Data as of .
RNTY vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?
RNTY and SCEP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RNTY and SCEP hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RNTY | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| Equinix Inc | 4.92% | 2.05% |
| Only in RNTY | Only in SCEP |
|---|---|
| Prologis Inc 6.72% | ALPHABET INC 5.98% |
| Welltower Inc 6.63% | APPLE INC 5.71% |
| Vivmark Residential 6.31% | NVIDIA CORP 5.70% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc 5.99% | BROADCOM INC 5.61% |
| Simon Property Group Inc 5.30% | AMAZON.COM INC 4.68% |
| St Joe Co/The 4.41% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% |
| Realty Income Corp 4.36% | MICROSOFT CORP 3.49% |
| Texas Pacific Land Corp 4.20% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNTY | SCEP | RNTY | SCEP | RNTY | SCEP | |
| 3 months | −2.3% | −0.1% | 3.0% | 1.7% | −4.5 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +2.5% | +8.3% | 6.2% | 3.7% | −15.6 pts | −9.7 pts |
| 1 year | +4.6% | not published | 11.9% | not published | −12.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +7.9% | +3.5% | 15.8% | 5.0% | −39.2 pts | −8.2 pts |
| RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Sterling Capital |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.5% | 7.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.3% | −1.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −12.0 pts | −8.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 519 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $235m |
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).
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, RNTY or SCEP?
- RNTY charges 0.99% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so SCEP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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