Which paid more, TSII or TSYY?

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSII paid 42.5% of its starting price in cash and TSYY paid 54.9%, so TSYY 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 TSYY?

With every distribution reinvested, TSII returned −20.1% and TSYY −25.7% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.

Which is cheaper, TSII or TSYY?

TSII charges 1.52% a year and TSYY charges 1.15%, so TSYY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Over the year TSYY paid 54.9% of its price in cash against TSII’s 42.5%, though TSII returned more with it reinvested. REX TSLA Growth & Income ETF and GraniteShares YieldBOOST TSLA ETF.

42.5%

TSII cash paid, 1 year

54.9%

TSYY cash paid, 1 year

−20.1%

TSII total return, 1 year

−25.7%

TSYY 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.

TSYY · 1 year to Sep 30, 20265.5 pts behind TSLA

TSYY

−25.7%

TSLA

−20.2%

5.5 pts behind TSLA

TSYY over 1 year: paid 54.9%, price −71.2%, total −25.7%, TSLA −20.2%, −5.5 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSYY

−25.7%

5.5 pts behind TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts behind TSLA

TSYY over 1 year: paid 54.9%, price −71.2%, total −25.7%, TSLA −20.2%, −5.5 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSYY

−25.7%

5.5 pts behind TSLA

54.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to −20.1%. TSYY over 1 year: paid 54.9%, price −71.2%, total −25.7%, TSLA −20.2%, −5.5 pts.

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

TSII 52.9

TSYY 34.3

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 TSYY hold 69% 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.

50%

half

69% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding TSII TSYY

TREASURY BILL 100.00% 68.91%

Only in TSII

Only in TSYY

Treasury Bill 31.09%

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	TSYY	TSII	TSYY	TSII	TSYY
3 months	−16.3%	−6.2%	9.8%	10.5%	+0.3 pts	+10.4 pts
6 months	−12.7%	−7.8%	23.1%	23.8%	−5.8 pts	−0.9 pts
1 year	−20.1%	−25.7%	42.5%	54.9%	+0.1 pts	−5.5 pts
Since launch TSII Jun 2025 · TSYY Dec 2024	+10.1%	−33.0%	64.9%	68.1%	+3.3 pts	−13.7 pts

TSII and TSYY 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

TSYY

GraniteShares YieldBOOST TSLA ETF · Synthetic covered call on TSLA, paying weekly

Issuer REX GraniteShares

Strategy option income synthetic covered call

Benchmark Tesla (TSLA) Tesla (TSLA)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 47.7% 47.6%

Expense ratio 1.52% 1.15%

Cash paid, 1 year 42.5% 54.9%

Price change, 1 year −55.8% −71.2%

Total return, 1 year −20.1% −25.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.2% −20.2%

Ahead or behind +0.1 pts −5.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 95%

Age 483 days 651 days

Net assets $30m $58m

TSII and TSYY 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).

TSYY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSYY paid 54.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 71.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −25.7%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −20.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 47.6%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 1, 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 TSYY?: Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSII paid 42.5% of its starting price in cash and TSYY paid 54.9%, so TSYY 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 TSYY?: With every distribution reinvested, TSII returned −20.1% and TSYY −25.7% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TSII or TSYY?: TSII charges 1.52% a year and TSYY charges 1.15%, so TSYY 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 ↗TSYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TSYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗TSYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗GraniteShares page for TSYY ↗

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

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