Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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DDDD vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $7.8m for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF and $40m for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

At a glance
3.4%
DDDD cash paid, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
24.9%
SDTY cash paid, 1 year
+17.1%
DDDD total return, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
+14.7%
SDTY total return, 1 year
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.
SDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with VOO
SDTY
+14.7%
VOO
+14.8%

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% of it arrived as cash

about even with VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% as cash

about even with VOO

24.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DDDD costs 0.07 points a year less; SDTY is 5.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DDDD vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDDDDSDTY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+14.7%
Price changerose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026)fell 12.3% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks, measured through SCHDVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.01%1.08%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$7.8m$40m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Mar 20, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 32 weekly returns
DDDD SDTY
Return
Total return edge DDDD (slight) +18.0% +16.2%
Price return edge DDDD +14.3% −0.8%
Risk
Max drawdown edge SDTY −5.7% −2.4%
Reading

From Mar 2026 to Oct 2026, DDDD returned slightly more: +18.0% to +16.2%. SDTY fell less at its worst: −2.4% to −5.7%.

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Risk and return: DDDD vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDDDDSDTYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+18.0%+16.2%DDDD (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return+14.3%−0.8%DDDDPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−5.7%−2.4%SDTYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 32 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and SDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DDDD SDTY
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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%
Chevron Corp 3.94%
QUALCOMM Inc 3.92%
Only in SDTY
SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 85.22%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 1.62%
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Side by side

DDDD YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF · Synthetic covered call on SCHD 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 US dividend stocks (SCHD) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays not established weekly
Payout rate, annualized 18.3% 23.2%
Expense ratio 1.01% 1.08%
Cash paid, 1 year 3.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) 24.9%
Price change, 1 year +13.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) −12.3%
Total return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +14.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +20.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +14.8%
Ahead or behind −3.3 pts (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) −0.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 76% not published
Age 237 days 1.7 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.8m $40m

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 SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDDDDSDTYDDDDSDTYDDDDSDTY
3 months+7.5%+1.2%1.6%5.4%−1.0 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+13.6%+6.6%3.3%11.7%−2.6 pts+1.5 pts
1 year–+14.7%–24.9%–−0.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DDDD Mar 2026 · SDTY Feb 2025+17.1%+23.8%3.4%37.8%−3.3 pts−5.3 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.

SDTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.2%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DDDD or SDTY?
DDDD charges 1.01% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so DDDD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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