Data as of .
QYLD vs TSLY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year TSLY paid 53.2% of its price in cash against QYLD’s 12.5%, though QYLD returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. 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, QYLD and TSLY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QYLD | Only in TSLY |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 8.46% | TREASURY BILL 22.62% |
| APPLE INC 7.81% | TREASURY BILL 22.39% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.90% | TREASURY BILL 22.04% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.86% | TREASURY BILL 20.60% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.42% | TREASURY BILL 12.35% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.72% | |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.16% | |
| META PLATFORMS INC 3.07% |
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 Sep 11, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QYLD | TSLY | QYLD | TSLY | QYLD | TSLY | |
| 3 months | +4.7% | −9.9% | 3.0% | 10.8% | +5.5 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +11.8% | −7.9% | 6.2% | 22.0% | −8.9 pts | −1.3 pts |
| 1 year | +22.2% | +3.9% | 12.5% | 53.2% | −0.7 pts | +4.8 pts |
| 3 years | +51.3% | +19.4% | 36.6% | 83.5% | −43.8 pts | −17.2 pts |
| Since launch | +195.4% | +38.5% | 116.0% | 97.1% | −639.0 pts | −61.0 pts |
| QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | TSLY YieldMax(R) TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on TSLA, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Tesla (TSLA) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 50.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 53.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.4% | −44.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.2% | +3.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +23.0% | −0.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | +4.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | 100% |
| Age | 4656 days | 1388 days |
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% 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).
TSLY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, TSLY paid 53.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 44.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.9%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −0.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.8 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% 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).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QYLD or TSLY?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and TSLY paid 53.2%, so TSLY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, QYLD or TSLY?
- With every distribution reinvested, QYLD returned +22.2% and TSLY returned +3.9% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QYLD or TSLY?
- QYLD charges 0.60% a year and TSLY charges 1.07%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, QYLD against TSLY, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qyld-vs-tsly Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.