Which is cheaper, TSLY or XVTS?

TSLY charges 1.07% a year and XVTS charges 0.85%, so XVTS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

TSLY and XVTS both write options for income. YieldMax(R) TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF and FT Vest TSLA & Target Income ETF.

46.2%

TSLY cash paid, 1 year

3.3%

XVTS cash paid, since launch

−13.2%

TSLY total return, 1 year

+3.1%

XVTS total return, since launch

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.

XVTS · since launch to Sep 30, 20262.1 pts ahead of TSLA

XVTS

+3.1%

TSLA

+1.1%

2.1 pts ahead of TSLA

XVTS since launch: paid 3.3%, price 0.0%, total +3.1%, TSLA +1.1%, +2.1 pts.

TSLA

+1.1%

XVTS

+3.1%

3.3% cash

2.1 pts ahead of TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.1 pts ahead of TSLA

XVTS since launch: paid 3.3%, price 0.0%, total +3.1%, TSLA +1.1%, +2.1 pts.

TSLA

+1.1%

XVTS

+3.1%

2.1 pts ahead of TSLA

3.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +3.1%. XVTS since launch: paid 3.3%, price 0.0%, total +3.1%, TSLA +1.1%, +2.1 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TSLY and XVTS 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 Oct 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

50%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding TSLY XVTS

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 XVTS

2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 142.32%

Tesla, Inc. 74.72%

2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 51.93%

US Dollar 2.32%

2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%

2026-10-23 Tesla, Inc. C 2,800.89 0.00%

2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.01%

2026-10-02 Tesla, Inc. C 372.50 -0.03%

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	XVTS	TSLY	XVTS	TSLY	XVTS
3 months	−15.2%	not published	10.2%	not published	+1.4 pts	not published
6 months	−7.9%	not published	23.0%	not published	−1.0 pts	not published
1 year	−13.2%	not published	46.2%	not published	+7.0 pts	not published
3 years	+24.2%	not published	88.8%	not published	−17.6 pts	not published
Since launch TSLY Nov 2022 · XVTS Aug 2026	+35.8%	+3.1%	97.3%	3.3%	−57.9 pts	+2.1 pts

TSLY and XVTS 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

XVTS

FT Vest TSLA & Target Income ETF · Option income on TSLA

Issuer YieldMax First Trust

Strategy synthetic covered call option income

Benchmark Tesla (TSLA) Tesla (TSLA)

Pays weekly not established

Payout rate, annualized 51.8% 39.8%

Expense ratio 1.07% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 46.2% 3.3% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −54.3% 0.0%

Total return, 1 year −13.2% +3.1% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.2% +1.1%

Ahead or behind +7.0 pts +2.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 1407 days 42 days

Net assets $667m $3m

TSLY and XVTS 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).

XVTS in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 19, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, XVTS paid 3.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.1%. Tesla (TSLA) returned +1.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 39.8%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, TSLY or XVTS?: TSLY charges 1.07% a year and XVTS charges 0.85%, so XVTS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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TSLY on its own →XVTS on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →

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 ↗XVTS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XVTS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for XVTS ↗

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ETFIQ, TSLY against XVTS, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/tsly-vs-xvts

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