Data as of .
ODTE vs RNTY: which paid, and which earned it?
ODTE and RNTY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ODTE and RNTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ODTE | Only in RNTY |
|---|---|
| Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70% | Prologis Inc 6.72% |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27% | Welltower Inc 6.63% |
| Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03% | Vivmark Residential 6.31% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc 5.99% | |
| Simon Property Group Inc 5.30% | |
| Equinix Inc 4.92% | |
| St Joe Co/The 4.41% | |
| Realty Income Corp 4.36% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODTE | RNTY | ODTE | RNTY | ODTE | RNTY | |
| 3 months | −4.8% | −2.3% | 3.4% | 3.0% | −7.0 pts | −4.5 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +2.5% | not published | 6.2% | not published | −15.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +4.6% | not published | 11.9% | not published | −12.0 pts |
| Since launch | +6.2% | +7.9% | 6.7% | 15.8% | −10.5 pts | −39.2 pts |
| ODTE VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying weekly | RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VegaShares | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.1% | 12.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.99% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) | 11.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −7.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) | +4.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.7% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.5 pts | −12.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 169 days | 519 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $6m |
ODTE in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid weekly.
RNTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.5%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ODTE or RNTY?
- ODTE charges 0.68% a year and RNTY charges 0.99%, so ODTE 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, ODTE against RNTY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/odte-vs-rnty Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.