Which is cheaper, ISPY or YSPC?

ISPY charges 0.55% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ISPY vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

ISPY and YSPC both write options for income.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF, and $42m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

6.2%

ISPY cash paid, 1 year

16.7%

YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026

+11.3%

ISPY total return, 1 year

−2.1%

YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026

ISPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY

+11.3%

SPY

+14.8%

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

3.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

3.5 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 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

ISPY costs 0.46 points a year less; ISPY is far larger, $1.1bn against $42m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ISPY vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ISPY	YSPC
Paid and earned
Measure	ISPY	YSPC
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	not published
Price change	rose 4.8% (1 year)	fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Measure	ISPY	YSPC
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	ISPY	YSPC
Expense ratio	0.55%	1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$1.1bn	$42m
Holdings
Measure	ISPY	YSPC
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ISPY YSPC

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ISPY

NVIDIA Corp. 6.80%

Apple, Inc. 5.92%

Microsoft Corp. 4.80%

Amazon.com, Inc. 3.24%

Alphabet, Inc. 2.53%

Broadcom, Inc. 2.23%

Alphabet, Inc. 2.02%

Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.60%

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

ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly

Issuer ProShares YieldMax

Strategy option income synthetic covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 6.0% 60.1%

Expense ratio 0.55% 1.01%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +4.8% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +11.3% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Ahead or behind −3.5 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 87% not published

Age 2.9 years 112 days

Net assets, ISPY as of Nov 4, 2026 and YSPC as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.2bn $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: ISPY vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ISPY	YSPC	ISPY	YSPC	ISPY	YSPC
3 months	−0.5%	+11.7%	1.5%	18.2%	−0.3 pts	−13.8 pts
6 months	+3.8%	–	3.1%	–	−1.2 pts	–
1 year	+11.3%	–	6.2%	–	−3.5 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: ISPY Dec 2023 · YSPC Jul 2026	+54.0%	−2.1%	27.1%	16.7%	−15.1 pts	−2.5 pts

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About each fund

ISPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 87% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 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, ISPY or YSPC?: ISPY charges 0.55% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →ISPY on its own →YSPC on its own →ISPY dividend history →ISPY holdings →YSPC dividend history →YSPC holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ISPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISPY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ISPY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

ProShares page for ISPY ↗

YSPC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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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