Data as of .
SDVD vs YSPC: which paid, and which earned it?
SDVD and YSPC both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDVD | YSPC | SDVD | YSPC | SDVD | YSPC | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | not published | 2.1% | not published | −6.7 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +8.3% | not published | 4.4% | not published | −4.3 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +10.8% | not published | 9.2% | not published | −16.4 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +53.0% | not published | 30.7% | not published | −0.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +47.6% | +6.4% | 29.7% | 10.9% | −4.1 pts | +5.3 pts |
| SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | YSPC YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | YieldMax |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 63.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.2% | 10.9% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +1.2% | −5.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.8% | +6.4% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +1.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −16.4 pts | +5.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 1135 days | 65 days |
| Net assets | $888m | $32m |
SDVD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
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, SDVD or YSPC?
- SDVD charges 0.85% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so SDVD 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, SDVD against YSPC, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sdvd-vs-yspc Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.