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

Over the year MSTY paid 35.1% of its price in cash against XYLD’s 11.0%, though XYLD returned more with it reinvested.

YieldMax(R) MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF and Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF, side by side, income ETFs on ETFIQ.

35.1%MSTY cash paid, 1 year
11.0%XYLD cash paid, 1 year
−54.4%MSTY total return, 1 year
+17.9%XYLD total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XYLD scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

MSTY 49.1XYLD 72.19.1, the lowest in this set97.6, the highest

A percentile among the 61 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

MSTY5.5 pts ahead of MSTR · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
MSTR−59.8%MSTY−54.4%5.5 pts ahead of MSTRTotal return, distributions reinvestedMSTR−59.8%MSTY−54.4%5.5 pts ahead of MSTR
XYLD1.2 pts behind ACWI · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
ACWI+19.1%XYLD+17.9%11.0% cash1.2 pts behind ACWITotal return, distributions reinvestedACWI+19.1%XYLD+17.9%1.2 pts behind ACWI

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MSTY and XYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MSTYOnly in XYLD
TREASURY BILL 21.68%NVIDIA CORP 8.01%
TREASURY BILL 21.18%APPLE INC 7.39%
TREASURY BILL 20.64%MICROSOFT CORP 5.58%
TREASURY BILL 17.38%AMAZON.COM INC 3.81%
TREASURY BILL 15.04%ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.01%
TREASURY BILL 4.07%BROADCOM INC 2.60%
Strategy Inc 0.01%ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.40%
META PLATFORMS INC 2.16%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jan 31, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Performance, window by window

MSTY and XYLD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
MSTYXYLDMSTYXYLDMSTYXYLD
3 months+3.8%+5.0%16.1%2.6%−1.8 pts+1.9 pts
6 months−7.2%+10.5%32.0%5.5%−1.0 pts−5.1 pts
1 year−54.4%+17.9%35.1%11.0%+5.5 pts−1.2 pts
3 yearsnot published+43.2%not published32.9%not published−32.8 pts
Since launch+56.5%+190.8%223.1%112.9%−27.1 pts−133.7 pts
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MSTY and XYLD on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MSTY
YieldMax(R) MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF
Synthetic covered call on MSTR, paying weekly
XYLD
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF
Covered call on ACWI, paying monthly
IssuerYieldMaxGlobal X
Strategysynthetic covered callcovered call
BenchmarkMicroStrategy (MSTR)All-country world (ACWI)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized110.5%9.0%
Expense ratio0.99%0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year35.1%11.0%
Price change, 1 year−80.9%+5.9%
Total return, 1 year−54.4%+17.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year−59.8%+19.1%
Ahead or behind+5.5 pts−1.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate99%93%
Age932 days4827 days

MSTY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, MSTY paid 35.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 80.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −54.4%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) returned −59.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.5 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 110.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

XYLD in plain words

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. All-country world (ACWI) returned +19.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 XYLD?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, MSTY paid 35.1% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 11.0%, 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 XYLD?
With every distribution reinvested, MSTY returned −54.4% and XYLD returned +17.9% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so XYLD returned more.
Which is cheaper, MSTY or XYLD?
MSTY charges 0.99% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so XYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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MSTY against XYLD, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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