

Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark MicroStrategy (MSTR) MicroStrategy (MSTR)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 110.8% 40.8%

Expense ratio 0.99% 1.07%

Cash paid, 1 year 32.3% 31.3%

Price change, 1 year −77.0% −87.4%

Total return, 1 year −47.1% −68.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year −52.5% −52.5%

Ahead or behind +5.4 pts −15.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 94%

Age 951 days 372 days

Net assets $1.1bn $1m

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

MSTY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, MSTY paid 32.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 77.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −47.1%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) returned −52.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.4 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 110.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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, MSTY or MTYY?: Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, MSTY paid 32.3% of its starting price in cash and MTYY paid 31.3%, so MSTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, MSTY or MTYY?: With every distribution reinvested, MSTY returned −47.1% and MTYY −68.3% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.
Which is cheaper, MSTY or MTYY?: MSTY charges 0.99% a year and MTYY charges 1.07%, so MSTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

MSTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MSTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗MSTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗YieldMax page for MSTY ↗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, MSTY against MTYY, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/msty-vs-mtyy

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