Which paid more, SDTY or XYLD?

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.8% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 11.1%, so SDTY 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 XYLD?

With every distribution reinvested, SDTY returned +18.8% and XYLD returned +18.6% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so SDTY returned more.

Which is cheaper, SDTY or XYLD?

SDTY charges 1.08% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so XYLD 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 XYLD

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

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SDTY and XYLD on the income desk fields, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SDTY YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF
Issuer	YieldMax	Global X
Strategy	0DTE covered call	covered call
Benchmark	S&P 500 (SPY)	All-country world (ACWI)
Pays	weekly	monthly
Payout rate, annualised	20.9%	9.0%
Expense ratio	1.08%	0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year	24.8%	11.1%
Price change, 1 year	−8.4%	+6.5%
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	+18.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year	+20.0%	+22.7%
Ahead or behind	−1.2 pts	−4.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate	43%	93%
Age	575 days	4820 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).

XYLD in plain words

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, XYLD paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.6%. All-country world (ACWI) returned +22.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 9.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 XYLD?: Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.8% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 11.1%, so SDTY 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 XYLD?: With every distribution reinvested, SDTY returned +18.8% and XYLD returned +18.6% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so SDTY returned more.
Which is cheaper, SDTY or XYLD?: SDTY charges 1.08% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so XYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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