Data as of .
SIOO vs YQQQ: which paid, and which earned it?
SIOO and YQQQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SIOO and YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SIOO | Only in YQQQ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 9.83% | TREASURY BILL 27.63% |
| Apple Inc 9.24% | TREASURY BILL 25.80% |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 7.85% | TREASURY BILL 19.43% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.91% | TREASURY BILL 15.20% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.41% | TREASURY BILL 11.95% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.62% | |
| Broadcom Inc 3.57% | |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.12% |
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 | YQQQ | SIOO | YQQQ | SIOO | YQQQ | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +5.8% | 3.7% | 6.5% | +0.7 pts | +8.3 pts |
| 6 months | +14.3% | −13.9% | 7.9% | 10.8% | −5.8 pts | −38.2 pts |
| 1 year | not published | −3.5% | not published | 23.1% | not published | −25.3 pts |
| Since launch | +10.8% | −17.6% | 11.1% | 37.0% | −0.2 pts | −71.2 pts |
| SIOO VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF Covered call on OEF, paying monthly | YQQQ YieldMax(R) Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 100 (OEF) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.1% | 21.3% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 1.11% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | 23.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −1.1% | −25.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | −3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.0% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.2 pts | −25.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 281 days | 764 days |
| Net assets | $21m | $27m |
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.
YQQQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YQQQ paid 23.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 25.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 25.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.3%, 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).
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