Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
SEPI vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
SEPI and YSPC both write options for income.
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Net assets: $152m on Jun 30, 2026 for Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF, and $42m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SEPI
+17.9%
8.9% of it arrived as cash
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SEPI
+17.9%
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
8.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.2.6 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
SEPI costs 0.47 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | SEPI | YSPC |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +17.9% | not published |
| Price change | rose 8.3% (1 year) | fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.54% | 1.01% |
| Net assets, SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and YSPC as of Nov 3, 2026 | $152m | $42m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Risk and return
Jul 24, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 14 weekly returnsFrom Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, YSPC returned more: +10.7% to +2.0%. SEPI fell less at its worst: −4.0% to −13.9%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | SEPI | YSPC | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +2.0% | +10.7% | YSPC | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | −0.8% | −7.5% | SEPI | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −4.0% | −13.9% | SEPI | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 14 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, SEPI and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | SEPI | YSPC | SEPI | YSPC | SEPI | YSPC |
| 3 months | −0.1% | +11.7% | 2.1% | 18.2% | 0.0 pts | −13.8 pts |
| 6 months | +6.8% | – | 4.4% | – | +1.8 pts | – |
| 1 year | +17.9% | – | 8.9% | – | +3.1 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: SEPI Sep 2025 · YSPC Jul 2026 | +23.5% | −2.1% | 10.0% | 16.7% | +3.7 pts | −2.5 pts |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for YSPC; the two funds' holdings are dated 127 days apart.
SEPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Shelton estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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.
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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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