Data as of .
SIOO vs YSPC: which paid, and which earned it?
SIOO and YSPC both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIOO | YSPC | SIOO | YSPC | SIOO | YSPC | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | not published | 3.7% | not published | +0.7 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +14.3% | not published | 7.9% | not published | −5.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +10.8% | +6.4% | 11.1% | 10.9% | −0.2 pts | +5.3 pts |
| SIOO VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF Covered call on OEF, paying monthly | YSPC YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] 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 the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.1% | 63.0% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | 10.9% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −1.1% | −5.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | +6.4% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.0% | +1.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.2 pts | +5.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 281 days | 65 days |
| Net assets | $21m | $32m |
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.
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).
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, SIOO against YSPC, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sioo-vs-yspc Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.