Data as of .
SPUT vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year YLDE paid 7.6% of its price in cash against SPUT’s 5.2%, though SPUT returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPUT scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPUT and YLDE hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPUT | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 3.85% | 3.03% |
| Microsoft Corp | 2.47% | 2.67% |
| Apple Inc | 3.22% | 1.91% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.84% | 3.60% |
| Broadcom Inc | 1.60% | 2.25% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 1.10% | 1.63% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 0.70% | 2.51% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 0.54% | 4.05% |
| Visa Inc | 0.46% | 1.83% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.46% | 1.99% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 0.28% | 0.52% |
| Home Depot Inc/The | 0.27% | 1.39% |
| Only in SPUT | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 49.24% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| Amazon.com Inc 2.09% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.59% | HALEON PLC 2.33% |
| Tesla Inc 0.91% | INDUSTRIA DE DISENO TEXTIL SA 1.71% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 0.65% | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA 1.71% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.54% | ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.70% |
| Micron Technology Inc 0.48% | ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.35% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 0.47% | HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC 0.62% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPUT | YLDE | SPUT | YLDE | SPUT | YLDE | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +2.5% | 1.1% | 2.3% | +0.1 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +11.5% | +8.4% | 2.5% | 4.1% | −6.5 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | +11.5% | +10.5% | 5.2% | 7.6% | −5.1 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +22.4% | +181.4% | 8.5% | 42.1% | −15.6 pts | −86.6 pts |
| SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Franklin |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 4.7% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.2% | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +6.0% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.5% | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.1 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 553 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $17m | $170m |
SPUT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, SPUT or YLDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.6%, so YLDE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, SPUT or YLDE?
- With every distribution reinvested, SPUT returned +11.5% and YLDE returned +10.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SPUT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SPUT or YLDE?
- SPUT charges 0.79% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, SPUT against YLDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sput-vs-ylde Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.