Which paid more, TSLY or TSYY?

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSLY paid 46.2% 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, TSLY or TSYY?

With every distribution reinvested, TSLY returned −13.2% and TSYY −25.7% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.

Which is cheaper, TSLY or TSYY?

TSLY charges 1.07% a year and TSYY charges 1.15%, so TSLY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Over the year TSYY paid 54.9% of its price in cash against TSLY’s 46.2%, though TSLY returned more with it reinvested. YieldMax(R) TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF and GraniteShares YieldBOOST TSLA ETF.

46.2%

TSLY cash paid, 1 year

54.9%

TSYY cash paid, 1 year

−13.2%

TSLY total return, 1 year

−25.7%

TSYY total return, 1 year

TSLY · 1 year to Sep 30, 20267 pts ahead of TSLA

TSLY

−13.2%

TSLA

−20.2%

7 pts ahead of TSLA

TSLY over 1 year: paid 46.2%, price −54.3%, total −13.2%, TSLA −20.2%, +7.0 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSLY

−13.2%

7 pts ahead of TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

7 pts ahead of TSLA

TSLY over 1 year: paid 46.2%, price −54.3%, total −13.2%, TSLA −20.2%, +7.0 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSLY

−13.2%

7 pts ahead of TSLA

46.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TSLY over 1 year: paid 46.2%, price −54.3%, total −13.2%, TSLA −20.2%, +7.0 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 −13.2%. TSYY over 1 year: paid 54.9%, price −71.2%, total −25.7%, TSLA −20.2%, −5.5 pts.

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

TSLY 65.7

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, TSLY and TSYY hold 0% 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 Oct 1, 2026.

50%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding TSLY TSYY

Only in TSLY

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 24.37%

United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 23.47%

United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 21.98%

United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 16.59%

United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 15.05%

TSLA 11/20/2026 370.01 C 4.99%

First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 2.20%

TSLA US 10/02/26 C390 0.02%

Only in TSYY

Treasury Bill 68.91%

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	TSLY	TSYY	TSLY	TSYY	TSLY	TSYY
3 months	−15.2%	−6.2%	10.2%	10.5%	+1.4 pts	+10.4 pts
6 months	−7.9%	−7.8%	23.0%	23.8%	−1.0 pts	−0.9 pts
1 year	−13.2%	−25.7%	46.2%	54.9%	+7.0 pts	−5.5 pts
3 years	+24.2%	not published	88.8%	not published	−17.6 pts	not published
Since launch TSLY Nov 2022 · TSYY Dec 2024	+35.8%	−33.0%	97.3%	68.1%	−57.9 pts	−13.7 pts

TSLY 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

TSLY

YieldMax(R) TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on TSLA, paying weekly

TSYY

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

Issuer YieldMax GraniteShares

Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark Tesla (TSLA) Tesla (TSLA)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 51.8% 47.6%

Expense ratio 1.07% 1.15%

Cash paid, 1 year 46.2% 54.9%

Price change, 1 year −54.3% −71.2%

Total return, 1 year −13.2% −25.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.2% −20.2%

Ahead or behind +7.0 pts −5.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 95%

Age 1407 days 651 days

Net assets $667m $58m

TSLY and TSYY on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

TSLY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSLY paid 46.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −13.2%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −20.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 51.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 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, TSLY or TSYY?: Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSLY paid 46.2% 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, TSLY or TSYY?: With every distribution reinvested, TSLY returned −13.2% and TSYY −25.7% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TSLY or TSYY?: TSLY charges 1.07% a year and TSYY charges 1.15%, so TSLY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

TSLY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TSLY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗TSLY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗YieldMax page for TSLY ↗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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