Which returned more over the last year, SDTY or VYM?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDTY returned +16.9% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SDTY or VYM?

SDTY charges 1.08% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are SDTY and VYM the same kind of fund?

No. SDTY is an option-income ETF and VYM is an index 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 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SDTY vs VYM: how they differ

Over the year VYM returned more, +17.6% against +16.9%, and VYM charges 0.04% against 1.08%.

YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SDTY and VYM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SDTY	Only in VYM
TREASURY BILL 92.47%	Broadcom Inc 8.07%
TREASURY BILL 3.84%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36%
TREASURY BILL 3.68%	Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73%
	Johnson & Johnson 2.31%
	Caterpillar Inc 1.73%
	AbbVie Inc 1.57%
	Cisco Systems Inc 1.52%
	Chevron Corp 1.51%

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 Apr 30, 2026.

SDTY and VYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SDTY YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Where it sits	Income ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	YieldMax	Vanguard
What it is	0DTE covered call, vs SPY	US high dividend
Total return, 1 year	+16.9%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.6 pts	+0.1 pts
Cash paid, 1 year	24.7%	not an income fund
Expense ratio	1.08%	0.04%
Holdings	not filed	608

SDTY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, SDTY paid 24.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 63% of the distribution paid Sep 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

VYM in plain words

VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SDTY or VYM?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDTY returned +16.9% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SDTY or VYM?: SDTY charges 1.08% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are SDTY and VYM the same kind of fund?: No. SDTY is an option-income ETF and VYM is an index 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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