Data as of .
DDDD vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?
DDDD and YYY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DDDD | Only in YYY |
|---|---|
| Merck & Co Inc 4.93% | abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.61% |
| Abbott Laboratories 4.53% | BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.33% |
| Amgen Inc 4.38% | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.32% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 4.30% | Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.30% |
| Chevron Corp 4.25% | PIMCO High Income Fund 3.04% |
| ConocoPhillips 4.07% | Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 2.98% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 4.01% | Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.66% |
| Verizon Communications Inc 3.96% | Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 2.45% |
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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDDD | YYY | DDDD | YYY | DDDD | YYY | |
| 3 months | +4.9% | −2.5% | 1.6% | 3.1% | +2.6 pts | −4.8 pts |
| 6 months | +10.5% | +4.7% | 1.7% | 6.5% | −7.6 pts | −13.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.4% | not published | 12.1% | not published | −13.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +37.1% | not published | 37.7% | not published | −41.3 pts |
| Since launch | +8.7% | +117.8% | 1.6% | 112.4% | −6.5 pts | −519.1 pts |
| DDDD YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY | YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Amplify |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 18.4% | 13.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 3.23% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 1.6% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.0% | −8.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.7% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | +3.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.5 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 67% | not published |
| Age | 190 days | 5211 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $702m |
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).
YYY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YYY paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DDDD or YYY?
- DDDD charges 1.01% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so DDDD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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