SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF

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−0.2% · 1 day, price
IQ’s readingComputed nightly from ETFIQ data. Not written live.

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SDTY paid 24.6% in cash and returned 13.4% in total, against 13.7% for VOO.

0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weeklyYieldMax ↗Expense ratio 1.08%Fund assets $41m on Oct 27, 2026First traded Feb 6, 2025Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every YieldMax fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: PartlyOver the year to Oct 28, 2026, SDTY paid 24.6% in cash and returned 13.4% in total, covering 54.5% of its payout.

SDTY risk and return scorecard

vs VOO · Feb 2025 to Oct 2026 · 88 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

Short history · 20 months
SDTY +21.6%, VOO +27.2%, Feb 2025 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureSDTYVOOEdge
Total return+21.6%+27.2%VOO
Annualized+12.2%+15.3%VOO
Price return−21.0%+24.6%VOO
Risk
MeasureSDTYVOOEdge
Volatility13.9%15.2%SDTY (slight)
Max drawdown−17.2%−16.7%VOO (slight)
Upside capture79.6%100.0%VOO
Downside capture91.0%100.0%SDTY (slight)
Risk-adjusted
MeasureSDTYVOOEdge
Sharpe ratio0.620.75VOO
Sortino ratio0.821.13VOO
Alpha vs VOO
MeasureSDTYVOOEdge
Alpha, a year−1.4%Not significant
Alpha t-stat−0.47
Beta to VOO0.871.00Lower beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Oct 27, 2026
Latest day
$0
Last 5 trading days
+$13.1m
12 months to Jul 31, 2026
+$35.1m
In on 1 day, out on 0. 49 days missing.

What you earned

SDTY +1.6%, VOO +0.9%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
SDTY+1.6%
VOO+0.9%
Paid 2.1% in cash. Price −0.6%.
SDTY +5.8%, VOO +6.1%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
SDTY+5.8%
VOO+6.1%
Paid 5.7% in cash. Price +0.1%.
SDTY +9.7%, VOO +9.1%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.
SDTY+9.7%
VOO+9.1%
Paid 12.1% in cash. Price −2.8%.
SDTY +12.8%, VOO +14.2%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
SDTY+12.8%
VOO+14.2%
Paid 20.4% in cash. Price −9.2%.
SDTY +13.4%, VOO +13.7%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.
SDTY+13.4%
VOO+13.7%
Paid 24.6% in cash. Price −13.3%.
SDTY +23.9%, VOO +30.0%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
SDTY+23.9%
VOO+30.0%
Paid 37.5% in cash. Price −19.8%.

What it paid

13 distributions · latest Oct 28, 2026
24.6%
Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+13.4%
Total return, 1 year
−0.3 pts
Against VOO
57.6%
Return of capital, latest payout (YieldMax estimate)
$0.1805
Last payment (paid weekly), ex-date Oct 28, 2026
Pays weekly.

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Price and total return, 1 year

$40.31−0.2%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

SDTY returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnCash paidPriceVOOAhead or behind
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026+1.6%2.1%−0.6%+0.9%+0.7 pts
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026+5.8%5.7%+0.1%+6.1%−0.3 pts
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026+9.7%12.1%−2.8%+9.1%+0.6 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+12.8%20.4%−9.2%+14.2%−1.4 pts
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+13.4%24.6%−13.3%+13.7%−0.3 pts
Since launch Feb 6, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+23.9%37.5%−19.8%+30.0%−6.1 pts
Since launch, annualised Feb 6, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+13.2%––––

Total returns, distributions reinvested. Listed Feb 2025: no 3 years windows.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Where the return came from
Price change −0.6%Cash paid +2.1%, reinvested+0.7 pts vs VOO

0.0%

Price change +0.1%Cash paid +5.7%, reinvested−0.3 pts vs VOO
Price change −2.8%Cash paid +12.1%, reinvested+0.6 pts vs VOO

0.0%

Price change −13.3%Cash paid +24.6%, reinvested−0.3 pts vs VOO

0.0%

Price change −19.8%Cash paid +37.5%, reinvested−6.1 pts vs VOO

0.0%

39.9
IQ Income ScoreETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score99th of 164 · Oct 28, 2026
0.3 · lowest of 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company99.7 · highest

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

SDTY paid 24.6% in cash over the year and returned 13.4% in total, less than it paid out.

total return as a share of the cash paid54.5% · 40th pct

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Oct 27, 2026

SDTY: in the 18 trading days to Oct 27, 2026, net $13.1m came in, over 16 of 18 trading days.

