Data as of .
ULTY vs XDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ULTY paid 46.9% of its price in cash against XDTE’s 26.9%, though XDTE returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ULTY and XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ULTY | Only in XDTE |
|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc 5.66% | SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 67.54% |
| Analog Devices Inc 5.47% | SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 25.09% |
| Amazon.com Inc 5.16% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.36% |
| Lam Research Corp 4.99% | |
| Ciena Corp 4.95% | |
| Quanta Services Inc 4.95% | |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc 4.86% | |
| NVIDIA Corp 4.80% |
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 Sep 11, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ULTY | XDTE | ULTY | XDTE | ULTY | XDTE | |
| 3 months | −0.3% | +3.9% | 14.2% | 5.1% | −3.6 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +11.2% | +13.4% | 29.8% | 10.5% | −4.8 pts | −2.6 pts |
| 1 year | −5.8% | +16.6% | 46.9% | 26.9% | −23.3 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Since launch | +9.0% | +45.7% | 86.7% | 59.3% | −45.9 pts | −7.2 pts |
| ULTY YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Roundhill |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 61.5% | 17.6% |
| Expense ratio | 1.30% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 46.9% | 26.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −53.3% | −12.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | −5.8% | +16.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −23.3 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 925 days | 918 days |
ULTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, ULTY paid 46.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 53.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −5.8%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 23.3 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 61.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
XDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XDTE paid 26.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.6%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ULTY or XDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, ULTY paid 46.9% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 26.9%, so ULTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, ULTY or XDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, ULTY returned −5.8% and XDTE returned +16.6% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so XDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ULTY or XDTE?
- ULTY charges 1.30% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so XDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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