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

Over the year TSYY paid 54.9% 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 GraniteShares YieldBOOST TSLA ETF.

20.2%
TSLP cash paid, 1 year
54.9%
TSYY cash paid, 1 year
−24.2%
TSLP total return, 1 year
−25.7%
TSYY 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.

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 −20.2%. TSYY over 1 year: paid 54.9%, price −71.2%, total −25.7%, TSLA −20.2%, −5.5 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 TSYY 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 TSYY
TREASURY BILL 45.34% 68.91%
Only in TSLP
TREASURY BILL 28.86%
TREASURY BILL 25.80%
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 returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTSLPTSYYTSLPTSYYTSLPTSYY
3 months−19.7%−6.2%5.0%10.5%−3.1 pts+10.4 pts
6 months−12.4%−7.8%11.0%23.8%−5.5 pts−0.9 pts
1 year−24.2%−25.7%20.2%54.9%−4.0 pts−5.5 pts
Since launch
TSLP Oct 2023 · TSYY Dec 2024
+33.5%−33.0%75.0%68.1%−37.6 pts−13.7 pts

TSLP 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

TSLP
Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Tesla (TSLA) ETF · Synthetic covered call on TSLA, paying monthly
TSYY
GraniteShares YieldBOOST TSLA ETF · Synthetic covered call on TSLA, paying weekly
Issuer Kurv GraniteShares
Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark Tesla (TSLA) Tesla (TSLA)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 26.5% 47.6%
Expense ratio 0.99% 1.15%
Cash paid, 1 year 20.2% 54.9%
Price change, 1 year −41.0% −71.2%
Total return, 1 year −24.2% −25.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year −20.2% −20.2%
Ahead or behind −4.0 pts −5.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 90% 95%
Age 1069 days 651 days
Net assets $17m $58m

TSLP and TSYY 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).

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, TSLP or TSYY?
Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSLP paid 20.2% 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, TSLP or TSYY?
With every distribution reinvested, TSLP returned −24.2% and TSYY −25.7% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TSLP or TSYY?
TSLP charges 0.99% a year and TSYY charges 1.15%, so TSLP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, TSLP against TSYY, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/tslp-vs-tsyy

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