Data as of .
IWMY vs RDTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year RDTY paid 34.2% of its price in cash against IWMY’s 29.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: RDTY scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IWMY and RDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IWMY | Only in RDTY |
|---|---|
| Rut 12/18/2026 200.34 C 92.47% | TREASURY BILL 100.00% |
| Cash & Other 4.95% | |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 2.71% | |
| Rut 09/21/2026 2868.98 C 0.22% | |
| Rut 09/21/2026 2860.4 C -0.35% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IWMY | RDTY | IWMY | RDTY | IWMY | RDTY | |
| 3 months | −3.9% | +0.8% | 7.2% | 8.8% | −0.3 pts | +4.4 pts |
| 6 months | +14.5% | +19.6% | 16.1% | 19.5% | −3.4 pts | +1.7 pts |
| 1 year | +6.3% | +15.7% | 29.9% | 34.2% | −10.9 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Since launch | +41.5% | +30.1% | 91.8% | 49.9% | −37.1 pts | −10.8 pts |
| IWMY Defiance R2000 Weekly Distribution ETF Option income on IWM, paying weekly | RDTY YieldMax(R) R2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on IWM, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Defiance | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Russell 2000 (IWM) | Russell 2000 (IWM) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 30.2% | 29.1% |
| Expense ratio | 1.05% | 1.73% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 29.9% | 34.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −24.9% | −21.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.3% | +15.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.2% | +17.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.9 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | 70% |
| Age | 1053 days | 561 days |
| Net assets | $90m | $19m |
IWMY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IWMY paid 29.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 24.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.3%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +17.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.2%, paid weekly. Defiance 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).
RDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDTY paid 34.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +17.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.1%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 70% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, IWMY or RDTY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IWMY paid 29.9% of its starting price in cash and RDTY paid 34.2%, so RDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, IWMY or RDTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, IWMY returned +6.3% and RDTY returned +15.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RDTY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, IWMY or RDTY?
- IWMY charges 1.05% a year and RDTY charges 1.73%, so IWMY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, IWMY against RDTY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/iwmy-vs-rdty Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.