Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SDTY vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $40m for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and $4.5m for FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
24.9%
SDTY cash paid, 1 year
2.7%
XVSP cash paid, since launch, Aug 26, 2026
+14.7%
SDTY total return, 1 year
−2.2%
XVSP total return, since launch, Aug 26, 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.
XVSP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPCX
XVSP
−2.2%
SPCX
−2.7%

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

2.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XVSP costs 0.23 points a year less; SDTY is 8.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDTY vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSDTYXVSP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.7%not published
Price changefell 12.3% (1 year)fell 4.6% (since Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.08%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$40m$4.5m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SDTY and XVSP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SDTY XVSP
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SDTY
SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 85.22%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 1.62%
Only in XVSP
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 342.87%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 122.35%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 50.05%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,327.41 0.00%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.49%
2026-11-06 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 135 -0.52%
2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,327.41 -416.73%
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Side by side

SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly XVSP FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF · Option income on SPCX
Strategy 0DTE covered call option income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Pays weekly not established
Payout rate, annualized 23.2% 16.6%
Expense ratio 1.08% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 24.9% 2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −12.3% −4.6% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +14.7% −2.2% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Ahead or behind −0.1 pts +0.5 pts (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 1.7 years 70 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $40m $4.5m

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 XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSDTYXVSPSDTYXVSPSDTYXVSP
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 · XVSP Aug 2026+23.8%−2.2%37.8%2.7%−5.3 pts+0.4 pts

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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.

XVSP

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XVSP paid 2.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned −2.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid periodically. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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 XVSP?
SDTY charges 1.08% a year and XVSP charges 0.85%, so XVSP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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