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SDTY vs XVSP: which paid, and which earned it?

SDTY and XVSP both write options for income.

YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

24.4%SDTY cash paid, 1 year
0.0%XVSP cash paid, 1 year
+15.8%SDTY total return, 1 year
+9.2%XVSP total return, 1 year
SDTY0.8 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SDTY+15.8%24.4% of it arrived as cash0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SDTY+15.8%24.4% as cash0.8 pts behind SPY
XVSP9.6 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SDTY and XVSP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in SDTYOnly in XVSP
SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 88.32%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 304.12%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 8.93%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 110.96%
United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 2.55%Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 51.81%
United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 0.10%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 0.09%2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,232.73 0.00%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.04%
2026-09-25 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 152.50 -0.31%
2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,232.73 -366.53%

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

SDTY and XVSP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SDTYXVSPSDTYXVSPSDTYXVSP
3 months+3.2%not published5.9%not published+1.0 ptsnot published
6 months+16.5%not published13.7%not published−1.6 ptsnot published
1 year+15.8%not published24.4%not published−0.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+22.3%+9.2%35.4%0.0%−5.8 pts+9.6 pts
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SDTY and XVSP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SDTY
YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly
XVSP
FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerYieldMaxFirst Trust
Strategy0DTE covered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysweeklynot established
Payout rate, annualized19.8%not published
Expense ratio1.08%not published
Cash paid, 1 year24.4%0.0% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−10.8%+9.2%
Total return, 1 year+15.8%+9.2% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%−0.3%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts+9.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%not published
Age589 days23 days
Net assets$28m$2m

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).

XVSP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XVSP paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned −0.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.6 pts.

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Where these figures came from

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SDTY against XVSP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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