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The income ETFs that paid most as their price fell
WNTR leads the income ETFs that paid most as their price fell at +129.1 pts (paid minus price change, one year), as of Oct 27, 2026. 15 funds ranked by cash paid minus price change, one year. A falling price is not always a loss. The total return column counts the cash. This list shows where the two diverge most.
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| # | Ticker | Fund | Paid minus price change ↓ | Cash paid | Price change | Total return | vs benchmark | Return of capital, latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WNTR | YieldMax MSTR Short Option Income Strategy ETF | +129.1 pts | 81.2% | −47.9% | +18.8% | +12.6 pts | 94% |
| 2 | COYY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST COIN ETF | +127.1 pts | 42.3% | −84.8% | −57.1% | −1.7 pts | 96% |
| 3 | SMYY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST SMCI ETF | +126.7 pts | 50.6% | −76.0% | −29.8% | +2.2 pts | 97% |
| 4 | HOYY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST HOOD ETF | +126.2 pts | 44.9% | −81.3% | −47.9% | −12.7 pts | 98% |
| 5 | MARO | YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETF | +120.7 pts | 34.5% | −86.3% | −66.4% | −2.6 pts | 91% |
| 6 | TSYY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST TSLA ETF | +118.2 pts | 50.1% | −68.1% | −23.6% | −13.7 pts | 95% |
| 7 | MTYY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST MSTR ETF | +116.3 pts | 31.3% | −85.0% | −64.0% | −11.8 pts | 94% |
| 8 | RDYY | YieldMax RDDT Option Income Strategy ETF | +114.4 pts | 44.5% | −69.9% | −33.3% | +4.5 pts | not published |
| 9 | CRCO | YieldMax CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF | +113.7 pts | 39.6% | −74.2% | −36.4% | +6.7 pts | 95% |
| 10 | BBYY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST BABA ETF | +111.4 pts | 44.5% | −67.0% | −32.0% | +11.6 pts | 94% |
| 11 | HIYY | YieldMax HIMS Option Income Strategy ETF | +110.8 pts | 38.3% | −72.5% | −35.7% | +6.4 pts | 28% |
| 12 | PLYY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST PLTR ETF | +110.2 pts | 43.2% | −67.0% | −29.5% | −34.5 pts | 96% |
| 13 | AMYY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST AMD ETF | +110.0 pts | 58.5% | −51.5% | +14.1% | −101.7 pts | 65% |
| 14 | SMCY | YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETF | +109.4 pts | 38.8% | −70.6% | −32.8% | −0.8 pts | not published |
| 15 | MSTY | YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF | +108.9 pts | 32.3% | −76.6% | −46.4% | +5.8 pts | not published |
Where the marker sits left of the bar's end, the fund paid out more than it made.
Both numbers come from exchange prices and the fund's own distributions over the same days.
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