Data as of .
SOXY vs USOY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year USOY paid 47.6% of its price in cash against SOXY’s 16.4%, though SOXY returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SOXY scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 173 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, SOXY and USOY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SOXY | Only in USOY |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 6.50% | TREASURY BILL 41.16% |
| Marvell Technology Inc 5.71% | TREASURY BILL 25.51% |
| Intel Corp 5.71% | TREASURY BILL 23.15% |
| Broadcom Inc 5.67% | TREASURY BILL 8.37% |
| ARM Holdings PLC 5.07% | TREASURY BILL 1.80% |
| ASML Holding NV 4.52% | |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.22% | |
| Micron Technology Inc 4.21% |
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 May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOXY | USOY | SOXY | USOY | SOXY | USOY | |
| 3 months | −16.9% | +22.6% | 2.5% | 11.6% | −3.7 pts | +2.1 pts |
| 6 months | +52.4% | +10.5% | 8.4% | 21.4% | +3.5 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 1 year | +84.9% | +59.4% | 16.4% | 47.6% | +3.5 pts | +11.6 pts |
| Since launch | +123.2% | +67.0% | 26.9% | 81.9% | −9.2 pts | +19.9 pts |
| SOXY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Semiconductor Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH, paying monthly | USOY Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF Option income on XLE, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Defiance |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Semiconductors (SMH) | Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.7% | 46.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.06% | 1.12% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 16.4% | 47.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +64.1% | −4.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +84.9% | +59.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +81.3% | +47.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +3.5 pts | +11.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 95% | 95% |
| Age | 654 days | 861 days |
| Net assets | $66m | $75m |
SOXY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SOXY paid 16.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 64.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +84.9%. Semiconductors (SMH) returned +81.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.7%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
USOY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, USOY paid 47.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +59.4%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 11.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 46.8%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 95% 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, SOXY or USOY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SOXY paid 16.4% of its starting price in cash and USOY paid 47.6%, so USOY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, SOXY or USOY?
- With every distribution reinvested, SOXY returned +84.9% and USOY returned +59.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SOXY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SOXY or USOY?
- SOXY charges 1.06% a year and USOY charges 1.12%, so SOXY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, SOXY against USOY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/soxy-vs-usoy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.