Data as of .
RDTY vs RYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year RDTY paid 34.2% of its price in cash against RYLD’s 12.3% and the two finished level on total return.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: RYLD scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. 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
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDTY and RYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in RDTY | Only in RYLD |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 100.00% | GLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 ETF 102.02% |
| CASH 1.02% | |
| CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.00% | |
| CARTESIAN THERAPEUTICS INC 0.00% | |
| INHIBRX INC 0.00% | |
| NOVARTIS AG - CVR 0.00% | |
| OMNIAB INC - 12.5 EARNOUT 0.00% | |
| OMNIAB INC - 15.00 EARNOUT 0.00% |
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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDTY | RYLD | RDTY | RYLD | RDTY | RYLD | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +1.3% | 8.8% | 3.0% | +4.4 pts | +5.0 pts |
| 6 months | +19.6% | +12.9% | 19.5% | 6.4% | +1.7 pts | −5.0 pts |
| 1 year | +15.7% | +16.1% | 34.2% | 12.3% | −1.5 pts | −1.1 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +29.5% | not published | 32.2% | not published | −33.0 pts |
| Since launch | +30.1% | +49.8% | 49.9% | 67.2% | −10.8 pts | −51.2 pts |
| RDTY YieldMax(R) R2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on IWM, paying weekly | RYLD Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF Covered call on IWM, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Global X |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Russell 2000 (IWM) | Russell 2000 (IWM) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 29.1% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 1.73% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 34.2% | 12.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | −21.8% | +2.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.7% | +16.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.2% | +17.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.5 pts | −1.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 70% | 100% |
| Age | 561 days | 2706 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $1.4bn |
RDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDTY paid 34.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +17.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.1%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 70% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
RYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RYLD paid 12.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.1%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +17.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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, RDTY or RYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDTY paid 34.2% of its starting price in cash and RYLD paid 12.3%, so RDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, RDTY or RYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, RDTY returned +15.7% and RYLD returned +16.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, RDTY or RYLD?
- RDTY charges 1.73% a year and RYLD charges 0.60%, so RYLD 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, RDTY against RYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/rdty-vs-ryld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.