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TLTI vs TSYW: which paid, and which earned it?

TLTI and TSYW both write options for income.

NEOS Enhanced Income 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF and Roundhill Treasury Bond WeeklyPay ETF.

6.4%TLTI cash paid, 1 year
9.6%TSYW cash paid, 1 year
−2.9%TLTI total return, 1 year
−9.8%TSYW total return, 1 year
TLTI1.9 pts ahead of TLT · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
TLT−4.7%TLTI−2.9%1.9 pts ahead of TLTTotal return, distributions reinvestedTLT−4.7%TLTI−2.9%1.9 pts ahead of TLT
TSYW4.2 pts behind TLT · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
TLT−5.6%TSYW−9.8%4.2 pts behind TLTTotal return, distributions reinvestedTLT−5.6%TSYW−9.8%4.2 pts behind TLT

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TLTI and TSYW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in TLTIOnly in TSYW
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.125% 08/15/2053 100.02%TREASURY BILL 100.00%
SPXW US 10/01/26 P6800 0.01%
SPXW US 10/01/26 P6875 0.01%
SPXW US 10/01/26 P6950 0.01%
SPXW US 10/01/26 P7100 -0.01%
SPXW US 10/01/26 P7180 -0.02%
SPXW US 10/01/26 P7250 -0.02%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

TLTI and TSYW over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
TLTITSYWTLTITSYWTLTITSYW
3 months−4.7%−7.1%1.5%2.8%+0.5 pts−1.9 pts
6 months−2.0%−5.7%3.0%6.1%+1.1 pts−2.5 pts
1 year−2.9%not published6.4%not published+1.9 ptsnot published
Since launch−2.9%−9.8%10.6%9.6%+1.8 pts−4.2 pts
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TLTI and TSYW on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
TLTI
NEOS Enhanced Income 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Covered call on TLT, paying monthly
TSYW
Roundhill Treasury Bond WeeklyPay ETF
Option income on TLT, paying weekly
IssuerNEOSRoundhill
Strategycovered calloption income
Benchmark20+ Year Treasury (TLT)20+ Year Treasury (TLT)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%12.4%
Expense rationot published0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year6.4%9.6% (since launch on Nov 13, 2025)
Price change, 1 year−9.1%−18.8%
Total return, 1 year−2.9%−9.8% (since launch on Nov 13, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year−4.7%−5.6%
Ahead or behind+1.9 pts−4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate35%not published
Age646 days309 days
Net assets$17m$3m

TLTI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TLTI paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.9%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 35% 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).

TSYW in plain words

Over the period since launch on Nov 13, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, TSYW paid 9.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −9.8%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −5.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.4%, paid weekly.

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Where these figures came from

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TLTI against TSYW, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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