# WeeklyYield — Full Content Index

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Site: https://weeklyyield.com
Coverage: 162 weekly dividend ETFs from 11 issuers.

## What WeeklyYield is

WeeklyYield is a free tracker for weekly-paying dividend ETFs — exchange-traded funds that distribute income every trading week (typically 51 or 52 times per year). Most weekly ETFs use option-income or covered-call strategies: they hold exposure to a stock, ETF or basket, sell short-dated calls against that exposure, and pass through the option premium as weekly cash to shareholders.

## Key facts

- Number of weekly dividend ETFs tracked: 162
- Issuers (brands) covered: Defiance, Global X, GraniteShares, JPMorgan, Kurv, Other, ProShares, REX Shares, Roundhill, YieldMax, iShares
- Data sources: Alpaca market data (prices, splits), StockAnalysis (expense ratios, inception dates, descriptions), fund filings for distributions.
- Refresh cadence: prices and yields recomputed hourly; details refreshed daily; ETF universe re-discovered daily.
- Yield definition: annualized yield = most recent weekly distribution × 52 ÷ current price.
- YTD definition: price-only, split-adjusted close-to-close return year to date. Distributions are NOT included in YTD — see methodology.

## How weekly ETFs actually work

Weekly-paying ETFs are open-end funds that trade on U.S. exchanges. The vast majority use synthetic option-income strategies rather than owning the underlying stock directly. A YieldMax-style single-stock ETF like MSTY, for example, uses a swap or options position to gain exposure to MSTR, then sells short-dated covered calls to generate premium. That premium is passed through as the weekly distribution. Because the calls cap upside, the fund tends to underperform the underlying in a strong rally and can experience persistent NAV decline in a sustained drawdown. Total return (price change plus distributions) is the honest scorecard, not headline yield.

## Yield vs total return

Headline weekly yields of 50%–150% are common on this site. They are calculated as the most recent weekly distribution multiplied by 52 and divided by the current share price. That number is not what an investor earns — it does not adjust for NAV decline, return of capital, or reinvestment timing. A fund can pay 100% annualized yield and lose 40% of NAV in the same year; net total return in that case is roughly 60%, before tax. Always evaluate weekly ETFs on total return net of NAV change, not on distribution rate alone.

## Tax character

Most YieldMax-style weekly ETF distributions are ordinary income, not qualified dividends, and a portion may be classified as return of capital (ROC). ROC is not immediately taxable but reduces cost basis, meaning it defers tax rather than eliminating it. Ordinary income treatment plus state tax can materially reduce net take-home versus qualified dividends taxed at long-term capital gains rates. Every fund issues a 19a notice detailing the source breakdown of each distribution.

## Top 25 weekly ETFs by trailing annualized yield

- MSTW (Roundhill) — Roundhill MSTR WeeklyPay ETF. Price $3.38, annualized yield 138.11%, YTD -66.90%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/roundhill/MSTW
- RDYY (YieldMax) — YieldMax RDDT Option Income Strategy ETF. Price $19.82, annualized yield 117.59%, YTD -48.36%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/yieldmax/RDYY
- MRNY (YieldMax) — YieldMax MRNA Option Income Strategy ETF. Price $16.42, annualized yield 115.50%, YTD 8.67%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/yieldmax/MRNY
- HOOY (YieldMax) — YieldMax HOOD Option Income Strategy ETF. Price $28.69, annualized yield 114.53%, YTD -39.78%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/yieldmax/HOOY
- COIW (Roundhill) — Roundhill COIN WeeklyPay ETF. Price $8.51, annualized yield 111.94%, YTD -58.95%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/roundhill/COIW
- HIYY (YieldMax) — YieldMax HIMS Option Income Strategy ETF. Price $15.23, annualized yield 111.68%, YTD -40.27%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/yieldmax/HIYY
- HOOW (Roundhill) — Roundhill HOOD WeeklyPay ETF. Price $28.03, annualized yield 109.83%, YTD -42.31%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/roundhill/HOOW
- IOYY (GraniteShares) — GraniteShares YieldBOOST IONQ ETF. Price $7.08, annualized yield 106.25%, YTD -57.94%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/graniteshares/IOYY
- ARMW (Roundhill) — Roundhill ARM WeeklyPay ETF. Price $49.37, annualized yield 104.79%, YTD 78.55%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/roundhill/ARMW
- WNTR (YieldMax) — YieldMax MSTR Short Option Income Strategy ETF. Price $27.65, annualized yield 104.02%, YTD -27.56%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/yieldmax/WNTR
- RGYY (GraniteShares) — GraniteShares YieldBoost RGTI ETF. Price $7.10, annualized yield 102.45%, YTD -66.25%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/graniteshares/RGYY
- RBLY (YieldMax) — YieldMax RBLX Option Income Strategy ETF. Price $14.11, annualized yield 102.30%, YTD -51.97%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/yieldmax/RBLY
- RTYY (GraniteShares) — GraniteShares YieldBoost RIOT ETF. Price $10.24, annualized yield 100.78%, YTD -46.30%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/graniteshares/RTYY
- MARO (YieldMax) — YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETF. Price $4.72, annualized yield 97.83%, YTD -41.07%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/yieldmax/MARO
- QBY (GraniteShares) — GraniteShares YieldBoost QBTS ETF. Price $7.76, annualized yield 97.70%, YTD -60.81%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/graniteshares/QBY
- SEMY (GraniteShares) — GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF. Price $14.23, annualized yield 97.18%, YTD -31.94%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/graniteshares/SEMY
- MUYY (GraniteShares) — GraniteShares YieldBOOST MU ETF. Price $20.41, annualized yield 96.75%, YTD -19.26%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/graniteshares/MUYY
- SMCY (YieldMax) — YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETF. Price $4.13, annualized yield 95.82%, YTD -50.92%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/yieldmax/SMCY
- CRY (GraniteShares) — GraniteShares YieldBOOST CRCL ETF. Price $18.13, annualized yield 94.53%, YTD -29.35%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/graniteshares/CRY
- MAAY (GraniteShares) — GraniteShares YieldBOOST MARA ETF. Price $6.11, annualized yield 94.09%, YTD -58.72%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/graniteshares/MAAY
- INYY (YieldMax) — YieldMax INTC Option Income Strategy ETF. Price $44.51, annualized yield 93.79%, YTD -10.24%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/yieldmax/INYY
- SMYY (GraniteShares) — GraniteShares YieldBOOST SMCI ETF. Price $6.75, annualized yield 91.39%, YTD -50.77%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/graniteshares/SMYY
- AMDY (YieldMax) — YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETF. Price $49.19, annualized yield 90.18%, YTD 26.39%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/yieldmax/AMDY
- CRCO (YieldMax) — YieldMax CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF. Price $12.73, annualized yield 85.45%, YTD -47.98%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/yieldmax/CRCO
- MSTY (YieldMax) — YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF. Price $12.82, annualized yield 83.84%, YTD -57.35%. https://weeklyyield.com/etfs/yieldmax/MSTY

