Data as of .
SDTY vs TSLY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year TSLY paid 53.2% of its price in cash against SDTY’s 24.7%, though SDTY returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: TSLY scores higher
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A percentile among the 161 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 TSLY hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SDTY | TSLY |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 92.47% | 12.35% |
| TREASURY BILL | 3.84% | 22.39% |
| TREASURY BILL | 3.68% | 20.60% |
| Only in SDTY | Only in TSLY |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 22.62% | |
| TREASURY BILL 22.04% |
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 Apr 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDTY | TSLY | SDTY | TSLY | SDTY | TSLY | |
| 3 months | +4.6% | −9.9% | 6.1% | 10.8% | +1.3 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +14.8% | −7.9% | 13.8% | 22.0% | −1.2 pts | −1.3 pts |
| 1 year | +16.9% | +3.9% | 24.7% | 53.2% | −0.6 pts | +4.8 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +19.4% | not published | 83.5% | not published | −17.2 pts |
| Since launch | +21.9% | +38.5% | 35.1% | 97.1% | −6.3 pts | −61.0 pts |
| SDTY YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | TSLY YieldMax(R) TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on TSLA, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | YieldMax |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Tesla (TSLA) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 21.0% | 50.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.08% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 24.7% | 53.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −9.9% | −44.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.9% | +3.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.5% | −0.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.6 pts | +4.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 63% | 100% |
| Age | 582 days | 1388 days |
SDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, SDTY paid 24.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 63% of the distribution paid Sep 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
TSLY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, TSLY paid 53.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 44.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.9%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −0.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.8 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, SDTY or TSLY?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, SDTY paid 24.7% of its starting price in cash and TSLY paid 53.2%, 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 +16.9% and TSLY returned +3.9% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so SDTY returned more.
- 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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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, SDTY against TSLY, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sdty-vs-tsly Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.