Data as of .
DDDD vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?
DDDD and SPUT both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and SPUT hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DDDD | SPUT |
|---|---|---|
| Chevron Corp | 4.25% | 0.30% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 4.01% | 0.28% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 3.84% | 0.28% |
| Home Depot Inc/The | 3.68% | 0.27% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 4.30% | 0.25% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 4.93% | 0.22% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 3.32% | 0.21% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 3.50% | 0.18% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 3.96% | 0.17% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.73% | 0.16% |
| Amgen Inc | 4.38% | 0.15% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 4.53% | 0.13% |
| Only in DDDD | Only in SPUT |
|---|---|
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.65% | TREASURY BILL 49.24% |
| Snap-on Inc 0.48% | NVIDIA Corp 3.85% |
| East West Bancorp Inc 0.44% | Apple Inc 3.22% |
| HF Sinclair Corp 0.44% | Microsoft Corp 2.47% |
| APA Corp 0.40% | Amazon.com Inc 2.09% |
| Fidelity National Financial Inc 0.27% | Alphabet Inc 1.84% |
| American Financial Group Inc/OH 0.24% | Broadcom Inc 1.60% |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp 0.23% | Alphabet Inc 1.59% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDDD | SPUT | DDDD | SPUT | DDDD | SPUT | |
| 3 months | +4.9% | +2.4% | 1.6% | 1.1% | +2.6 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +10.5% | +11.5% | 1.7% | 2.5% | −7.6 pts | −6.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +11.5% | not published | 5.2% | not published | −5.1 pts |
| Since launch | +8.7% | +22.4% | 1.6% | 8.5% | −6.5 pts | −15.6 pts |
| DDDD YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY | SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Innovator |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 18.4% | 4.7% |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 1.6% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.0% | +6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.7% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | +11.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.5 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 67% | not published |
| Age | 190 days | 553 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $17m |
DDDD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, DDDD paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Jul 6, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
SPUT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DDDD or SPUT?
- DDDD charges 1.01% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so SPUT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DDDD against SPUT, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dddd-vs-sput Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.