Data as of .
TMYY vs TSMY: which paid, and which earned it?
TMYY and TSMY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, TMYY and TSMY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in TMYY | Only in TSMY |
|---|---|
| Treasury Bill 100.00% | United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 24.52% |
| United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 22.75% | |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 20.77% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 17.66% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 10.70% | |
| TSM 10/16/2026 430.01 C 4.41% | |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 2.88% | |
| TSM US 09/25/26 C442.5 0.46% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMYY | TSMY | TMYY | TSMY | TMYY | TSMY | |
| 3 months | +0.2% | −3.6% | 12.4% | 9.8% | +5.8 pts | +2.1 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +29.6% | not published | 25.6% | not published | −3.0 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +53.1% | not published | 50.0% | not published | −10.3 pts |
| Since launch | +15.1% | +110.0% | 26.6% | 84.6% | +0.1 pts | −50.6 pts |
| TMYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST TSM ETF Synthetic covered call on TSM, paying weekly | TSMY YieldMax(R) TSM Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on TSM, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | GraniteShares | YieldMax |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | TSMC (TSM) | TSMC (TSM) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 40.2% | 29.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 26.6% (since launch on Apr 14, 2026) | 50.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −13.0% | −8.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.1% (since launch on Apr 14, 2026) | +53.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.0% | +63.5% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.1 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 96% | 89% |
| Age | 157 days | 758 days |
| Net assets | $1m | $112m |
TMYY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 14, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TMYY paid 26.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.1%. TSMC (TSM) returned +15.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 40.2%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
TSMY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TSMY paid 50.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +53.1%. TSMC (TSM) returned +63.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.3%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 89% 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 is cheaper, TMYY or TSMY?
- TMYY charges 1.07% a year and TSMY charges 1.01%, so TSMY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, TMYY against TSMY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/tmyy-vs-tsmy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.