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SDTY vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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SDTY and VOOY both write options for income.

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Net assets: $40m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

At a glance
24.9%
SDTY cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
+14.7%
SDTY total return, 1 year
+0.3%
VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 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.
VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
VOOY
+0.3%
none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

VOOY costs 0.33 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDTY vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSDTYVOOY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.7%not published
Price changefell 12.3% (1 year)fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.08%0.75%
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 VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income
Strategy 0DTE covered call option income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) none
Pays weekly not established
Payout rate, annualized 23.2% 9.1%
Expense ratio 1.08% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 24.9% 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −12.3% −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +14.7% +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −0.1 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 26%
Age 1.7 years 63 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 VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSDTYVOOYSDTYVOOYSDTYVOOY
3 months+1.2%–5.4%–+1.4 pts–
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 · VOOY Sep 2026+23.8%+0.3%37.8%1.5%−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.

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 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 VOOY?
SDTY charges 1.08% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so VOOY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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