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YSPC · YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF
YieldMax · Income desk
Open the live card on ETFIQOver the period since launch on Jul 15, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026, YSPC paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +2.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.8 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 85.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 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), used as the proxy (proxy) |
| Pays | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised (ETFIQ) | 85.8% |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | not published |
| Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ) | 9.0% |
| Launched | Jul 15, 2026 |
| since launch: paid / price / total / SPY / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 8.5% / −5.2% / +3.9% / +2.0% / +1.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest distribution (YieldMax 19a-1 estimate) | 98.4% |
Questions people ask
- How much has YSPC paid over the last year?
- Over the period from its launch on Jul 15, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026, YSPC paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 5.2%.
- Is YSPC ahead of SPY?
- Over the period from its launch on Jul 15, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, YSPC returned +3.9% against +2.0% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy, so a holder was ahead of it by 1.8 points.
- How often does YSPC pay, and how much?
- YSPC pays weekly. The latest distribution annualises to 85.8% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
- Is the YSPC distribution return of capital?
- YieldMax estimates 98% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterisation from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
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