TLA vs TSLY: which paid, and which earned it?
TLA and TSLY both write options for income. GraniteShares Autocallable TSLA ETF and YieldMax(R) TSLA Option Income Strategy 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.
7 pts ahead of TSLA
TSLY over 1 year: paid 46.2%, price −54.3%, total −13.2%, TSLA −20.2%, +7.0 pts.
TSLA
−20.2%
TSLY
−13.2%
7 pts ahead of TSLA
Total return, distributions reinvested
7 pts ahead of TSLA
TSLY over 1 year: paid 46.2%, price −54.3%, total −13.2%, TSLA −20.2%, +7.0 pts.
TSLA
−20.2%
TSLY
−13.2%
7 pts ahead of TSLA
46.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +10.4%. TSLY over 1 year: paid 46.2%, price −54.3%, total −13.2%, TSLA −20.2%, +7.0 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | TLA | TSLY | TLA | TSLY | TLA | TSLY |
| 3 months | +3.3% | −15.2% | 3.1% | 10.2% | +19.9 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +11.2% | −7.9% | 8.2% | 23.0% | +18.1 pts | −1.0 pts |
| 1 year | not published | −13.2% | not published | 46.2% | not published | +7.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +24.2% | not published | 88.8% | not published | −17.6 pts |
| Since launch TLA Feb 2026 · TSLY Nov 2022 | +10.4% | +35.8% | 11.1% | 97.3% | +26.3 pts | −57.9 pts |
TLA and TSLY 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 TSLY 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).
TSLY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSLY paid 46.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −13.2%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −20.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 51.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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