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CONY vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CONY paid 32.2% of its price in cash against SDTY’s 24.6%, though SDTY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $339m for YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF and $41m for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

At a glance
32.2%
CONY cash paid, 1 year
24.6%
SDTY cash paid, 1 year
−46.4%
CONY total return, 1 year
+13.4%
SDTY total return, 1 year
CONY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 7.9 pts ahead of COIN
CONY
−46.4%
COIN
−54.3%

7.9 pts ahead of COIN

CONY over 1 year: paid 32.2%, price −73.9%, total −46.4%, COIN −54.3%, +7.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

COIN

−54.3%

CONY

−46.4%

7.9 pts ahead of COIN

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.9 pts ahead of COIN

CONY over 1 year: paid 32.2%, price −73.9%, total −46.4%, COIN −54.3%, +7.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

COIN

−54.3%

CONY

−46.4%

7.9 pts ahead of COIN

32.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CONY over 1 year: paid 32.2%, price −73.9%, total −46.4%, COIN −54.3%, +7.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.
SDTY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 About even with VOO
SDTY
+13.4%
VOO
+13.7%

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.6%, price −13.3%, total +13.4%, VOO +13.7%, −0.3 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

VOO

+13.7%

SDTY

+13.4%

24.6% as cash

about even with VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.6%, price −13.3%, total +13.4%, VOO +13.7%, −0.3 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

VOO

+13.7%

SDTY

+13.4%

about even with VOO

24.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.6%, price −13.3%, total +13.4%, VOO +13.7%, −0.3 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CONY costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 59.8 points; CONY is 8.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CONY vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCONYSDTY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−46.4%+13.4%
Price change, 1 yearfell 73.9%fell 13.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate21% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment58% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkCoinbase (COIN)Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.04%1.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$339m$41m
Holdings
Holdings in common2%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SDTY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

CONY among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company

IQ Income Score16.9CONY39.9SDTY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 74 income ETFs writing on a single company and 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

CONY 16.9
0.7, the lowest in this set 99.3, the highest

SDTY among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company

SDTY 39.9
0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

A percentile among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. SDTY is a percentile among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company, a different set, so the two marks are not on one scale. One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 28, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Feb 14, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026 · 88 weekly returns
CONY SDTY
Return
Total return edge SDTY −46.2% +21.6%
Annualized edge SDTY −30.6% +12.2%
Price return edge SDTY −85.8% −21.0%
Risk
Volatility edge SDTY 55.6% 13.9%
Max drawdown edge SDTY −60.8% −17.2%
Downside capture 97.3% 91.0%
Beta 0.74 0.87
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge SDTY −0.45 0.62
Sortino edge SDTY −0.63 0.82
Treynor 0.315 0.098
Calmar edge SDTY −0.50 0.71
Against the benchmark
Alpha −13.1% a year −1.4% a year
Alpha t-stat −1.62 −0.47
Information ratio −1.04 −0.65
Tracking error 25.2% 4.4%

Each against its own benchmark: CONY against COIN, Aug 25, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026; SDTY against VOO, Feb 14, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

SDTY returned more: +21.6% to −46.2%. SDTY swung less: 13.9% to 55.6%. SDTY fell less at its worst: −17.2% to −60.8%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: CONY vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCONYSDTYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−46.2%+21.6%SDTYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized−30.6%+12.2%SDTYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−85.8%−21.0%SDTYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility55.6%13.9%SDTYSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation39.9%10.4%SDTYLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−60.8%−17.2%SDTYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture33.2%79.6%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture97.3%91.0%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.740.87Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.940.92Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe−0.450.62SDTYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino−0.630.82SDTYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.3150.098Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar−0.500.71SDTYAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkCOINVOOThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−13.1% a year−1.4% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−1.62−0.47Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−29.1% to +2.8%−7.6% to +4.7%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−1.04−0.65Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error25.2%4.4%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 88 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

2%

By the books each fund has filed, CONY and SDTY hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 28, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CONY SDTY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 15.23% 1.61%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in CONY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 27.08%
COIN US 11/20/26 C170 3.18%
COIN US 12/18/26 C185 2.34%
COIN US 10/30/26 C180 0.50%
COIN US 10/30/26 C177.5 0.19%
COIN US 10/30/26 C182.5 0.13%
COIN US 10/30/26 C185 0.04%
COIN US 10/30/26 C167.5 -0.01%
Only in SDTY
SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 85.46%
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Side by side

CONY YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on COIN, paying weekly SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly
Strategy synthetic covered call 0DTE covered call
Benchmark Coinbase (COIN) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 58.5% 23.3%
Expense ratio 1.04% 1.08%
Cash paid, 1 year 32.2% 24.6%
Price change, 1 year −73.9% −13.3%
Total return, 1 year −46.4% +13.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year −54.3% +13.7%
Ahead or behind +7.9 pts −0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 21% 58%
Age 3.2 years 1.7 years
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $339m $41m

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: CONY vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowCONYSDTYCONYSDTYCONYSDTY
3 months+4.5%+5.8%17.6%5.7%+3.1 pts−0.3 pts
6 months−5.0%+9.7%30.0%12.1%+5.7 pts+0.6 pts
1 year−46.4%+13.4%32.2%24.6%+7.9 pts−0.3 pts
3 years+33.8%–180.5%–−95.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: CONY Aug 2023 · SDTY Feb 2025+30.9%+23.9%172.2%37.5%−74.1 pts−6.1 pts

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CONY and SDTY are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Income paid. CONY paid 32.2% and SDTY 24.6% (cash paid over 1 year, as a share of its price at the start), a gap of 7.6 points.
  2. What each is measured against. CONY is measured against Coinbase (COIN) and SDTY against Vanguard S&P 500 ETF through VOO.
  3. Holdings in common. 2% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 28, 2026).

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
CONY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CONY paid 32.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 73.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −46.4%. Coinbase (COIN) returned −54.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.9 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 58.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 21% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

SDTY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SDTY paid 24.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.4%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +13.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.3%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 58% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, CONY or SDTY?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CONY paid 32.2% of its starting price in cash and SDTY paid 24.6%, so CONY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, CONY or SDTY?
With every distribution reinvested, CONY returned −46.4% and SDTY +13.4% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
Which is cheaper, CONY or SDTY?
CONY charges 1.04% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so CONY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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