Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

vsOpen in the appCompare their flowsaskIQ about these two fundsAsk the committee about these two funds
Income ETFs

DJIA vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Share
Share on XDownload as PDF

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its price in cash against DJIA’s 10.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

askIQ about this page

askIQ about DJIA and SDTY

Net assets: $191m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF, and $40m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

At a glance
10.1%
DJIA cash paid, 1 year
24.9%
SDTY cash paid, 1 year
+13.9%
DJIA total return, 1 year
+14.7%
SDTY total return, 1 year
DJIA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind DIA
DJIA
+13.9%
DIA
+14.9%

1 pt behind DIA

DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DIA

+14.9%

DJIA

+13.9%

10.1% of it arrived as cash

1 pt behind DIA

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind DIA

DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DIA

+14.9%

DJIA

+13.9%

10.1% as cash

1 pt behind DIA

10.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with VOO
SDTY
+14.7%
VOO
+14.8%

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% of it arrived as cash

about even with VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% as cash

about even with VOO

24.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DJIA costs 0.48 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; DJIA is 6.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DJIA vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDJIASDTY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.9%+14.7%
Price change, 1 yearrose 2.9%fell 12.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate70% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIAVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.60%1.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$191m$29m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DJIA scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score74.6DJIA40.4SDTY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and SDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DJIA SDTY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DJIA
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.67%
CATERPILLAR INC. 9.34%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.33%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.75%
AMGEN INC. 4.42%
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.29%
VISA INC. 4.20%
ALPHABET INC. 4.08%
Only in SDTY
SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 85.22%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 1.62%
Check overlap with more funds →

Side by side

DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on DIA, paying monthly SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly
Strategy covered call 0DTE covered call
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 23.2%
Expense ratio 0.60% 1.08%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.1% 24.9%
Price change, 1 year +2.9% −12.3%
Total return, 1 year +13.9% +14.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −1.0 pts −0.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 70% not published
Age 4.7 years 1.7 years
Net assets, DJIA as of Oct 12, 2026 and SDTY as of Nov 3, 2026 $191m $40m

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: DJIA vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDJIASDTYDJIASDTYDJIASDTY
3 months+1.4%+1.2%1.7%5.4%+2.8 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+8.7%+6.6%3.7%11.7%+1.2 pts+1.5 pts
1 year+13.9%+14.7%10.1%24.9%−1.0 pts−0.1 pts
3 years+41.7%–30.4%–−22.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DJIA Feb 2022 · SDTY Feb 2025+46.0%+23.8%40.8%37.8%−27.9 pts−5.3 pts

– means no data for this window. Open this comparison in the app →

Alert

SDTY flows, by email on Sundays.

One-click unsubscribe. See Privacy.

About each fund
DJIA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.9%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +14.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 70% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

SDTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.2%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DJIA or SDTY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting price in cash and SDTY paid 24.9%, so SDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DJIA or SDTY?
With every distribution reinvested, DJIA returned +13.9% and SDTY +14.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DJIA or SDTY?
DJIA charges 0.60% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so DJIA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, DJIA against SDTY, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/djia-vs-sdty

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.