Data as of .
SDTY vs XIDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SDTY paid 24.4% of its price in cash against XIDE’s 6.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XIDE scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 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 XIDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SDTY | Only in XIDE |
|---|---|
| SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 88.32% | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 110.36% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 8.93% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 1.02% |
| United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 2.55% | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.58 0.73% |
| United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 0.10% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.51% |
| United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 0.09% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.51% |
| US Dollar 0.49% | |
| 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 612.52 -0.33% | |
| 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 680.58 -13.29% |
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 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDTY | XIDE | SDTY | XIDE | SDTY | XIDE | |
| 3 months | +3.2% | +1.6% | 5.9% | 1.5% | +1.0 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +16.5% | +6.0% | 13.7% | 3.2% | −1.6 pts | −12.0 pts |
| 1 year | +15.8% | +6.5% | 24.4% | 6.3% | −0.8 pts | −10.1 pts |
| Since launch | +22.3% | +19.9% | 35.4% | 17.4% | −5.8 pts | −46.8 pts |
| SDTY YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | First Trust |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 19.8% | 6.2% |
| Expense ratio | 1.08% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 24.4% | 6.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | −10.8% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.8% | +6.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.8 pts | −10.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 589 days | 1005 days |
| Net assets | $28m | $23m |
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).
XIDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, SDTY or XIDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDTY paid 24.4% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, so SDTY 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 XIDE?
- With every distribution reinvested, SDTY returned +15.8% and XIDE returned +6.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SDTY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SDTY or XIDE?
- SDTY charges 1.08% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so XIDE 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 XIDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sdty-vs-xide Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.