Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SDTY vs TPAY: 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, and $2.1m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF.

At a glance
24.9%
SDTY cash paid, 1 year
6.6%
TPAY cash paid, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
+14.7%
SDTY total return, 1 year
+11.6%
TPAY total return, since launch, Feb 18, 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.
TPAY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind VOO
TPAY
+11.6%
VOO
+12.6%

1 pt behind VOO

TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+12.6%

TPAY

+11.6%

6.6% of it arrived as cash

1 pt behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind VOO

TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+12.6%

TPAY

+11.6%

1 pt behind VOO

6.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TPAY costs 0.59 points a year less; SDTY is 19.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDTY vs TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSDTYTPAY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.7%not published
Price changefell 12.3% (1 year)rose 4.6% (since Feb 18, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 15, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.08%0.49%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$40m$2.1m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SDTY and TPAY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SDTY TPAY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SDTY
SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 85.22%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 1.62%
Only in TPAY
SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 44.68%
SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 44.62%
SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 6.11%
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Side by side

SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly TPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy 0DTE covered call option income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 23.2% 9.5%
Expense ratio 1.08% 0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year 24.9% 6.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −12.3% +4.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +14.7% +11.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Ahead or behind −0.1 pts −1.0 pts (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 1.7 years 259 days
Net assets, SDTY as of Nov 3, 2026 and TPAY as of Nov 4, 2026 $40m $2.1m

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 TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSDTYTPAYSDTYTPAYSDTYTPAY
3 months+1.2%−0.8%5.4%2.3%+1.4 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+6.6%+4.2%11.7%4.7%+1.5 pts−0.8 pts
1 year+14.7%–24.9%–−0.1 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: SDTY Feb 2025 · TPAY Feb 2026+23.8%+11.6%37.8%6.6%−5.3 pts−1.1 pts

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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.

TPAY

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 18, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TPAY paid 6.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 15, 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 TPAY?
SDTY charges 1.08% a year and TPAY charges 0.49%, so TPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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