Question · Income ETFs

Do income ETFs on the same stock pay the same?

No, and they are not close.

5 ETFs write options on TSLA. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 the cash they paid ran from 19.3% of price to 52.8%, and what a holder actually finished with ran from -24.7% to -10.7%.

Share
Where the return came from, over the year to Oct 20, 2026
TSYY5.9 pts behind TSLA
5.9 pts behind TSLATSYY over 1 year: paid 52.8%, price −68.2%, total −22.4%, TSLA −16.5%, −5.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.TSLA−16.5%TSYY−22.4%5.9 pts behind TSLATotal return, distributions reinvested5.9 pts behind TSLATSYY over 1 year: paid 52.8%, price −68.2%, total −22.4%, TSLA −16.5%, −5.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.TSLA−16.5%TSYY−22.4%5.9 pts behind TSLA
TSLY5.8 pts ahead of TSLA
5.8 pts ahead of TSLATSLY over 1 year: paid 41.0%, price −48.9%, total −10.7%, TSLA −16.5%, +5.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.TSLA−16.5%TSLY−10.7%5.8 pts ahead of TSLATotal return, distributions reinvested5.8 pts ahead of TSLATSLY over 1 year: paid 41.0%, price −48.9%, total −10.7%, TSLA −16.5%, +5.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.TSLA−16.5%TSLY−10.7%
TSII1.9 pts behind TSLA
1.9 pts behind TSLATSII over 1 year: paid 40.7%, price −54.7%, total −18.4%, TSLA −16.5%, −1.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.TSLA−16.5%TSII−18.4%1.9 pts behind TSLATotal return, distributions reinvested1.9 pts behind TSLATSII over 1 year: paid 40.7%, price −54.7%, total −18.4%, TSLA −16.5%, −1.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.TSLA−16.5%TSII−18.4%1.9 pts behind TSLA
TSLW8.2 pts behind TSLA
8.2 pts behind TSLATSLW over 1 year: paid 34.5%, price −54.3%, total −24.7%, TSLA −16.5%, −8.2 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.TSLA−16.5%TSLW−24.7%8.2 pts behind TSLATotal return, distributions reinvested8.2 pts behind TSLATSLW over 1 year: paid 34.5%, price −54.3%, total −24.7%, TSLA −16.5%, −8.2 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.TSLA−16.5%TSLW−24.7%8.2 pts behind TSLA
TSLP5.7 pts behind TSLA
5.7 pts behind TSLATSLP over 1 year: paid 19.3%, price −39.5%, total −22.2%, TSLA −16.5%, −5.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.TSLA−16.5%TSLP−22.2%5.7 pts behind TSLATotal return, distributions reinvested5.7 pts behind TSLATSLP over 1 year: paid 19.3%, price −39.5%, total −22.2%, TSLA −16.5%, −5.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.TSLA−16.5%TSLP−22.2%5.7 pts behind TSLA

These funds hold or track the same company, so the stock is not what separates them. The option they sell does: how far above the price it is struck, how often it is written, and how much of the share price is given up to write it.

A fund that sells closer to the price collects more premium and keeps less of any rise. That means a higher distribution and a lower total return. The two columns below often move in opposite directions, so the highest payer is rarely the one a holder did best in. Against TSLA itself the fund closest finished +5.7 points from it and the furthest -8.2.

Fees differ too. On a fund that distributes most of its return, the fee comes out of the part a holder keeps. Every figure here counts each distribution as reinvested on its ex-date, the only way to compare two payout schedules.

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Points (pts) are percentage points.

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TickerFundCash paid, 1 yearTotal returnAgainst TSLAPaysFee
TSYYGraniteShares YieldBOOST TSLA ETF52.8%−22.4%−5.9 ptsweekly1.15%
TSLYYieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy E41.0%−10.7%+5.8 ptsweekly1.07%
TSIIREX TSLA Growth & Income ETF40.7%−18.4%−1.9 ptsweekly1.52%
TSLWRoundhill TSLA WeeklyPay ETF34.5%−24.7%−8.2 ptsweekly0.99%
TSLPKurv Yield Premium Strategy Tesla (TSL19.3%−22.2%−5.7 ptsmonthly1.00%
Answered from ETFIQ data as of Oct 20, 2026.
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Every income ETF on TSLA→Does a higher yield mean more money?question →The vocabularyvocabulary →
Where these figures came from
Rule 19a-1 distribution notices and prospectus filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SEC EDGAR, full-text search of fund filings ↗SEC Form N-PORT, what a fund filed it holds ↗Rule 19a-1, what a distribution notice must say ↗

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