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DDDD · YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF
YieldMax · Income desk
Open the live card on ETFIQOver the period since launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026, DDDD paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.9 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 17.8%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Jul 6, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).
| Strategy | synthetic covered call |
|---|---|
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | not established |
| Payout rate, annualised (ETFIQ) | 17.8% |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ) | 1.5% |
| Launched | Mar 12, 2026 |
| 3 months: paid / price / total / SPY / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 1.6% / +5.5% / +7.2% / +4.7% / +2.5 pts |
| since launch: paid / price / total / SPY / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 1.6% / +10.6% / +12.4% / +16.2% / −3.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest distribution (YieldMax 19a-1 estimate) | 66.7% |
Questions people ask
- How much has DDDD paid over the last year?
- Over the period from its launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026, DDDD paid 1.6% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 10.6%.
- Is DDDD ahead of SPY?
- Over the period from its launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, DDDD returned +12.4% against +16.2% for S&P 500 (SPY), so a holder was behind it by 3.9 points.
- How often does DDDD pay, and how much?
- DDDD pays on no established schedule. The latest distribution annualises to 17.8% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
- Is the DDDD distribution return of capital?
- YieldMax estimates 67% of the distribution paid Jul 6, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterisation from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
- What does DDDD cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 1.01% a year.
Where these figures came from
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