Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DDDD vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DDDD and YYY 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 $674m for Amplify CEF High Income 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%
3.4% 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.Not measured
YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YYY
+1.9%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YYY
+1.9%
12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
DDDD costs 2.22 points a year less; YYY is far larger, $674m against $7.8m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DDDD | YYY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +1.9% |
| Price change | rose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026) | fell 10.3% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment | 18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks, measured through SCHD | its own holdings |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 3.23% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $7.8m | $674m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and YYY 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 | YYY | DDDD | YYY | DDDD | YYY |
| 3 months | +7.5% | −4.9% | 1.6% | 3.2% | −1.0 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +13.6% | −4.1% | 3.3% | 6.2% | −2.6 pts | not measured |
| 1 year | – | +1.9% | – | 12.4% | – | not measured |
| 3 years | – | +35.2% | – | 38.6% | – | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: DDDD Mar 2026 · YYY Jun 2012 | +17.1% | +114.4% | 3.4% | 113.6% | −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.
No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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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