Data as of .
SDTY vs SEPI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SDTY paid 24.4% of its price in cash against SEPI’s 7.5%, though SEPI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SEPI 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, SDTY and SEPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SDTY | Only in SEPI |
|---|---|
| SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 88.32% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.54% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 8.93% | CATERPILLAR INC 7.20% |
| United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 2.55% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.53% |
| United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 0.10% | APPLE INC 5.24% |
| United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 0.09% | ALPHABET INC 4.68% |
| NVIDIA CORP 4.04% | |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 3.91% | |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.42% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDTY | SEPI | SDTY | SEPI | SDTY | SEPI | |
| 3 months | +3.2% | +5.4% | 5.9% | 2.1% | +1.0 pts | +3.2 pts |
| 6 months | +16.5% | +20.5% | 13.7% | 4.7% | −1.6 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | +15.8% | +21.8% | 24.4% | 7.5% | −0.8 pts | +5.2 pts |
| Since launch | +22.3% | +24.4% | 35.4% | 7.7% | −5.8 pts | +5.4 pts |
| SDTY YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Shelton |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 19.8% | 8.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.08% | 0.54% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 24.4% | 7.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −10.8% | +13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.8% | +21.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.8 pts | +5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 589 days | 375 days |
| Net assets | $28m | $152m |
SDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDTY paid 24.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% 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).
SEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SEPI paid 7.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, SDTY or SEPI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDTY paid 24.4% of its starting price in cash and SEPI paid 7.5%, so SDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, SDTY or SEPI?
- With every distribution reinvested, SDTY returned +15.8% and SEPI returned +21.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SDTY or SEPI?
- SDTY charges 1.08% a year and SEPI charges 0.54%, so SEPI 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, SDTY against SEPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sdty-vs-sepi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.