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SDTY vs TSLY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, TSLY paid 39.0% of its price in cash against SDTY’s 24.6%, though SDTY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $41m for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and $685m for YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
24.6%
SDTY cash paid, 1 year
39.0%
TSLY cash paid, 1 year
+13.4%
SDTY total return, 1 year
−7.7%
TSLY total return, 1 year
SDTY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 About even with VOO
SDTY
+13.4%
VOO
+13.7%

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%

about even with VOO

24.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.
TSLY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 4.5 pts ahead of TSLA
TSLY
−7.7%
TSLA
−12.2%

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

TSLY over 1 year: paid 39.0%, price −46.6%, total −7.7%, TSLA −12.2%, +4.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

TSLA

−12.2%

TSLY

−7.7%

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

TSLY over 1 year: paid 39.0%, price −46.6%, total −7.7%, TSLA −12.2%, +4.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

TSLA

−12.2%

TSLY

−7.7%

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

39.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TSLY over 1 year: paid 39.0%, price −46.6%, total −7.7%, TSLA −12.2%, +4.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TSLY costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.1 points; TSLY is 16.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDTY vs TSLY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSDTYTSLY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.4%−7.7%
Price change, 1 yearfell 13.3%fell 46.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate58% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOTesla (TSLA)
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.08%1.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$41m$685m
Holdings
Holdings in common2%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · TSLY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

SDTY among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company

IQ Income Score39.9SDTY56.1TSLY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company and 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

SDTY 39.9
0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

TSLY among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company

TSLY 56.1
0.7, the lowest in this set 99.3, the highest

A percentile among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. TSLY is a percentile among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company, a different set, so the two marks are not on one scale. 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 Oct 28, 2026. Method

What they share

2%

By the books each fund has filed, SDTY and TSLY hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 28, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SDTY TSLY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 1.61% 18.67%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SDTY
SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 85.46%
Only in TSLY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 24.07%
TSLA 11/20/2026 370.01 C 10.31%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C395 1.38%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C390 0.95%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C392.5 0.64%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C387.5 0.56%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C420 0.02%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C412.5 -0.06%
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Side by side

SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly TSLY YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on TSLA, paying weekly
Strategy 0DTE covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Tesla (TSLA)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 23.3% 43.1%
Expense ratio 1.08% 1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year 24.6% 39.0%
Price change, 1 year −13.3% −46.6%
Total return, 1 year +13.4% −7.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +13.7% −12.2%
Ahead or behind −0.3 pts +4.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 58% 100%
Age 1.7 years 3.9 years
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $41m $685m

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

Window by window: SDTY vs TSLY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSDTYTSLYSDTYTSLYSDTYTSLY
3 months+5.8%+27.2%5.7%13.3%−0.3 pts−8.3 pts
6 months+9.7%+3.5%12.1%23.4%+0.6 pts−4.9 pts
1 year+13.4%−7.7%24.6%39.0%−0.3 pts+4.5 pts
3 years–+59.2%–102.5%–−35.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SDTY Feb 2025 · TSLY Nov 2022+23.9%+50.8%37.5%97.8%−6.1 pts−69.9 pts

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About each fund
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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

TSLY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, TSLY paid 39.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 46.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.7%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −12.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.5 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 43.1%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SDTY or TSLY?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SDTY paid 24.6% of its starting price in cash and TSLY paid 39.0%, so TSLY 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 TSLY?
With every distribution reinvested, SDTY returned +13.4% and TSLY −7.7% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SDTY or TSLY?
SDTY charges 1.08% a year and TSLY charges 1.07%, so TSLY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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