Which paid more, SDTY or TSLY?

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.8% of its starting price in cash and TSLY paid 55.9%, so TSLY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, SDTY or TSLY?

With every distribution reinvested, SDTY returned +18.8% and TSLY returned +7.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so SDTY returned more.

Which is cheaper, SDTY or TSLY?

SDTY charges 1.08% a year and TSLY charges 1.07%, so TSLY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.

SDTY vs TSLY

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YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and YieldMax(R) TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF, side by side on the income desk.

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SDTY and TSLY on the income desk fields, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SDTY YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	TSLY YieldMax(R) TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF
Issuer	YieldMax	YieldMax
Strategy	0DTE covered call	synthetic covered call
Benchmark	S&P 500 (SPY)	Tesla (TSLA)
Pays	weekly	weekly
Payout rate, annualised	20.9%	48.5%
Expense ratio	1.08%	1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year	24.8%	55.9%
Price change, 1 year	−8.4%	−41.6%
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	+7.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year	+20.0%	+4.6%
Ahead or behind	−1.2 pts	+3.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate	43%	36%
Age	575 days	1381 days

SDTY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 20.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 43% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).

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 paid more, SDTY or TSLY?: Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.8% of its starting price in cash and TSLY paid 55.9%, so TSLY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, SDTY or TSLY?: With every distribution reinvested, SDTY returned +18.8% and TSLY returned +7.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so SDTY returned more.
Which is cheaper, SDTY or TSLY?: SDTY charges 1.08% a year and TSLY charges 1.07%, so TSLY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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