## Issuers

- Defiance: 8 weekly-paying ETFs. Tickers: MST, YBMN, USOY, QQQY, GOLI, WDTE, IWMY, QLDY.
- Global X: 4 weekly-paying ETFs. Tickers: BCCC, EHCC, EDGQ, EDGX.
- GraniteShares: 33 weekly-paying ETFs. Tickers: IOYY, RGYY, RTYY, QBY, SEMY, MUYY, CRY, MAAY, SMYY, AMYY, HMYY, CWY, HOYY, COYY, MTYY, YBTY, NUGY, TMYY, BIOY, PLYY, TSYY, NVYY, BBYY, TECY, YBST, XBTY, TQQY, AZYY, FBYY, FINY, YSPY, FIYY, XEY.
- JPMorgan: 1 weekly-paying ETFs. Tickers: JMMF.
- Kurv: 1 weekly-paying ETFs. Tickers: KYLD.
- Other: 19 weekly-paying ETFs. Tickers: SPCI, DRMP, BLOX, GIAX, SLVX, NYYY, MEMY, TDAX, ISSB, ISBG, VAIE, TSYX, GLDN, ODTE, NUKX, WEPN, MMKT, TLDR, TYYY.
- ProShares: 1 weekly-paying ETFs. Tickers: IQMM.
- REX Shares: 7 weekly-paying ETFs. Tickers: ULTI, TSII, CEPI, NVII, AIPI, WMTI, FEPI.
- Roundhill: 31 weekly-paying ETFs. Tickers: MSTW, COIW, HOOW, ARMW, AMDW, PLTW, GDXW, TSLW, NFLW, MSFW, METW, AMZW, GOOW, YETH, TOPW, AVGW, NVDW, BABW, QDTE, UBEW, AAPW, RDTE, UNHW, GLDW, MAGY, YBTC, COSW, XDTE, BRKW, TSYW, WEEK.
- YieldMax: 55 weekly-paying ETFs. Tickers: RDYY, MRNY, HOOY, HIYY, WNTR, RBLY, MARO, SMCY, INYY, AMDY, CRCO, MSTY, SNOY, AIYY, CVNY, FBY, XYZY, CONY, FIAT, ULTY, SLTY, TSLY, CRSH, LFGY, PLTY, DRAY, YMAX, OARK, TSMY, GDXY, YBIT, CHPY, GPTY, BABO, RDTY, PYPY, NVDY, QDTY, DIPS, GMEY, XOMO, AMZY, YMAG, APLY, MINY, JPO, GOOY, MSFO, YQQQ, NFLY, TEST, SDTY, MSST, NVIT, BRKC.
- iShares: 2 weekly-paying ETFs. Tickers: PMMF, GMMF.

## Education articles (full titles)

- What Is 7-Day Yield?. A plain-English guide to the 7-day SEC yield, how it's calculated, and how it differs from distribution yield and 30-day SEC yield. https://weeklyyield.com/education/what-is-7-day-yield
- What Are Weekly Dividend ETFs?. A primer on ETFs that pay distributions every week instead of monthly or quarterly. https://weeklyyield.com/education/what-are-weekly-dividend-etfs
- How Weekly Dividends Work. The mechanics behind weekly distributions — ex-dates, record dates, and payment schedules. https://weeklyyield.com/education/how-weekly-dividends-work
- Qualified vs Ordinary Dividends. The tax difference between qualified and ordinary dividends and why it matters for income ETFs. https://weeklyyield.com/education/qualified-vs-ordinary-dividends
- Dividend Yield vs SEC Yield. Understanding two very different yield calculations and which one to trust. https://weeklyyield.com/education/dividend-yield-vs-sec-yield

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