Data as of .
YSPC vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?
YSPC and YYY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, YSPC and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in YSPC | Only in YYY |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 43.24% | abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.61% |
| United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 34.02% | BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.33% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.09% | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.32% |
| SPCX 10/16/2026 150.01 C 6.39% | Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.30% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 5.82% | PIMCO High Income Fund 3.04% |
| SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 162.500 0.62% | Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 2.98% |
| SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 157.500 0.07% | Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.66% |
| SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 152.500 -0.15% | Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 2.45% |
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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSPC | YYY | YSPC | YYY | YSPC | YYY | |
| 3 months | not published | −2.5% | not published | 3.1% | not published | −4.8 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +4.7% | not published | 6.5% | not published | −13.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.4% | not published | 12.1% | not published | −13.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +37.1% | not published | 37.7% | not published | −41.3 pts |
| Since launch | +6.4% | +117.8% | 10.9% | 112.4% | +5.3 pts | −519.1 pts |
| YSPC YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Amplify |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 63.0% | 13.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 3.23% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 10.9% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −5.3% | −8.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.4% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) | +3.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +1.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.3 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 65 days | 5211 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $702m |
YSPC in plain words
Over the period since launch on Jul 15, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YSPC paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +1.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 63.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
YYY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YYY paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, YSPC or YYY?
- YSPC charges 1.01% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so YSPC 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, YSPC against YYY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/yspc-vs-yyy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.