Data as of .
RNTY vs SCLZ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year RNTY paid 11.9% of its price in cash against SCLZ’s 8.4%, though SCLZ returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SCLZ 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, RNTY and SCLZ hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RNTY | SCLZ |
|---|---|---|
| Welltower Inc | 6.63% | 0.82% |
| Equinix Inc | 4.92% | 0.58% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 5.99% | 0.36% |
| CBRE Group Inc | 3.49% | 0.07% |
| Only in RNTY | Only in SCLZ |
|---|---|
| Prologis Inc 6.72% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.89% |
| Vivmark Residential 6.31% | APPLE INC 6.15% |
| Simon Property Group Inc 5.30% | NVIDIA CORP 5.99% |
| St Joe Co/The 4.41% | ALPHABET INC 5.18% |
| Realty Income Corp 4.36% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.14% |
| Texas Pacific Land Corp 4.20% | BROADCOM INC 4.71% |
| Iron Mountain Inc 4.06% | ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.86% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 3.97% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.75% |
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 | SCLZ | RNTY | SCLZ | RNTY | SCLZ | |
| 3 months | −2.3% | +2.9% | 3.0% | 2.1% | −4.5 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +2.5% | +14.2% | 6.2% | 3.8% | −15.6 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 1 year | +4.6% | +13.2% | 11.9% | 8.4% | −12.0 pts | −14.0 pts |
| Since launch | +7.9% | +36.5% | 15.8% | 19.6% | −39.2 pts | −6.3 pts |
| RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Swan |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.5% | 8.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 8.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.3% | +4.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | +13.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −12.0 pts | −14.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 519 days | 934 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $20m |
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).
SCLZ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, RNTY or SCLZ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and SCLZ paid 8.4%, so RNTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, RNTY or SCLZ?
- With every distribution reinvested, RNTY returned +4.6% and SCLZ returned +13.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SCLZ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, RNTY or SCLZ?
- RNTY charges 0.99% a year and SCLZ charges 0.79%, so SCLZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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