Data as of .
TSLY vs ULTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year TSLY paid 53.2% of its price in cash against ULTY’s 46.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: TSLY scores higher
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A percentile among the 61 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 ULTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in TSLY | Only in ULTY |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 22.62% | Alphabet Inc 5.66% |
| TREASURY BILL 22.39% | Analog Devices Inc 5.47% |
| TREASURY BILL 22.04% | Amazon.com Inc 5.16% |
| TREASURY BILL 20.60% | Lam Research Corp 4.99% |
| TREASURY BILL 12.35% | Ciena Corp 4.95% |
| Quanta Services Inc 4.95% | |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc 4.86% | |
| NVIDIA Corp 4.80% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLY | ULTY | TSLY | ULTY | TSLY | ULTY | |
| 3 months | −9.9% | −0.3% | 10.8% | 14.2% | +0.2 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | −7.9% | +11.2% | 22.0% | 29.8% | −1.3 pts | −4.8 pts |
| 1 year | +3.9% | −5.8% | 53.2% | 46.9% | +4.8 pts | −23.3 pts |
| 3 years | +19.4% | not published | 83.5% | not published | −17.2 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +38.5% | +9.0% | 97.1% | 86.7% | −61.0 pts | −45.9 pts |
| TSLY YieldMax(R) TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on TSLA, paying weekly | ULTY YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | YieldMax |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Tesla (TSLA) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 50.0% | 61.5% |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 1.30% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 53.2% | 46.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −44.2% | −53.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.9% | −5.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −0.9% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | +4.8 pts | −23.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | 100% |
| Age | 1388 days | 925 days |
TSLY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, TSLY paid 53.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 44.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.9%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −0.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.8 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
ULTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, ULTY paid 46.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 53.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −5.8%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 23.3 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 61.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 10, 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 ULTY?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, TSLY paid 53.2% of its starting price in cash and ULTY paid 46.9%, so TSLY 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 ULTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, TSLY returned +3.9% and ULTY returned −5.8% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so TSLY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, TSLY or ULTY?
- TSLY charges 1.07% a year and ULTY charges 1.30%, so TSLY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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