Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
MSTY vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MSTY paid 33.4% of its price in cash against SDTY’s 24.6%, though SDTY returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $1.0bn for YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF and $41m for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.
5.6 pts ahead of MSTR
MSTY over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −75.2%, total −43.4%, MSTR −49.0%, +5.6 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
MSTR
−49.0%
MSTY
−43.4%
5.6 pts ahead of MSTR
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.6 pts ahead of MSTR
MSTY over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −75.2%, total −43.4%, MSTR −49.0%, +5.6 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
MSTR
−49.0%
MSTY
−43.4%
5.6 pts ahead of MSTR
33.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MSTY over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −75.2%, total −43.4%, MSTR −49.0%, +5.6 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
Data to Oct 28, 2026.About even with VOO
SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.6%, price −13.3%, total +13.4%, VOO +13.7%, −0.3 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
VOO
+13.7%
SDTY
+13.4%
24.6% as cash
about even with VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with VOO
SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.6%, price −13.3%, total +13.4%, VOO +13.7%, −0.3 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
VOO
+13.7%
SDTY
+13.4%
about even with VOO
24.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.6%, price −13.3%, total +13.4%, VOO +13.7%, −0.3 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
Data to Oct 28, 2026.Pair scorecard
MSTY costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 56.8 points; MSTY is far larger, $1.0bn against $41m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | MSTY | SDTY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −43.4% | +13.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 75.2% | fell 13.3% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 14% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 58% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | MicroStrategy (MSTR) | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 1.08% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $1.0bn | $41m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 2% | |
MSTY among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 74 income ETFs writing on a single company and 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
SDTY among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company
A percentile among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. SDTY is a percentile among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company, a different set, so the two marks are not on one scale. 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 →
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 28, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, MSTY and SDTY hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 28, 2026.
half
2% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Oct 28, 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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | MSTY | SDTY | MSTY | SDTY | MSTY | SDTY |
| 3 months | +42.2% | +5.8% | 25.1% | 5.7% | −13.3 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 6 months | −9.7% | +9.7% | 28.9% | 12.1% | −1.4 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 1 year | −43.4% | +13.4% | 33.4% | 24.6% | +5.6 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: MSTY Feb 2024 · SDTY Feb 2025 | +69.4% | +23.9% | 224.6% | 37.5% | −34.2 pts | −6.1 pts |
MSTY
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MSTY paid 33.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 75.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −43.4%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) returned −49.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.6 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.3%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 14% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
SDTY
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SDTY paid 24.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.4%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +13.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.3%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 58% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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