Data as of .
XPAY vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XPAY paid 19.9% of its price in cash against YYY’s 12.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XPAY scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. 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, XPAY and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in XPAY | Only in YYY |
|---|---|
| SPY 02/12/2027 33.47 C 13.75% | abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.61% |
| SPY 07/16/2027 36.7 C 11.79% | BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.33% |
| SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 11.51% | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.32% |
| SPY 04/16/2027 33.87 C 11.49% | Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.30% |
| SPY 06/11/2027 37.11 C 10.07% | PIMCO High Income Fund 3.04% |
| SPY 01/15/2027 33.21 C 6.96% | Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 2.98% |
| SPY 12/11/2026 33.1 C 6.40% | Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.66% |
| SPY 09/10/2027 37.99 C 5.57% | Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 2.45% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XPAY | YYY | XPAY | YYY | XPAY | YYY | |
| 3 months | +2.0% | −2.5% | 5.0% | 3.1% | −0.3 pts | −4.8 pts |
| 6 months | +17.8% | +4.7% | 11.1% | 6.5% | −0.2 pts | −13.3 pts |
| 1 year | +15.7% | +3.4% | 19.9% | 12.1% | −0.9 pts | −13.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +37.1% | not published | 37.7% | not published | −41.3 pts |
| Since launch | +34.7% | +117.8% | 37.5% | 112.4% | −2.3 pts | −519.1 pts |
| XPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | Amplify |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 20.8% | 13.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 3.23% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 19.9% | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −5.8% | −8.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.7% | +3.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.9 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 687 days | 5211 days |
| Net assets | $179m | $702m |
XPAY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XPAY paid 19.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.8%, paid monthly.
YYY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YYY paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, XPAY or YYY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XPAY paid 19.9% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.1%, so XPAY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, XPAY or YYY?
- With every distribution reinvested, XPAY returned +15.7% and YYY returned +3.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XPAY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, XPAY or YYY?
- XPAY charges 0.49% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so XPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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