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SDTY vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $40m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
24.9%
SDTY cash paid, 1 year
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+14.7%
SDTY total return, 1 year
+5.2%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
SDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with VOO
SDTY
+14.7%
VOO
+14.8%

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% of it arrived as cash

about even with VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% as cash

about even with VOO

24.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
TMGN · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
TMGN
+5.2%
none

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TMGN costs 0.20 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDTY vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSDTYTMGN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.7%not published
Price changefell 12.3% (1 year)fell 0.1% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.08%0.88%
Net assets$40mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly
Strategy 0DTE covered call option income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) none
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 23.2% 21.7%
Expense ratio 1.08% 0.88%
Cash paid, 1 year 24.9% 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −12.3% −0.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +14.7% +5.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −0.1 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 1.7 years 112 days
Net assets $40m not read by ETFIQ

As of Nov 4, 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

Window by window: SDTY vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSDTYTMGNSDTYTMGNSDTYTMGN
3 months+1.2%+3.6%5.4%5.3%+1.4 ptsnot measured
6 months+6.6%–11.7%–+1.5 pts–
1 year+14.7%–24.9%–−0.1 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: SDTY Feb 2025 · TMGN Jul 2026+23.8%+5.2%37.8%5.4%−5.3 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
SDTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.2%, paid weekly.

TMGN

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TMGN paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.7%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, SDTY or TMGN?
SDTY charges 1.08% a year and TMGN charges 0.88%, so TMGN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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