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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SDTY vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

SDTY and YSPC both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $40m for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and $42m for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

SDTY on its own →YSPC on its own →

At a glance

24.9%

SDTY cash paid, 1 year

16.7%

YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026

+14.7%

SDTY total return, 1 year

−2.1%

YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 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.

YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC

−2.1%

SPCX

+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YSPC costs 0.07 points a year less; YSPC is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDTY vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SDTY	YSPC
Paid and earned
Measure	SDTY	YSPC
Total return, 1 year	+14.7%	not published
Price change	fell 12.3% (1 year)	fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Measure	SDTY	YSPC
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	SDTY	YSPC
Expense ratio	1.08%	1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$40m	$42m
Holdings
Measure	SDTY	YSPC
Holdings in common	2%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SDTY and YSPC hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SDTY YSPC

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 1.62% 13.87%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SDTY

SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 85.22%

Only in YSPC

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%

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Side by side

SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly

Issuer YieldMax YieldMax

Strategy 0DTE covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 23.2% 60.1%

Expense ratio 1.08% 1.01%

Cash paid, 1 year 24.9% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −12.3% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +14.7% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Ahead or behind −0.1 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 1.7 years 112 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $40m $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SDTY	YSPC	SDTY	YSPC	SDTY	YSPC
3 months	+1.2%	+11.7%	5.4%	18.2%	+1.4 pts	−13.8 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 · YSPC Jul 2026	+23.8%	−2.1%	37.8%	16.7%	−5.3 pts	−2.5 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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

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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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →SDTY on its own →YSPC on its own →SDTY dividend history →SDTY holdings →YSPC dividend history →YSPC holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

SDTY and YSPC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SDTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for SDTY ↗

YSPC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YSPC 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YSPC ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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