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SIOO vs ULTY: which paid, and which earned it?

SIOO and ULTY both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF and YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF.

11.1%SIOO cash paid, 1 year
44.9%ULTY cash paid, 1 year
+10.8%SIOO total return, 1 year
−7.8%ULTY total return, 1 year
SIOOAbout even with OEF · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
OEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with OEFTotal return, distributions reinvestedOEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%about even with OEF
ULTY24.3 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%ULTY−7.8%24.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%ULTY−7.8%24.3 pts behind SPY

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.

Positions SIOO and ULTY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSIOOULTY
NVIDIA Corp9.83%4.80%
Amazon.com Inc4.41%5.16%
Alphabet Inc3.62%5.66%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc2.00%4.15%
Palantir Technologies Inc0.92%4.40%
Lam Research Corp0.78%4.99%
Only in each
Only in SIOOOnly 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

SIOO and ULTY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SIOOULTYSIOOULTYSIOOULTY
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 yearnot published−7.8%not published44.9%not published−24.3 pts
Since launch+10.8%+10.7%11.1%86.9%−0.2 pts−44.1 pts
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SIOO and ULTY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerVistaSharesYieldMax
Strategycovered callsynthetic covered call
BenchmarkS&P 100 (OEF)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized15.1%59.8%
Expense rationot published1.30%
Cash paid, 1 year11.1% (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 estimatenot published100%
Age281 days932 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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SIOO against ULTY, 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.

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