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

SDTY and YSPC both write options for income.

YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF.

24.4%SDTY cash paid, 1 year
10.9%YSPC cash paid, 1 year
+15.8%SDTY total return, 1 year
+6.4%YSPC 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
YSPC5.3 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+1.2%YSPC+6.4%10.9% of it arrived as cash5.3 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+1.2%YSPC+6.4%5.3 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SDTY and YSPC hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SDTY and YSPC both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSDTYYSPC
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/20318.93%5.82%
United States Treasury Bill 02/18/20270.10%34.02%
United States Treasury Bill 07/08/20270.09%43.24%
Only in each
Only in SDTYOnly in YSPC
SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 88.32%United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.09%
United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 2.55%SPCX 10/16/2026 150.01 C 6.39%
SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 162.500 0.62%
SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 157.500 0.07%
SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 152.500 -0.15%
SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 155 -1.85%
SPCX 10/16/2026 150.01 P -4.27%

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 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

SDTY and YSPC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SDTYYSPCSDTYYSPCSDTYYSPC
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%+6.4%35.4%10.9%−5.8 pts+5.3 pts
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SDTY and YSPC 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
YSPC
YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF
Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerYieldMaxYieldMax
Strategy0DTE covered callsynthetic covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysweeklyweekly
Payout rate, annualized19.8%63.0%
Expense ratio1.08%1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year24.4%10.9% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−10.8%−5.3%
Total return, 1 year+15.8%+6.4% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+1.2%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts+5.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%0%
Age589 days65 days
Net assets$28m$32m

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).

YSPC in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jul 15, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YSPC paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +1.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 63.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, SDTY or YSPC?
SDTY charges 1.08% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so YSPC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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SDTY against YSPC, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, SDTY against YSPC, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sdty-vs-yspc Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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