Data as of .
NFLW vs NFLY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year NFLY paid 26.6% of its price in cash against NFLW’s 23.5%, 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, NFLW and NFLY hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | NFLW | NFLY |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 93.64% | 31.64% |
| Only in NFLW | Only in NFLY |
|---|---|
| Netflix Inc 6.37% | TREASURY BILL 30.55% |
| TREASURY BILL 25.64% | |
| TREASURY BILL 12.18% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFLW | NFLY | NFLW | NFLY | NFLW | NFLY | |
| 3 months | −9.6% | −10.4% | 8.9% | 8.1% | −2.4 pts | −3.1 pts |
| 6 months | −26.7% | −20.6% | 14.7% | 16.5% | −4.9 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 1 year | −48.5% | −36.1% | 23.5% | 26.6% | −7.9 pts | +4.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +56.0% | not published | 122.4% | not published | −25.2 pts |
| Since launch | −49.9% | +38.1% | 32.4% | 108.1% | −8.6 pts | −25.7 pts |
| NFLW Roundhill NFLX WeeklyPay ETF Option income on NFLX, paying weekly | NFLY YieldMax(R) NFLX Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on NFLX, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Netflix (NFLX) | Netflix (NFLX) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 30.4% | 30.9% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.5% | 26.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −65.0% | −57.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | −48.5% | −36.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −40.6% | −40.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −7.9 pts | +4.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 44% |
| Age | 457 days | 1137 days |
| Net assets | $8m | $36m |
NFLW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NFLW paid 23.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 65.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −48.5%. Netflix (NFLX) returned −40.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.4%, paid weekly.
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, NFLW or NFLY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NFLW paid 23.5% 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, NFLW or NFLY?
- With every distribution reinvested, NFLW returned −48.5% and NFLY returned −36.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so NFLY returned more.
- 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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Where these figures came from
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