TLA vs TSII: which paid, and which earned it?
TLA and TSII both write options for income. GraniteShares Autocallable TSLA ETF and REX TSLA Growth & Income ETF.
26.3 pts ahead of TSLA
TLA since launch: paid 11.1%, price −1.4%, total +10.4%, TSLA −15.9%, +26.3 pts.
TSLA
−15.9%
TLA
+10.4%
11.1% of it arrived as cash
26.3 pts ahead of TSLA
Total return, distributions reinvested
26.3 pts ahead of TSLA
TLA since launch: paid 11.1%, price −1.4%, total +10.4%, TSLA −15.9%, +26.3 pts.
TSLA
−15.9%
TLA
+10.4%
26.3 pts ahead of TSLA
11.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TLA since launch: paid 11.1%, price −1.4%, total +10.4%, TSLA −15.9%, +26.3 pts.
About even with TSLA
TSII over 1 year: paid 42.5%, price −55.8%, total −20.1%, TSLA −20.2%, +0.1 pts.
TSLA
−20.2%
TSII
−20.1%
about even with TSLA
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with TSLA
TSII over 1 year: paid 42.5%, price −55.8%, total −20.1%, TSLA −20.2%, +0.1 pts.
TSLA
−20.2%
TSII
−20.1%
about even with TSLA
42.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +10.4%. TSII over 1 year: paid 42.5%, price −55.8%, total −20.1%, TSLA −20.2%, +0.1 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | TLA | TSII | TLA | TSII | TLA | TSII |
| 3 months | +3.3% | −16.3% | 3.1% | 9.8% | +19.9 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +11.2% | −12.7% | 8.2% | 23.1% | +18.1 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | not published | −20.1% | not published | 42.5% | not published | +0.1 pts |
| Since launch TLA Feb 2026 · TSII Jun 2025 | +10.4% | +10.1% | 11.1% | 64.9% | +26.3 pts | +3.3 pts |
TLA and TSII over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
TLA and TSII on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
TLA in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, TLA paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.4%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −15.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 26.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 4% of the distribution paid Jun 5, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
TSII in plain words
Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSII paid 42.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −20.1%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −20.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 47.7%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 2, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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