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TSIB vs TSLY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $2.8m for Direxion TSLA Defined Income Boost ETF and $685m for YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
6.6%
TSIB cash paid, 3 months
39.0%
TSLY cash paid, 1 year
+35.9%
TSIB total return, 3 months
−7.7%
TSLY total return, 1 year
TSIB · since launch to Oct 28, 2026 About even with TSLA
TSIB
+35.9%
TSLA
+35.5%

About even with TSLA

TSIB since launch: paid 6.6%, price +28.3%, total +35.9%, TSLA +35.5%, +0.4 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

TSLA

+35.5%

TSIB

+35.9%

6.6% cash

about even with TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with TSLA

TSIB since launch: paid 6.6%, price +28.3%, total +35.9%, TSLA +35.5%, +0.4 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

TSLA

+35.5%

TSIB

+35.9%

about even with TSLA

6.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TSIB since launch: paid 6.6%, price +28.3%, total +35.9%, TSLA +35.5%, +0.4 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.
TSLY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 4.5 pts ahead of TSLA
TSLY
−7.7%
TSLA
−12.2%

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

TSLY over 1 year: paid 39.0%, price −46.6%, total −7.7%, TSLA −12.2%, +4.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

TSLA

−12.2%

TSLY

−7.7%

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

TSLY over 1 year: paid 39.0%, price −46.6%, total −7.7%, TSLA −12.2%, +4.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

TSLA

−12.2%

TSLY

−7.7%

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

39.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TSLY over 1 year: paid 39.0%, price −46.6%, total −7.7%, TSLA −12.2%, +4.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TSIB costs 0.10 points a year less; TSLY is far larger, $685m against $2.8m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TSIB vs TSLY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTSIBTSLY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published−7.7%
Price changerose 28.3% (since Jul 29, 2026)fell 46.6% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Oct 16, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkTesla (TSLA)Tesla (TSLA)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.97%1.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$2.8m$685m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, TSIB and TSLY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TSIB TSLY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in TSIB
TESLA INC 11.53%
N/A 1.03%
Only in TSLY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 24.07%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 18.67%
TSLA 11/20/2026 370.01 C 10.31%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C395 1.38%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C390 0.95%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C392.5 0.64%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C387.5 0.56%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C420 0.02%
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Side by side

TSIB Direxion TSLA Defined Income Boost ETF · Option income on TSLA, paying monthly TSLY YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on TSLA, paying weekly
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark Tesla (TSLA) Tesla (TSLA)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 9.3% 43.1%
Expense ratio 0.97% 1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.6% (since launch, Jul 29, 2026) 39.0%
Price change, 1 year +28.3% (since launch, Jul 29, 2026) −46.6%
Total return, 1 year +35.9% (since launch, Jul 29, 2026) −7.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +35.5% (since launch, Jul 29, 2026) −12.2%
Ahead or behind +0.4 pts (since launch, Jul 29, 2026) +4.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 100%
Age 91 days 3.9 years
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $2.8m $685m

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: TSIB vs TSLY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTSIBTSLYTSIBTSLYTSIBTSLY
3 months+35.9%+27.2%6.6%13.3%+0.4 pts−8.3 pts
6 months–+3.5%–23.4%–−4.9 pts
1 year–−7.7%–39.0%–+4.5 pts
3 years–+59.2%–102.5%–−35.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: TSIB Jul 2026 · TSLY Nov 2022+35.9%+50.8%6.6%97.8%+0.4 pts−69.9 pts

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About each fund
TSIB

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 29, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, TSIB paid 6.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 28.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +35.9%. Tesla (TSLA) returned +35.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.3%, paid monthly. Direxion estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 16, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

TSLY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, TSLY paid 39.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 46.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.7%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −12.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.5 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 43.1%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, TSIB or TSLY?
TSIB charges 0.97% a year and TSLY charges 1.07%, so TSIB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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