Data as of .
NFLP vs NFLY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year NFLY paid 26.6% of its price in cash against NFLP’s 12.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: NFLY scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 64 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, NFLP and NFLY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in NFLP | Only in NFLY |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 36.64% | United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 48.35% |
| TREASURY BILL 34.98% | United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 30.75% |
| TREASURY BILL 28.38% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 25.64% |
| NFLX 11/20/2026 77.01 C 4.14% | |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 2.53% | |
| NFLX US 09/25/26 C74 0.25% | |
| NFLX US 09/25/26 C75 0.17% | |
| NFLX US 09/25/26 C78 0.01% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFLP | NFLY | NFLP | NFLY | NFLP | NFLY | |
| 3 months | −10.1% | −10.4% | 4.1% | 8.1% | −2.9 pts | −3.1 pts |
| 6 months | −27.6% | −20.6% | 6.7% | 16.5% | −5.8 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 1 year | −45.6% | −36.1% | 12.4% | 26.6% | −5.1 pts | +4.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +56.0% | not published | 122.4% | not published | −25.2 pts |
| Since launch | +18.0% | +38.1% | 69.6% | 108.1% | −62.4 pts | −25.7 pts |
| NFLP Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Netflix (NFLX) ETF Synthetic covered call on NFLX, paying monthly | NFLY YieldMax(R) NFLX Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on NFLX, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Kurv | YieldMax |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Netflix (NFLX) | Netflix (NFLX) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 17.7% | 30.9% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.4% | 26.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −54.5% | −57.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | −45.6% | −36.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −40.6% | −40.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.1 pts | +4.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 84% | 44% |
| Age | 1057 days | 1137 days |
| Net assets | $5m | $36m |
NFLP in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NFLP paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −45.6%. Netflix (NFLX) returned −40.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 84% 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).
NFLY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NFLY paid 26.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 57.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −36.1%. Netflix (NFLX) returned −40.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 44% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 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, NFLP or NFLY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NFLP paid 12.4% of its starting price in cash and NFLY paid 26.6%, so NFLY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, NFLP or NFLY?
- With every distribution reinvested, NFLP returned −45.6% and NFLY returned −36.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so NFLY returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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