Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or TSLY?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +30.3% and TSLY returned +7.7%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SCHD or TSLY?

SCHD charges 0.06% a year and TSLY charges 1.07%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are SCHD and TSLY the same kind of fund?

No. SCHD is an index ETF and TSLY is an option-income ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

SCHD vs TSLY

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Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and YieldMax(R) TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF.

SCHD and TSLY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	TSLY YieldMax(R) TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Income desk
Issuer	Schwab	YieldMax
What it is	US dividend	synthetic covered call, vs TSLA
Total return, 1 year	+30.3%	+7.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+4.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	+10.3 pts	+3.1 pts
Cash paid, 1 year	not an income fund	55.9%
Expense ratio	0.06%	1.07%
Holdings	99	n/a

SCHD in plain words

SCHD is a index equity fund tracking US dividend. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +30.3% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%.

TSLY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, TSLY paid 55.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 41.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Tesla (TSLA) returned +4.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 48.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 36% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or TSLY?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +30.3% and TSLY returned +7.7%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHD or TSLY?: SCHD charges 0.06% a year and TSLY charges 1.07%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are SCHD and TSLY the same kind of fund?: No. SCHD is an index ETF and TSLY is an option-income ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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