Data as of .
CONY vs XDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year CONY paid 40.0% of its price in cash against XDTE’s 26.9%, though XDTE returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: CONY scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 61 income ETFs writing on a single company. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CONY and XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in CONY | Only in XDTE |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 37.96% | SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 67.54% |
| TREASURY BILL 25.76% | SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 25.09% |
| TREASURY BILL 25.29% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.36% |
| TREASURY BILL 7.55% | |
| TREASURY BILL 3.44% |
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 and Sep 11, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONY | XDTE | CONY | XDTE | CONY | XDTE | |
| 3 months | +10.8% | +3.9% | 16.9% | 5.1% | +1.2 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 6 months | −4.2% | +13.4% | 30.2% | 10.5% | +6.2 pts | −2.6 pts |
| 1 year | −41.0% | +16.6% | 40.0% | 26.9% | +4.9 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 3 years | +30.7% | not published | 162.8% | not published | −84.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +37.6% | +45.7% | 171.5% | 59.3% | −83.7 pts | −7.2 pts |
| CONY YieldMax(R) COIN Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on COIN, paying weekly | XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Roundhill |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Coinbase (COIN) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 91.0% | 17.6% |
| Expense ratio | 1.04% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 40.0% | 26.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −72.9% | −12.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | −41.0% | +16.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −45.9% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | +4.9 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 59% | not published |
| Age | 1123 days | 918 days |
CONY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, CONY paid 40.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 72.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −41.0%. Coinbase (COIN) returned −45.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.9 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 91.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 59% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
XDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XDTE paid 26.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.6%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, CONY or XDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, CONY paid 40.0% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 26.9%, 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 XDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, CONY returned −41.0% and XDTE returned +16.6% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so XDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, CONY or XDTE?
- CONY charges 1.04% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so XDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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