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ODTE vs YSPC: which paid, and which earned it?

ODTE and YSPC both write options for income.

VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF and YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF.

6.7%ODTE cash paid, 1 year
10.9%YSPC cash paid, 1 year
+6.2%ODTE total return, 1 year
+6.4%YSPC total return, 1 year
ODTE10.5 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%6.7% of it arrived as cash10.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%10.5 pts behind SPY
YSPC5.3 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+1.2%YSPC+6.4%10.9% of it arrived as cash5.3 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+1.2%YSPC+6.4%5.3 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ODTE and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ODTEOnly in YSPC
Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70%United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 43.24%
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27%United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 34.02%
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03%United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.09%
SPCX 10/16/2026 150.01 C 6.39%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 5.82%
SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 162.500 0.62%
SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 157.500 0.07%
SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 152.500 -0.15%

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

ODTE and YSPC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ODTEYSPCODTEYSPCODTEYSPC
3 months−4.8%not published3.4%not published−7.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+6.2%+6.4%6.7%10.9%−10.5 pts+5.3 pts
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ODTE and YSPC on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ODTE
VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying weekly
YSPC
YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF
Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerVegaSharesYieldMax
Strategycovered callsynthetic covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysweeklyweekly
Payout rate, annualized14.1%63.0%
Expense ratio0.68%1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)10.9% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−0.3%−5.3%
Total return, 1 year+6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)+6.4% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.7%+1.2%
Ahead or behind−10.5 pts+5.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published0%
Age169 days65 days
Net assets$3m$32m

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.

YSPC in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jul 15, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YSPC paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +1.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 63.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax 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).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ODTE or YSPC?
ODTE charges 0.68% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so ODTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ODTE against YSPC, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, ODTE against YSPC, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/odte-vs-yspc Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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