Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DDDD vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DDDD and ULTY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $7.8m for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF and $576m for YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF.
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
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, 2026.4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings
ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
−16.8%
ULTY
−12.4%
4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings
ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
−16.8%
ULTY
−12.4%
46.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
DDDD costs 0.29 points a year less; ULTY is far larger, $576m against $7.8m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DDDD | ULTY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | −12.4% |
| Price change | rose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026) | fell 55.5% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment | 100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks, measured through SCHD | its own holdings |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 1.30% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $7.8m | $576m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and ULTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | DDDD | ULTY | DDDD | ULTY | DDDD | ULTY |
| 3 months | +7.5% | −8.3% | 1.6% | 14.3% | −1.0 pts | +3.4 pts |
| 6 months | +13.6% | −9.9% | 3.3% | 26.6% | −2.6 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 1 year | – | −12.4% | – | 46.0% | – | +4.4 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: DDDD Mar 2026 · ULTY Feb 2024 | +17.1% | −1.9% | 3.4% | 87.9% | −3.3 pts | not measured |
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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.
ULTY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.4%. ULTY's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned −16.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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