Data as of .
SIOO vs ULTY: which paid, and which earned it?
SIOO and ULTY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SIOO and ULTY hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SIOO | ULTY |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 9.83% | 4.80% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.41% | 5.16% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.62% | 5.66% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 2.00% | 4.15% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 0.92% | 4.40% |
| Lam Research Corp | 0.78% | 4.99% |
| Only in SIOO | Only in ULTY |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc 9.24% | Analog Devices Inc 5.47% |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 7.85% | Ciena Corp 4.95% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.91% | Quanta Services Inc 4.95% |
| Broadcom Inc 3.57% | Lumentum Holdings Inc 4.86% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.12% | IREN Ltd 4.80% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.37% | Strategy Inc 4.65% |
| Tesla Inc 2.23% | Astera Labs Inc 4.56% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.03% | Coherent Corp 4.50% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIOO | ULTY | SIOO | ULTY | SIOO | ULTY | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | −1.1% | 3.7% | 13.7% | +0.7 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 6 months | +14.3% | +14.0% | 7.9% | 30.1% | −5.8 pts | −4.0 pts |
| 1 year | not published | −7.8% | not published | 44.9% | not published | −24.3 pts |
| Since launch | +10.8% | +10.7% | 11.1% | 86.9% | −0.2 pts | −44.1 pts |
| SIOO VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF Covered call on OEF, paying monthly | ULTY YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 100 (OEF) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.1% | 59.8% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 1.30% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | 44.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −1.1% | −54.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | −7.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.0% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.2 pts | −24.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 281 days | 932 days |
| Net assets | $21m | $721m |
SIOO in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SIOO paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +11.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.
ULTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ULTY paid 44.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 24.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 59.8%, 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).
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Where these figures came from
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