Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
RYLD vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SDTY paid 24.6% of its price in cash against RYLD’s 12.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $1.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, and $41m on Oct 27, 2026 for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.
2 pts behind IWM
RYLD over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price −0.6%, total +12.1%, IWM +14.1%, −2.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
IWM
+14.1%
RYLD
+12.1%
12.1% of it arrived as cash
2 pts behind IWM
Total return, distributions reinvested
2 pts behind IWM
RYLD over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price −0.6%, total +12.1%, IWM +14.1%, −2.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
IWM
+14.1%
RYLD
+12.1%
12.1% as cash
2 pts behind IWM
12.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. RYLD over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price −0.6%, total +12.1%, IWM +14.1%, −2.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
Data to Oct 28, 2026.About even with VOO
SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.6%, price −13.3%, total +13.4%, VOO +13.7%, −0.3 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
VOO
+13.7%
SDTY
+13.4%
24.6% of it arrived as cash
about even with VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with VOO
SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.6%, price −13.3%, total +13.4%, VOO +13.7%, −0.3 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
VOO
+13.7%
SDTY
+13.4%
24.6% as cash
about even with VOO
24.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.6%, price −13.3%, total +13.4%, VOO +13.7%, −0.3 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
Data to Oct 28, 2026.Pair scorecard
RYLD costs 0.48 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; RYLD is far larger, $1.3bn against $29m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | RYLD | SDTY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +12.1% | +13.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 0.6% | fell 13.3% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment | 58% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Russell 2000, measured through IWM | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 2.0 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 1.08% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $1.3bn | $29m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
A percentile among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, RYLD and SDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Oct 28, 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 | RYLD | SDTY | RYLD | SDTY | RYLD | SDTY |
| 3 months | −0.3% | +5.8% | 2.9% | 5.7% | +1.9 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +6.8% | +9.7% | 6.2% | 12.1% | +2.9 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 1 year | +12.1% | +13.4% | 12.1% | 24.6% | −2.1 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | +38.8% | – | 35.9% | – | −40.5 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: RYLD Apr 2019 · SDTY Feb 2025 | +49.0% | +23.9% | 68.4% | 37.5% | −50.0 pts | −6.1 pts |
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RYLD
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, RYLD paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +14.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.0 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.5%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
SDTY
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SDTY paid 24.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.4%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +13.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.3%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 58% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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