Which is cheaper, DDDD or YSPC?

DDDD and YSPC both charge 1.01% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DDDD vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

DDDD and YSPC 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 $42m for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

DDDD on its own →YSPC on its own →

At a glance

3.4%

DDDD cash paid, since launch, Mar 12, 2026

16.7%

YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026

+17.1%

DDDD total return, since launch, Mar 12, 2026

−2.1%

YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026

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.

YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC

−2.1%

SPCX

+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 1.01% a year; YSPC is 5.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DDDD vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DDDD	YSPC
Paid and earned
Measure	DDDD	YSPC
Price change	rose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026)	fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DDDD	YSPC
Benchmark	US dividend stocks, measured through SCHD	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	DDDD	YSPC
Expense ratio	1.01%	1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$7.8m	$42m
Holdings
Measure	DDDD	YSPC
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DDDD YSPC

Only in one fund ↓

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 YSPC

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%

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Side by side

DDDD YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF · Synthetic covered call on SCHD YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly

Issuer YieldMax YieldMax

Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark US dividend stocks (SCHD) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Pays not established weekly

Payout rate, annualized 18.3% 60.1%

Expense ratio 1.01% 1.01%

Cash paid, 1 year 3.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +13.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +20.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Ahead or behind −3.3 pts (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 76% not published

Age 237 days 112 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.8m $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DDDD	YSPC	DDDD	YSPC	DDDD	YSPC
3 months	+7.5%	+11.7%	1.6%	18.2%	−1.0 pts	−13.8 pts
6 months	+13.6%	–	3.3%	–	−2.6 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: DDDD Mar 2026 · YSPC Jul 2026	+17.1%	−2.1%	3.4%	16.7%	−3.3 pts	−2.5 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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DDDD or YSPC?: DDDD and YSPC both charge 1.01% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

US dividend stocks (SCHD) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →DDDD on its own →YSPC on its own →DDDD dividend history →DDDD holdings →YSPC dividend history →YSPC holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DDDD and YSPC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DDDD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DDDD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for DDDD ↗

YSPC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YSPC 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YSPC ↗

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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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