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MSTY vs SDTY: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year MSTY paid 35.1% of its price in cash against SDTY’s 24.7%, though SDTY returned more with it reinvested.

YieldMax(R) MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF and YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF, side by side, income ETFs on ETFIQ.

35.1%MSTY cash paid, 1 year
24.7%SDTY cash paid, 1 year
−54.4%MSTY total return, 1 year
+16.9%SDTY total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SDTY scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

MSTY 49.1SDTY 509.1, the lowest in this set97.6, the highest

A percentile among the 61 income ETFs writing on a single company. 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

MSTY5.5 pts ahead of MSTR · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
MSTR−59.8%MSTY−54.4%5.5 pts ahead of MSTRTotal return, distributions reinvestedMSTR−59.8%MSTY−54.4%5.5 pts ahead of MSTR
SDTY0.6 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
SPY+17.5%SDTY+16.9%24.7% as cash0.6 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+17.5%SDTY+16.9%0.6 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MSTY and SDTY hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MSTY and SDTY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingMSTYSDTY
TREASURY BILL4.07%92.47%
TREASURY BILL20.64%3.84%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MSTYOnly in SDTY
TREASURY BILL 21.68%TREASURY BILL 3.68%
TREASURY BILL 21.18%
TREASURY BILL 17.38%
TREASURY BILL 15.04%
Strategy Inc 0.01%

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 Jan 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

MSTY and SDTY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
MSTYSDTYMSTYSDTYMSTYSDTY
3 months+3.8%+4.6%16.1%6.1%−1.8 pts+1.3 pts
6 months−7.2%+14.8%32.0%13.8%−1.0 pts−1.2 pts
1 year−54.4%+16.9%35.1%24.7%+5.5 pts−0.6 pts
Since launch+56.5%+21.9%223.1%35.1%−27.1 pts−6.3 pts
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MSTY and SDTY on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MSTY
YieldMax(R) MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF
Synthetic covered call on MSTR, paying weekly
SDTY
YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerYieldMaxYieldMax
Strategysynthetic covered call0DTE covered call
BenchmarkMicroStrategy (MSTR)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysweeklyweekly
Payout rate, annualized110.5%21.0%
Expense ratio0.99%1.08%
Cash paid, 1 year35.1%24.7%
Price change, 1 year−80.9%−9.9%
Total return, 1 year−54.4%+16.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year−59.8%+17.5%
Ahead or behind+5.5 pts−0.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate99%63%
Age932 days582 days

MSTY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, MSTY paid 35.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 80.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −54.4%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) returned −59.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.5 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 110.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

SDTY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, SDTY paid 24.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 63% of the distribution paid Sep 10, 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, MSTY or SDTY?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, MSTY paid 35.1% of its starting price in cash and SDTY paid 24.7%, so MSTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, MSTY or SDTY?
With every distribution reinvested, MSTY returned −54.4% and SDTY returned +16.9% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so SDTY returned more.
Which is cheaper, MSTY or SDTY?
MSTY charges 0.99% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so MSTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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MSTY against SDTY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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