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NFLW vs NFLY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NFLY paid 27.2% of its price in cash against NFLW’s 22.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $7.4m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill NFLX WeeklyPay ETF, and $28m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax NFLX Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
22.9%
NFLW cash paid, 1 year
27.2%
NFLY cash paid, 1 year
−46.9%
NFLW total return, 1 year
−36.5%
NFLY total return, 1 year
NFLW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.6 pts behind NFLX
NFLW
−46.9%
NFLX
−39.3%

7.6 pts behind NFLX

NFLW over 1 year: paid 22.9%, price −63.2%, total −46.9%, NFLX −39.3%, −7.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NFLX

−39.3%

NFLW

−46.9%

7.6 pts behind NFLX

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.6 pts behind NFLX

NFLW over 1 year: paid 22.9%, price −63.2%, total −46.9%, NFLX −39.3%, −7.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NFLX

−39.3%

NFLW

−46.9%

7.6 pts behind NFLX

22.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. NFLW over 1 year: paid 22.9%, price −63.2%, total −46.9%, NFLX −39.3%, −7.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NFLY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.8 pts ahead of NFLX
NFLY
−36.5%
NFLX
−39.3%

2.8 pts ahead of NFLX

NFLY over 1 year: paid 27.2%, price −57.2%, total −36.5%, NFLX −39.3%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NFLX

−39.3%

NFLY

−36.5%

2.8 pts ahead of NFLX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.8 pts ahead of NFLX

NFLY over 1 year: paid 27.2%, price −57.2%, total −36.5%, NFLX −39.3%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NFLX

−39.3%

NFLY

−36.5%

2.8 pts ahead of NFLX

27.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. NFLY over 1 year: paid 27.2%, price −57.2%, total −36.5%, NFLX −39.3%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

NFLW costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.4 points; NFLY is 4.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

NFLW vs NFLY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureNFLWNFLY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−46.9%−36.5%
Price change, 1 yearfell 63.2%fell 57.2%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNetflix (NFLX)Netflix (NFLX)
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.00%1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$7.0m$28m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · NFLY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score3.2NFLW13.6NFLY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 77 income ETFs writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.6, the lowest in this set 99.4, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 70 weekly returns · each against NFLX
NFLW NFLY
Return
Total return edge NFLY −61.7% −47.9%
Annualized edge NFLY −51.0% −38.4%
Price return edge NFLY −78.1% −68.8%
Risk
Volatility edge NFLY 40.4% 27.9%
Max drawdown edge NFLY −61.7% −47.9%
Downside capture 105.7% 93.4%
Beta 1.20 0.82
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge NFLW (slight) −1.66 −1.73
Sortino edge Tie −2.25 −2.29
Treynor −0.557 −0.590
Calmar edge NFLY (slight) −0.83 −0.80
Against the benchmark
Alpha −1.5% a year −3.7% a year
Alpha t-stat −1.09 −0.86
Information ratio −1.80 0.79
Tracking error 7.0% 7.7%
Reading

From Jun 2025 to Oct 2026, NFLY returned more: −47.9% to −61.7%. NFLY swung less: 27.9% to 40.4%. NFLY fell less at its worst: −47.9% to −61.7%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: NFLW vs NFLY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureNFLWNFLYNFLXEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−61.7%−47.9%NFLYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized−51.0%−38.4%NFLYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−78.1%−68.8%NFLYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility40.4%27.9%NFLYSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation29.8%21.1%NFLYLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−61.7%−47.9%NFLYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture145.6%63.7%100.0%NFLWShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture105.7%93.4%100.0%NFLYShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.200.821.00NFLY lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared1.000.971.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe−1.66−1.73NFLW (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino−2.25−2.29TieReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor−0.557−0.590−0.545NFLW (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar−0.83−0.80NFLY (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkNFLXNFLXNFLXThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−1.5% a year−3.7% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−1.09−0.86Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−4.3% to +1.3%−12.3% to +4.9%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−1.800.79NFLYReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error7.0%7.7%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 70 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, NFLW and NFLY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NFLW NFLY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in NFLW
Netflix Inc 9.75%
Only in NFLY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 30.32%
NFLX US 11/06/26 C65 2.74%
NFLX 11/20/2026 77.01 C 0.18%
NFLX US 11/06/26 C63 -5.58%
NFLX 11/20/2026 77.01 P -16.72%
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Side by side

NFLW Roundhill NFLX WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on NFLX, paying weekly NFLY YieldMax NFLX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on NFLX, paying weekly
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark Netflix (NFLX) Netflix (NFLX)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 16.5% 39.6%
Expense ratio 1.00% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 22.9% 27.2%
Price change, 1 year −63.2% −57.2%
Total return, 1 year −46.9% −36.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year −39.3% −39.3%
Ahead or behind −7.6 pts +2.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published
Age 1.4 years 3.2 years
Net assets, NFLW as of Nov 4, 2026 and NFLY as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.4m $28m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: NFLW vs NFLY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowNFLWNFLYNFLWNFLYNFLWNFLY
3 months−13.1%−11.3%8.8%8.1%−2.6 pts−0.7 pts
6 months−29.7%−24.1%13.6%13.8%−5.0 pts+0.6 pts
1 year−46.9%−36.5%22.9%27.2%−7.7 pts+2.7 pts
3 years–+33.3%–115.2%–−20.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: NFLW Jun 2025 · NFLY Aug 2023−54.4%+27.5%33.6%109.2%−8.7 pts−24.0 pts

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About each fund
NFLW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NFLW paid 22.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 63.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −46.9%. Netflix (NFLX) returned −39.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.5%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

NFLY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NFLY paid 27.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 57.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −36.5%. Netflix (NFLX) returned −39.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 39.6%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, NFLW or NFLY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NFLW paid 22.9% of its starting price in cash and NFLY paid 27.2%, 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, NFLW or NFLY?
With every distribution reinvested, NFLW returned −46.9% and NFLY −36.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, NFLW or NFLY?
NFLW charges 1.00% a year and NFLY charges 1.01%, so NFLW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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