Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
PAYM vs SBAR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
PAYM costs 0.03 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | PAYM | SBAR |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +7.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 4.8% | |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 98% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment | 77% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.77% |
| Net assets, PAYM as of Jul 31, 2026 and SBAR as of Nov 11, 2026 | $128m | $441m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Side by side
As of Nov 12, 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 | PAYM | SBAR | PAYM | SBAR | PAYM | SBAR |
| 3 months | −1.7% | −0.8% | 2.5% | 2.9% | not measured | not measured |
| 6 months | – | +2.7% | – | 5.8% | – | not measured |
| 1 year | – | +7.5% | – | 11.8% | – | not measured |
| Since launch | – | +19.7% | – | 19.0% | – | not measured |
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PAYM
At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.3%, paid monthly. TrueShares estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
SBAR
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, SBAR paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.5%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.0%, paid monthly. Simplify estimates that 77% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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PAYM and SBAR both write options for income.
PAYM and SBAR
Total return, distributions reinvested, 3 months.
PAYM −1.7%, SBAR −0.8%: SBAR +0.9 pts ahead, 3 months, Aug 13, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.