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YSPC vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?

YSPC and YYY both write options for income.

YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF and Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

10.9%YSPC cash paid, 1 year
12.1%YYY cash paid, 1 year
+6.4%YSPC total return, 1 year
+3.4%YYY total return, 1 year
YSPC5.3 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+1.2%YSPC+6.4%10.9% of it arrived as cash5.3 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+1.2%YSPC+6.4%5.3 pts ahead of SPY
YYY13.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%YYY+3.4%12.1% as cash13.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%YYY+3.4%13.2 pts behind SPY

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 each
Only in YSPCOnly 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

YSPC and YYY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
YSPCYYYYSPCYYYYSPCYYY
3 monthsnot published−2.5%not published3.1%not published−4.8 pts
6 monthsnot published+4.7%not published6.5%not published−13.3 pts
1 yearnot published+3.4%not published12.1%not published−13.2 pts
3 yearsnot published+37.1%not published37.7%not published−41.3 pts
Since launch+6.4%+117.8%10.9%112.4%+5.3 pts−519.1 pts
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YSPC and YYY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerYieldMaxAmplify
Strategysynthetic covered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized63.0%13.3%
Expense ratio1.01%3.23%
Cash paid, 1 year10.9% (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 estimate0%not published
Age65 days5211 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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YSPC against YYY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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.

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