Which paid more, JOYT or SDTY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% 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, JOYT or SDTY?

With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +14.6% and SDTY +14.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, JOYT or SDTY?

JOYT charges 0.35% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JOYT vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.9% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $117m for JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF and $40m for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

0.9%

JOYT cash paid, 1 year

24.9%

SDTY cash paid, 1 year

+14.6%

JOYT total return, 1 year

+14.7%

SDTY total return, 1 year

JOYT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY

JOYT

+14.6%

SPY

+14.8%

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

0.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 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

JOYT costs 0.73 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; JOYT is 2.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JOYT vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JOYT	SDTY
Paid and earned
Measure	JOYT	SDTY
Total return, 1 year	+14.6%	+14.7%
Price change, 1 year	rose 13.7%	fell 12.3%
Against its benchmark
Measure	JOYT	SDTY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	JOYT	SDTY
Expense ratio	0.35%	1.08%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$117m	$40m
Holdings
Measure	JOYT	SDTY
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · JOYT scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score99.1JOYT40.4SDTY

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

JOYT 99.1

SDTY 40.4

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

By the books each fund has filed, JOYT and SDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JOYT SDTY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JOYT

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.18%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.29%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.57%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16%

ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.53%

BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17%

WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 2.11%

Only in SDTY

SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 85.22%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 1.62%

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Side by side

JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly

Issuer JPMorgan YieldMax

Strategy option income 0DTE covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays quarterly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 0.7% 23.2%

Expense ratio 0.35% 1.08%

Cash paid, 1 year 0.9% 24.9%

Price change, 1 year +13.7% −12.3%

Total return, 1 year +14.6% +14.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −0.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 1.2 years 1.7 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $117m $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: JOYT vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JOYT	SDTY	JOYT	SDTY	JOYT	SDTY
3 months	+2.0%	+1.2%	0.2%	5.4%	+2.2 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+7.8%	+6.6%	0.4%	11.7%	+2.8 pts	+1.5 pts
1 year	+14.6%	+14.7%	0.9%	24.9%	−0.1 pts	−0.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JOYT Aug 2025 · SDTY Feb 2025	+21.6%	+23.8%	0.9%	37.8%	+0.1 pts	−5.3 pts

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About each fund

JOYT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) 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 0.7%, paid quarterly.

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, JOYT or SDTY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% 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, JOYT or SDTY?: With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +14.6% and SDTY +14.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JOYT or SDTY?: JOYT charges 0.35% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →JOYT on its own →SDTY on its own →JOYT dividend history →JOYT holdings →SDTY dividend history →SDTY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

JOYT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JOYT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

SDTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SDTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for SDTY ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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