Data as of .
FTHI vs YSPC: which paid, and which earned it?
FTHI and YSPC both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTHI and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FTHI | Only in YSPC |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc. 7.75% | United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 43.24% |
| NVIDIA Corporation 6.90% | United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 34.02% |
| US Dollar 5.90% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.09% |
| Microsoft Corporation 2.94% | SPCX 10/16/2026 150.01 C 6.39% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.67% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 5.82% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 2.53% | SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 162.500 0.62% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 2.52% | SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 157.500 0.07% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 2.41% | SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 152.500 -0.15% |
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 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTHI | YSPC | FTHI | YSPC | FTHI | YSPC | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | not published | 2.2% | not published | −0.6 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +9.8% | not published | 4.6% | not published | −8.2 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +9.7% | not published | 8.9% | not published | −6.9 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +47.9% | not published | 28.9% | not published | −30.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +156.3% | +6.4% | 82.6% | 10.9% | −257.8 pts | +5.3 pts |
| FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | YSPC YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.0% | 63.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.9% | 10.9% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.3% | −5.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.7% | +6.4% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +1.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.9 pts | +5.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 4637 days | 65 days |
| Net assets | $2.5bn | $32m |
FTHI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly.
YSPC in plain words
Over the period since launch on Jul 15, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YSPC paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +1.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 63.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, FTHI or YSPC?
- FTHI charges 0.75% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so FTHI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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