Which paid more, TSII or TSLP?

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSII paid 42.5% of its starting price in cash and TSLP paid 20.2%, so TSII paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, TSII or TSLP?

With every distribution reinvested, TSII returned −20.1% and TSLP −24.2% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.

Which is cheaper, TSII or TSLP?

TSII charges 1.52% a year and TSLP charges 0.99%, so TSLP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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TSII vs TSLP: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year TSII paid 42.5% of its price in cash against TSLP’s 20.2%, and returned more with it reinvested. REX TSLA Growth & Income ETF and Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Tesla (TSLA) ETF.

42.5%

TSII cash paid, 1 year

20.2%

TSLP cash paid, 1 year

−20.1%

TSII total return, 1 year

−24.2%

TSLP total return, 1 year

TSII · 1 year to Sep 30, 2026About even with TSLA

TSII

−20.1%

TSLA

−20.2%

About even with TSLA

TSII over 1 year: paid 42.5%, price −55.8%, total −20.1%, TSLA −20.2%, +0.1 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSII

−20.1%

about even with TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with TSLA

TSII over 1 year: paid 42.5%, price −55.8%, total −20.1%, TSLA −20.2%, +0.1 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSII

−20.1%

about even with TSLA

42.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TSII over 1 year: paid 42.5%, price −55.8%, total −20.1%, TSLA −20.2%, +0.1 pts.

TSLP · 1 year to Sep 30, 20264 pts behind TSLA

TSLP

−24.2%

TSLA

−20.2%

4 pts behind TSLA

TSLP over 1 year: paid 20.2%, price −41.0%, total −24.2%, TSLA −20.2%, −4.0 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSLP

−24.2%

4 pts behind TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

4 pts behind TSLA

TSLP over 1 year: paid 20.2%, price −41.0%, total −24.2%, TSLA −20.2%, −4.0 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSLP

−24.2%

4 pts behind TSLA

20.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to −20.1%. TSLP over 1 year: paid 20.2%, price −41.0%, total −24.2%, TSLA −20.2%, −4.0 pts.

ETFIQ Return Stability Score · TSLP scores higherWas the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

TSII 52.9

TSLP 56.5

7.2, the lowest in this set97.2, the highest

A percentile among the 70 income ETFs writing on a single company. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TSII and TSLP hold 45% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

50%

half

45% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding TSII TSLP

TREASURY BILL 100.00% 45.34%

Only in TSII

Only in TSLP

TREASURY BILL 28.86%

TREASURY BILL 25.80%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	TSII	TSLP	TSII	TSLP	TSII	TSLP
3 months	−16.3%	−19.7%	9.8%	5.0%	+0.3 pts	−3.1 pts
6 months	−12.7%	−12.4%	23.1%	11.0%	−5.8 pts	−5.5 pts
1 year	−20.1%	−24.2%	42.5%	20.2%	+0.1 pts	−4.0 pts
Since launch TSII Jun 2025 · TSLP Oct 2023	+10.1%	+33.5%	64.9%	75.0%	+3.3 pts	−37.6 pts

TSII and TSLP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

TSII

REX TSLA Growth & Income ETF · Option income on TSLA, paying weekly

TSLP

Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Tesla (TSLA) ETF · Synthetic covered call on TSLA, paying monthly

Issuer REX Kurv

Strategy option income synthetic covered call

Benchmark Tesla (TSLA) Tesla (TSLA)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 47.7% 26.5%

Expense ratio 1.52% 0.99%

Cash paid, 1 year 42.5% 20.2%

Price change, 1 year −55.8% −41.0%

Total return, 1 year −20.1% −24.2%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.2% −20.2%

Ahead or behind +0.1 pts −4.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 90%

Age 483 days 1069 days

Net assets $30m $17m

TSII and TSLP on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

TSII in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSII paid 42.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −20.1%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −20.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 47.7%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 2, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

TSLP in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSLP paid 20.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 41.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −24.2%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −20.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.5%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 90% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, TSII or TSLP?: Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSII paid 42.5% of its starting price in cash and TSLP paid 20.2%, so TSII paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, TSII or TSLP?: With every distribution reinvested, TSII returned −20.1% and TSLP −24.2% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TSII or TSLP?: TSII charges 1.52% a year and TSLP charges 0.99%, so TSLP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

TSII filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TSII 19a-1 distribution notice ↗REX page for TSII ↗TSLP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TSLP 19a-1 distribution notice ↗Kurv page for TSLP ↗

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ETFIQ, TSII against TSLP, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/tsii-vs-tslp

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