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DDDD vs NLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $7.8m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF, and $5.3m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF.

At a glance
3.4%
DDDD cash paid, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
5.0%
NLSI cash paid, since launch, Dec 10, 2025
+17.1%
DDDD total return, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
+17.7%
NLSI total return, since launch, Dec 10, 2025
DDDD · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 3.3 pts behind SCHD
DDDD
+17.1%
SCHD
+20.4%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.4% as cash

3.3 pts behind SCHD

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

3.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NLSI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 5 pts ahead of SPY
NLSI
+17.7%
SPY
+12.7%

5 pts ahead of SPY

NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.7%

NLSI

+17.7%

5.0% as cash

5 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5 pts ahead of SPY

NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.7%

NLSI

+17.7%

5 pts ahead of SPY

5.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +20.4%. NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +20.4%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DDDD costs 1.88 points a year less; DDDD is 1.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DDDD vs NLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDDDDNLSI
Paid and earned
Price changerose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026)rose 12.0% (since Dec 10, 2025)
Return of capital, issuer estimate76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks, measured through SCHDS&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 3.3 ptsahead by 5.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.01%2.89%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$7.7m$5.3m
Holdings
Holdings in common4%

Method

What they share

4%

By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and NLSI hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DDDD NLSI
Chevron Corp 3.94% 4.51%
Ares Management Corp 0.68% -1.72%
Fastenal Co 1.45% -1.90%
Altria Group Inc 3.09% -2.17%
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Only in DDDD
Texas Instruments Inc 4.70%
Procter & Gamble Co 4.37%
Home Depot Inc 4.29%
Coca-Cola Co 4.18%
Amgen Inc 4.16%
Abbott Laboratories 4.02%
QUALCOMM Inc 3.92%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 3.91%
Only in NLSI
Micron Technology Inc 12.00%
Marathon Petroleum Corp 5.94%
Valero Energy Corp 5.14%
Intuit Inc 4.45%
Walt Disney Co 4.42%
Phillips 66 4.39%
Comfort Systems USA Inc 4.30%
PayPal Holdings Inc 4.29%
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Side by side

DDDD YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF · Synthetic covered call on SCHD NLSI NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer YieldMax NEOS
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark US dividend stocks (SCHD) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 18.3% 5.6%
Expense ratio 1.01% 2.89%
Cash paid, 1 year 3.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) 5.0% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025)
Price change, 1 year +13.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +12.0% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025)
Total return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +17.7% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year +20.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +12.7% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025)
Ahead or behind −3.3 pts (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +5.0 pts (since launch, Dec 10, 2025)
Return of capital, latest estimate 76% 100%
Age 237 days 329 days
Net assets, DDDD as of Nov 3, 2026 and NLSI as of Oct 28, 2026 $7.8m $5.3m

As of Nov 4, 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: DDDD vs NLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDDDDNLSIDDDDNLSIDDDDNLSI
3 months+7.5%+6.7%1.6%1.4%−1.0 pts+6.9 pts
6 months+13.6%+21.4%3.3%3.0%−2.6 pts+16.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DDDD Mar 2026 · NLSI Dec 2025+17.1%+17.7%3.4%5.0%−3.3 pts+4.9 pts

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About each fund
DDDD

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, DDDD paid 3.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. US dividend stocks (SCHD) returned +20.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.3%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

NLSI

Over the period from its first trade on Dec 10, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, NLSI paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DDDD or NLSI?
DDDD charges 1.01% a year and NLSI charges 2.89%, so DDDD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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