Data as of .
SDTY vs TPRY: which paid, and which earned it?
SDTY and TPRY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SDTY and TPRY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SDTY | Only in TPRY |
|---|---|
| SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 88.32% | Micron Technology Inc 13.23% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 8.93% | Amazon.com Inc 12.40% |
| United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 2.55% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.48% |
| United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 0.10% | Alphabet Inc 6.91% |
| United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 0.09% | Meta Platforms Inc 5.35% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 5.23% | |
| Apple Inc 4.91% | |
| Vistra Corp 4.57% |
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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDTY | TPRY | SDTY | TPRY | SDTY | TPRY | |
| 3 months | +3.2% | −5.9% | 5.9% | 3.5% | +1.0 pts | −8.2 pts |
| 6 months | +16.5% | +11.9% | 13.7% | 8.1% | −1.6 pts | −6.1 pts |
| 1 year | +15.8% | not published | 24.4% | not published | −0.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +22.3% | +2.1% | 35.4% | 7.4% | −5.8 pts | −9.3 pts |
| SDTY YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | TPRY VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | VistaShares |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 19.8% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.08% | 0.95% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 24.4% | 7.4% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −10.8% | −5.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.8% | +2.1% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.8 pts | −9.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 589 days | 204 days |
| Net assets | $28m | $4m |
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).
TPRY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPRY paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +11.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, SDTY or TPRY?
- SDTY charges 1.08% a year and TPRY charges 0.95%, so TPRY 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 TPRY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sdty-vs-tpry Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.