1D
$0
0.0% of $41.1m on Oct 26, 2026
Oct 27, 2026
5D
+$13.1m
46.4% of $28.3m on Oct 20, 2026
Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026
12 months
+$35.1m
258.5% of $13.6m on Jul 31, 2025
Aug 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Feb 2025 to Jul 2026
+$49.4m
Feb 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into SDTY each trading day, Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026+$13.1mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from YieldMax+$13.1m−$13.1mJul 28, 2026Oct 27, 2026

SDTY, net flow each trading day over the 65 sessions from Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 1 day and went out on 0 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 49 have none. Before Oct 2, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 1 day, out on 0. 49 days missing.

Net flow into SDTY each trading day, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026+$13.1mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from YieldMax+$13.1m−$13.1mOct 28, 2025Oct 27, 2026

SDTY, net flow each trading day over the 251 sessions from Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 1 day and went out on 0 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 235 have none. Before Oct 2, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 1 day, out on 0. 235 days missing.

Net flow into SDTY each trading day, Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026+$13.1mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from YieldMax+$13.1m−$13.1mMar 26, 2025Oct 27, 2026

SDTY, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 1 day and went out on 0 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 384 have none. Before Oct 2, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 1 day, out on 0. 384 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis

Daily data starts Oct 2, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from YieldMax’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for SDTY, back to Feb 2025, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare SDTY with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months16 days
Oct 27, 2026 $0
Oct 26, 2026 $0
Oct 23, 2026 $0
Oct 22, 2026 $0
Oct 21, 2026 +$13.1m
Oct 20, 2026 $0
Oct 19, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 $0
Oct 15, 2026 $0
Oct 14, 2026 $0
Oct 13, 2026 $0 covers 2 trading days
Oct 9, 2026 $0
Oct 8, 2026 $0
Oct 7, 2026 $0
Oct 6, 2026 $0 covers 2 trading days
Oct 2, 2026 $0

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year5 weeks
Oct 27, 2026 $0 2 days
Oct 23, 2026 +$13.1m
Oct 16, 2026 $0 4 days
Oct 9, 2026 $0 4 days
Oct 2, 2026 $0 1 day

Net flow into SDTY each week, Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outFeb 2025 to Oct 2026

SDTY, money in and money out each month from Feb 2025 to Jul 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from SDTY’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Oct 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 19 months listed, money came in on net in 14 and went out in 2.

Every bar is from SDTY’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 19 months listed, money came in on net in 14 and went out in 2.

MonthInOutNet
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 2 to Oct 27, 16 of 18 trading days+$13.1m$0+$13.1m
Jul 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$9.3m$0+$9.3m
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$9.5m$0+$9.5m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.4m$0+$6.4m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$993k−$1.1m−$64k
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.2m$0+$2.2m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.1m$0+$1.1m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.3m$0+$2.3m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.4m$0+$3.4m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.1m$0+$1.1m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.3m−$2.3m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.2m$0+$2.2m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.1m$0+$1.1m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.1m$0+$2.1m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.6m−$2.5m+$1.1m
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.0m$0+$10.0m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Last checked Oct 29, 2026.

SDTY key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$46.28 on Oct 29, 2025
52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$39.12 on Mar 30, 2026
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$40.31, 17% of the way from the low to the high
Beta to its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)0.87, against VOO
R-squared, the same days (ETFIQ)0.90
Beta and R-squared measured over251 daily total returns, Oct 29, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

SDTY return of capital and tax

Return of capital, latest notice (YieldMax estimate, Oct 29, 2026)57.6%
Return of capital, distributions paid Oct 30, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026 (YieldMax estimates)66.9%
Notices behind that number49 of 53 distributions
Return of capital, fiscal year to Jul 31, 2026 (annual report, filed Oct 7, 2026)40.5%
Options it writes (holdings as of Jul 31, 2026)Options on an index, which are Section 1256 contracts
Estimates are YieldMax’s Rule 19a-1 notices, made before the fund year closes. The fiscal year number is the annual report’s tax character. Not tax advice. What a 19a-1 estimate is · Income ETFs by return of capital

Trading

as of Oct 27, 2026
Trading · SDTYas of Oct 27, 2026
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Not scored1 of 6 measured · Oct 27, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
$1,000$1.600.16%
$10,000$160.16%
Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 27 close+0.05%
−0.4%95% of days within ±0.30% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.4%
How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 7¢ to buy, midpoint − 7¢ to sell.At the Oct 27 close of $40.38, that’s $40.45 to buy and $40.31 to sell.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →
Aug 2026Weekly, per shareOct 2026

13 distributions for SDTY, $0.1479 to $0.2119 a share and $0.1667 in the middle, Aug 5, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026. 6 further ex-dates are expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so they are not drawn.

