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TSLY vs XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, TSLY paid 39.0% of its price in cash against XDTE’s 25.5%, though XDTE returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $685m on Oct 27, 2026 for YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF, and $322m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

At a glance
39.0%
TSLY cash paid, 1 year
25.5%
XDTE cash paid, 1 year
−7.7%
TSLY total return, 1 year
+13.6%
XDTE total return, 1 year
TSLY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 4.5 pts ahead of TSLA
TSLY
−7.7%
TSLA
−12.2%

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

TSLY over 1 year: paid 39.0%, price −46.6%, total −7.7%, TSLA −12.2%, +4.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

TSLA

−12.2%

TSLY

−7.7%

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

TSLY over 1 year: paid 39.0%, price −46.6%, total −7.7%, TSLA −12.2%, +4.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

TSLA

−12.2%

TSLY

−7.7%

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

39.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TSLY over 1 year: paid 39.0%, price −46.6%, total −7.7%, TSLA −12.2%, +4.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.
XDTE · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 About even with SPY
XDTE
+13.6%
SPY
+13.6%

About even with SPY

XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.5%, price −14.3%, total +13.6%, SPY +13.6%, 0.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

SPY

+13.6%

XDTE

+13.6%

25.5% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.5%, price −14.3%, total +13.6%, SPY +13.6%, 0.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

SPY

+13.6%

XDTE

+13.6%

about even with SPY

25.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.5%, price −14.3%, total +13.6%, SPY +13.6%, 0.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XDTE costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.3 points; TSLY is 2.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TSLY vs XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTSLYXDTE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−7.7%+13.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 46.6%fell 14.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkTesla (TSLA)S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.07%0.97%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$685m$321m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · TSLY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

TSLY among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company

IQ Income Score56.1TSLY37.5XDTE

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 74 income ETFs writing on a single company and 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

TSLY 56.1
0.7, the lowest in this set 99.3, the highest

XDTE among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company

XDTE 37.5
0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

A percentile among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. XDTE is a percentile among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company, a different set, so the two marks are not on one scale. One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 28, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Mar 15, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026 · 136 weekly returns
TSLY XDTE
Return
Total return edge TSLY +78.0% +46.5%
Annualized edge TSLY +24.7% +15.7%
Price return edge XDTE −71.1% −27.7%
Risk
Volatility edge XDTE 41.0% 13.2%
Max drawdown edge XDTE −42.6% −16.7%
Downside capture 95.4% 91.3%
Beta 0.72 0.87
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge XDTE 0.64 0.85
Sortino edge XDTE 0.97 1.20
Treynor 0.156 0.129
Calmar edge XDTE 0.58 0.94
Against the benchmark
Alpha −8.4% a year −0.2% a year
Alpha t-stat −1.30 −0.10
Information ratio −0.79 −0.46
Tracking error 20.2% 4.3%

Each against its own benchmark: TSLY against TSLA, Dec 2, 2022 to Oct 23, 2026; XDTE against SPY, Mar 15, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

TSLY returned more: +78.0% to +46.5%. XDTE swung less: 13.2% to 41.0%. XDTE fell less at its worst: −16.7% to −42.6%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: TSLY vs XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTSLYXDTEEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+78.0%+46.5%TSLYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+24.7%+15.7%TSLYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−71.1%−27.7%XDTEPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility41.0%13.2%XDTESpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation26.9%9.3%XDTELike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−42.6%−16.7%XDTEDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture45.3%83.4%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture95.4%91.3%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.720.87Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.910.92Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.640.85XDTEReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.971.20XDTEReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1560.129Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.580.94XDTEAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkTSLASPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−8.4% a year−0.2% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−1.30−0.10Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−21.2% to +4.4%−5.0% to +4.5%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.79−0.46Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error20.2%4.3%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 136 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, TSLY and XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 28, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TSLY XDTE
Only in one fund ↓
Only in TSLY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 24.07%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 18.67%
TSLA 11/20/2026 370.01 C 10.31%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C395 1.38%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C390 0.95%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C392.5 0.64%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C387.5 0.56%
TSLA US 10/30/26 C420 0.02%
Only in XDTE
SPY 11/19/2027 77.43 C 90.12%
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Side by side

TSLY YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on TSLA, paying weekly XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly
Strategy synthetic covered call 0DTE covered call
Benchmark Tesla (TSLA) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 43.1% 15.2%
Expense ratio 1.07% 0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year 39.0% 25.5%
Price change, 1 year −46.6% −14.3%
Total return, 1 year −7.7% +13.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year −12.2% +13.6%
Ahead or behind +4.5 pts 0.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 3.9 years 2.6 years
Net assets, TSLY as of Oct 27, 2026 and XDTE as of Oct 28, 2026 $685m $322m

As of Oct 28, 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: TSLY vs XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTSLYXDTETSLYXDTETSLYXDTE
3 months+27.2%+5.7%13.3%4.4%−8.3 pts−0.5 pts
6 months+3.5%+8.2%23.4%9.6%−4.9 pts−0.8 pts
1 year−7.7%+13.6%39.0%25.5%+4.5 pts0.0 pts
3 years+59.2%–102.5%–−35.8 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: TSLY Nov 2022 · XDTE Mar 2024+50.8%+47.8%97.8%60.6%−69.9 pts−7.1 pts

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Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-002A39ECFC

TSLY and XDTE are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Income paid. TSLY paid 39.0% and XDTE 25.5% (cash paid over 1 year, as a share of its price at the start), a gap of 13.5 points.
  2. What each is measured against. TSLY is measured against Tesla (TSLA) and XDTE against S&P 500 through SPY.
  3. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 28, 2026).

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
TSLY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, TSLY paid 39.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 46.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.7%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −12.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.5 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 43.1%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XDTE

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XDTE paid 25.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +13.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, TSLY or XDTE?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, TSLY paid 39.0% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 25.5%, so TSLY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, TSLY or XDTE?
With every distribution reinvested, TSLY returned −7.7% and XDTE +13.6% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TSLY or XDTE?
TSLY charges 1.07% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so XDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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