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

TLTP and TSYW both write options for income.

Amplify TLT U.S. Treasury 12% Option Income ETF and Roundhill Treasury Bond WeeklyPay ETF.

12.1%TLTP cash paid, 1 year
9.6%TSYW cash paid, 1 year
−1.7%TLTP total return, 1 year
−9.8%TSYW total return, 1 year
TLTP3 pts ahead of TLT · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
TLT−4.7%TLTP−1.7%3 pts ahead of TLTTotal return, distributions reinvestedTLT−4.7%TLTP−1.7%3 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, TLTP and TSYW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in TLTPOnly in TSYW
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF 71.89%TREASURY BILL 100.00%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.125% 08/15/2056 28.08%
Cash & Other 0.27%
TLT 09/25/2026 81.5 C -0.24%

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

TLTP and TSYW over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
TLTPTSYWTLTPTSYWTLTPTSYW
3 months−3.8%−7.1%3.2%2.8%+1.5 pts−1.9 pts
6 months−1.5%−5.7%6.5%6.1%+1.6 pts−2.5 pts
1 year−1.7%not published12.1%not published+3.0 ptsnot published
Since launch−1.2%−9.8%20.3%9.6%+2.7 pts−4.2 pts
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TLTP and TSYW on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
TLTP
Amplify TLT U.S. Treasury 12% Option Income ETF
Option income on TLT, paying monthly
TSYW
Roundhill Treasury Bond WeeklyPay ETF
Option income on TLT, paying weekly
IssuerAmplifyRoundhill
Strategyoption incomeoption income
Benchmark20+ Year Treasury (TLT)20+ Year Treasury (TLT)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized13.3%12.4%
Expense ratio0.39%0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year12.1%9.6% (since launch on Nov 13, 2025)
Price change, 1 year−13.4%−18.8%
Total return, 1 year−1.7%−9.8% (since launch on Nov 13, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year−4.7%−5.6%
Ahead or behind+3.0 pts−4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age689 days309 days
Net assets$27m$3m

TLTP in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TLTP paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.7%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.

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.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, TLTP or TSYW?
TLTP charges 0.39% a year and TSYW charges 0.99%, so TLTP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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TLTP 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, TLTP against TSYW, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/tltp-vs-tsyw Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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