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

Over the year TSLW paid 36.9% of its price in cash against TSLP’s 20.2%, though TSLP returned more with it reinvested. Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Tesla (TSLA) ETF and Roundhill TSLA WeeklyPay ETF.

20.2%
TSLP cash paid, 1 year
36.9%
TSLW cash paid, 1 year
−24.2%
TSLP total return, 1 year
−29.0%
TSLW total return, 1 year
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. TSLP over 1 year: paid 20.2%, price −41.0%, total −24.2%, TSLA −20.2%, −4.0 pts.

TSLW · 1 year to Sep 30, 20268.8 pts behind TSLA
TSLW
−29.0%
TSLA
−20.2%

8.8 pts behind TSLA

TSLW over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −58.2%, total −29.0%, TSLA −20.2%, −8.8 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSLW

−29.0%

8.8 pts behind TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.8 pts behind TSLA

TSLW over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −58.2%, total −29.0%, TSLA −20.2%, −8.8 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSLW

−29.0%

8.8 pts behind TSLA

36.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to −20.2%. TSLW over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −58.2%, total −29.0%, TSLA −20.2%, −8.8 pts.

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

half

45% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding TSLP TSLW
TREASURY BILL 45.34% 77.41%
Only in TSLP
TREASURY BILL 28.86%
TREASURY BILL 25.80%
Only in TSLW
Tesla Inc 22.59%

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

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTSLPTSLWTSLPTSLWTSLPTSLW
3 months−19.7%−20.9%5.0%8.7%−3.1 pts−4.3 pts
6 months−12.4%−11.6%11.0%20.1%−5.5 pts−4.7 pts
1 year−24.2%−29.0%20.2%36.9%−4.0 pts−8.8 pts
Since launch
TSLP Oct 2023 · TSLW Jun 2025
+33.5%−4.8%75.0%61.0%−37.6 pts−8.4 pts

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

On the same fields

TSLP
Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Tesla (TSLA) ETF · Synthetic covered call on TSLA, paying monthly
TSLW
Roundhill TSLA WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on TSLA, paying weekly
Issuer Kurv Roundhill
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark Tesla (TSLA) Tesla (TSLA)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 26.5% 45.0%
Expense ratio 0.99% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 20.2% 36.9%
Price change, 1 year −41.0% −58.2%
Total return, 1 year −24.2% −29.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year −20.2% −20.2%
Ahead or behind −4.0 pts −8.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 90% not published
Age 1069 days 485 days
Net assets $17m $72m

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

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).

TSLW in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSLW paid 36.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 58.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −29.0%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −20.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.8 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 45.0%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, TSLP or TSLW?
Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSLP paid 20.2% of its starting price in cash and TSLW paid 36.9%, so TSLW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, TSLP or TSLW?
With every distribution reinvested, TSLP returned −24.2% and TSLW −29.0% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TSLP or TSLW?
TSLP charges 0.99% a year and TSLW charges 0.99%, so TSLP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, TSLP against TSLW, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/tslp-vs-tslw

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