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TSPY vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its price in cash against YLDE’s 7.9%, though YLDE returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $311m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF, and $186m on Nov 3, 2026 for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
14.0%
TSPY cash paid, 1 year
7.9%
YLDE cash paid, 1 year
+13.3%
TSPY total return, 1 year
+19.0%
YLDE total return, 1 year
TSPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.5 pts behind VOO
TSPY
+13.3%
VOO
+14.8%

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% of it arrived as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV
YLDE
+19.0%
IWV
+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YLDE costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TSPY vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTSPYYLDE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.3%+19.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 1.6%rose 10.5%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOiShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.68%0.48%
Net assets, TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 3, 2026$311m$186m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · YLDE scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score53.6TSPY91.9YLDE

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

Aug 23, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 114 weekly returns
TSPY YLDE
Return
Total return edge TSPY (slight) +34.2% +32.6%
Annualized edge TSPY (slight) +14.3% +13.7%
Price return edge YLDE +0.1% +17.3%
Risk
Volatility edge YLDE 14.1% 10.9%
Max drawdown edge YLDE −16.5% −9.9%
Downside capture 95.3% 75.6%
Beta 0.92 0.76
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge YLDE 0.73 0.86
Sortino edge YLDE 1.08 1.26
Treynor 0.112 0.128
Calmar edge YLDE 0.87 1.38
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.5% a year +0.7% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.25 0.29
Information ratio −0.43 −0.27
Tracking error 3.4% 8.3%

Each against its own benchmark: TSPY against VOO, Aug 23, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026; YLDE against IWV, Jun 2, 2017 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Aug 2024 to Oct 2026, TSPY returned slightly more: +34.2% to +32.6%. YLDE swung less: 10.9% to 14.1%. YLDE fell less at its worst: −9.9% to −16.5%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: TSPY vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTSPYYLDEEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+34.2%+32.6%TSPY (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+14.3%+13.7%TSPY (slight)Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return+0.1%+17.3%YLDEPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility14.1%10.9%YLDESpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation9.6%7.5%YLDELike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−16.5%−9.9%YLDEDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture89.2%61.1%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture95.3%75.6%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.920.76Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.950.79Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.730.86YLDEReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.081.26YLDEReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1120.128Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.871.38YLDEAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkVOOIWVThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.5% a year+0.7% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.250.29Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−4.9% to +3.8%−3.9% to +5.2%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.43−0.27Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error3.4%8.3%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 114 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, TSPY and YLDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TSPY YLDE
Only in one fund ↓
Only in TSPY
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.57%
Only in YLDE
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.96%
ALPHABET INC 3.52%
NVIDIA CORP 2.97%
NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.77%
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.61%
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Side by side

TSPY TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 14.3% 6.3%
Expense ratio 0.68% 0.48%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 7.9%
Price change, 1 year −1.6% +10.5%
Total return, 1 year +13.3% +19.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −1.5 pts +4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 67%
Age 2.2 years 9.5 years
Net assets, TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 3, 2026 $311m $186m

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: TSPY vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTSPYYLDETSPYYLDETSPYYLDE
3 months+0.7%+3.2%3.5%1.6%+0.8 pts+3.6 pts
6 months+5.2%+8.6%7.0%4.0%+0.2 pts+3.7 pts
1 year+13.3%+19.0%14.0%7.9%−1.5 pts+4.2 pts
3 years–+61.5%–18.0%–−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: TSPY Aug 2024 · YLDE May 2017+38.7%+197.5%31.2%44.5%−3.7 pts−52.9 pts

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About each fund
TSPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.3%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 4, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, TSPY or YLDE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, so TSPY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, TSPY or YLDE?
With every distribution reinvested, TSPY returned +13.3% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TSPY or YLDE?
TSPY charges 0.68% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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