Latest
$0.1805
Ex Oct 28, 2026 · paid about 1 day later
Annualized
23.3%
At its price on Oct 28, 2026
Trailing 12 months
28.3%
53 payments, ex Oct 29, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026: $11.4176
Return of capital
57.6%
Latest payout (YieldMax estimate)
Next, projected

SDTY pays weekly. The last distribution was $0.1805 a share, which went ex on Oct 28, 2026, with payment about 1 day later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Nov 4, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Nov 4, 2026 · pay Nov 5, 2026$0.1805 ETFIQ projection
Nov 11, 2026 · pay Nov 12, 2026$0.1805 ETFIQ projection
Nov 18, 2026 · pay Nov 19, 2026$0.1805 ETFIQ projection
Nov 25, 2026 · pay Nov 26, 2026$0.1805 ETFIQ projection
Dec 2, 2026 · pay Dec 3, 2026$0.1805 ETFIQ projection
Dec 9, 2026 · pay Dec 10, 2026$0.1805 ETFIQ projection

Expected distributions for SDTY. A projected row carries the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date, at the last amount paid. Neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.

Every distribution ETFIQ holds for SDTY (13, most recent first)
Oct 28, 2026$0.1805
Oct 21, 2026$0.1811
Oct 14, 2026$0.1847
Oct 7, 2026$0.164
Sep 30, 2026$0.1479
Sep 23, 2026$0.1884
Sep 16, 2026$0.1557
Sep 9, 2026$0.1647
Sep 2, 2026$0.1659
Aug 26, 2026$0.165
Aug 19, 2026$0.1667
Aug 12, 2026$0.2108
Aug 5, 2026$0.2119

Cash distributions per share for SDTY. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

Source: ETFIQ, from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

Total return as a share of the cash paid
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−271.3% to 2,166.7% across 164

That is the share of the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company sitting at or below SDTY.

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.

Total return as a share of the cash paid: 54.5% · 40th pct, −271.3% to 2,166.7% across 164.

Covered the mostOne bar per fund · SDTY in whiteCovered the least

About SDTY

Strategy0DTE covered call
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
How the benchmark is set (ETFIQ)SDTY names the S&P 500 Index (prospectus, Form 485BPOS, accession 0001999371-25-018337, filed 2025-11-21); VOO tracks the same index.
Paysweekly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026)$41mReport
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)23.3%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Nov 21, 2025)1.08%Report
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)28.3%
First tradedFeb 6, 2025
Return of capital, latest distribution (YieldMax 19a-1 estimate)57.6%
Paysweekly
Typical gap between ex-dates7 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment1 day
Last paid, per share$0.1805 ex Oct 28, 2026
Cash paid in the 12 months to Oct 28, 2026, 53 distributions, ex Oct 29, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026$11.4176
How we measure
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. Method
IQ Investment Committee on SDTY

12 seats on SDTY, as of Oct 28, 2026: 1 Supports, 4 Challenges, 6 Not enough data, 1 Does not apply.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyDoes not apply
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingSupports
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatChallenges
Put SDTY to the committee →See all seats →No investor named is affiliated with or endorses ETFIQ. Not investment advice.

Questions people ask about SDTY

How much has SDTY paid over the last year?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SDTY paid 24.6% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 13.3%.
Is SDTY ahead of VOO?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, SDTY returned +13.4% against +13.7% for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), so a holder was about even with it by 0.3 points.
How often does SDTY pay, and how much?
SDTY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 23.3% at its price on Oct 28, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the SDTY distribution return of capital?
YieldMax estimates 58% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
When does SDTY next pay a distribution?
SDTY pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 28, 2026 at $0.1805 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Nov 4, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 1 day.
What does SDTY cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 1.08% a year.
How much of SDTY’s distribution is return of capital?
YieldMax’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 57.6% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Oct 30, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026, the estimate is 66.9%. The annual report for the fiscal year to Jul 31, 2026 puts it at 40.5% of distributions. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.
Sources and dates
Prices, SDTY and VOOTiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Net assets, $41mIssuer page · Oct 27, 2026
DistributionsTiingo end-of-day · 13 payments

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Return of capital
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SDTY: SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.6%, price −13.3%, total +13.4%, VOO +13.7%, −0.3 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
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<figcaption style="font:13px/1.5 sans-serif">SDTY: SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.6%, price −13.3%, total +13.4%, VOO +13.7%, −0.3 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. Data: <a href="https://etfiq.com/funds/sdty">ETFIQ</a></figcaption>
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