Which is cheaper, SPIN or YSPC?

SPIN charges 0.25% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SPIN vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

SPIN and YSPC both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $45m for State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF and $42m for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

5.1%

SPIN cash paid, 1 year

16.7%

YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026

+9.3%

SPIN total return, 1 year

−2.1%

YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026

SPIN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN

+9.3%

SPY

+14.8%

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.1% of it arrived as cash

5.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.5 pts behind SPY

5.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC

−2.1%

SPCX

+0.5%

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

SPIN costs 0.76 points a year less; SPIN is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SPIN vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SPIN	YSPC
Paid and earned
Measure	SPIN	YSPC
Total return, 1 year	+9.3%	not published
Price change	rose 3.9% (1 year)	fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SPIN	YSPC
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	SPIN	YSPC
Expense ratio	0.25%	1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$45m	$42m
Holdings
Measure	SPIN	YSPC
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SPIN and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SPIN YSPC

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SPIN

NVIDIA CORP 9.22%

MICROSOFT CORP 7.47%

APPLE INC 6.03%

AMAZON.COM INC 4.87%

ALPHABET INC CL A 4.59%

BROADCOM INC 3.37%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.93%

ELI LILLY + CO 2.50%

Only in YSPC

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%

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Side by side

SPIN State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly

Issuer State Street YieldMax

Strategy covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 5.5% 60.1%

Expense ratio 0.25% 1.01%

Cash paid, 1 year 5.1% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +3.9% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +9.3% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Ahead or behind −5.5 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 97% not published

Age 2.2 years 112 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $45m $42m

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

Window by window: SPIN vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SPIN	YSPC	SPIN	YSPC	SPIN	YSPC
3 months	+0.8%	+11.7%	0.9%	18.2%	+0.9 pts	−13.8 pts
6 months	+6.0%	–	1.9%	–	+1.0 pts	–
1 year	+9.3%	–	5.1%	–	−5.5 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: SPIN Sep 2024 · YSPC Jul 2026	+30.3%	−2.1%	16.0%	16.7%	−12.9 pts	−2.5 pts

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About each fund

SPIN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPIN paid 5.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.5%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, SPIN or YSPC?: SPIN charges 0.25% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

SPIN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPIN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SPIN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

YSPC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YSPC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YSPC 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YSPC ↗

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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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