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YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF

SDTYNasdaqYieldMaxD

$39.40−0.29 (−0.72%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 39.69 to 39.40. Range 39.40 to 40.06. Use the arrow keys to read each point.39.5039.6039.8039.9040.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
1.08%
Fund size
$41M
1Y total return
+12.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
28.93%
Holdings
6
Avg volume · 30D
11.7K sh
52W range
low $39.07high $46.44
Launched

The ETF.net SDTY Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

D

Score 35 out of 100

Rank
47 of 52
Six-pillar profile for SDTY. Scores out of 100: Cost 2, Risk 38, Mission 83, Tradability 20, Holdings not scored, Durability 38. Strongest: Mission (83). Weakest: Cost (2). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 35 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    F2 out of 100
    Rank 51 of 52
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 26 of 36
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 34 of 52
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F20 out of 100
    Rank 49 of 52
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    Not scored
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 43 of 52

Our read on SDTY

ETF.net Research

In short

DYieldMax's option-income playbook aimed at the index: SDTY builds S&P 500 exposure with options and sells calls that expire the same day, every day. Income gets harvested one session at a time, and upside gets clipped the same way.

Stated mandate

SDTY seeks current income while providing exposure to the S&P 500 Index’s price return.

Why people hold it

  • The 0DTE twist: calls that expire the same session, written daily, so the premium clock resets every trading day instead of once a month.
  • Pure label-matching: S&P 500 price exposure built synthetically, income generated by writing calls against it. What the name says is what the fund does.
  • It was YieldMax's first move from single-stock option income into a broad index, live since 2025.stockanalysis.com

Worth knowing

  • At 1.08% a year, it costs well above the roughly 0.60% median for S&P 500 option-income funds, and multiples of IVVW (0.25%) or GPIX (0.35%).
  • Selling calls every session hands away part of each strong up day. The income comes out of the fund's upside, not on top of it.
  • Small and lightly traded next to the giants writing calls on the same index. Limit orders matter more here than with a heavily traded peer.

SDTY Performance

Launched Feb 5, 2025

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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SDTY$11,281
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. SDTY $11,281. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for SDTY. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSDTY
Year to date+11.1%
1 month0.0%
3 months+1.9%
1 year+12.8%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for SDTY
YearReturn barSDTY
2026 YTD+11.1%
2025+10.5%

History from Feb 6, 2025

SDTY in the news

SDTY Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
28.93%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$11.48Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.18 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Weekly

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 43 payments in 2026 YTD. Jan 7, 2026 $0.13; Jan 14, 2026 $0.18; Jan 21, 2026 $0.20; Jan 28, 2026 $0.21; Feb 4, 2026 $0.22; Feb 11, 2026 $0.27; Feb 18, 2026 $0.23; Feb 25, 2026 $0.24; Mar 4, 2026 $0.24; Mar 11, 2026 $0.31; Mar 18, 2026 $0.32; Mar 25, 2026 $0.26; Apr 1, 2026 $0.25; Apr 8, 2026 $0.26; Apr 15, 2026 $0.28; Apr 22, 2026 $0.27; Apr 29, 2026 $0.21; May 6, 2026 $0.21; May 13, 2026 $0.21; May 20, 2026 $0.21; May 27, 2026 $0.21; Jun 3, 2026 $0.21; Jun 10, 2026 $0.21; Jun 17, 2026 $0.21; Jun 24, 2026 $0.21; Jul 1, 2026 $0.23; Jul 8, 2026 $0.20; Jul 15, 2026 $0.21; Jul 22, 2026 $0.21; Jul 29, 2026 $0.21; Aug 5, 2026 $0.21; Aug 12, 2026 $0.21; Aug 19, 2026 $0.17; Aug 26, 2026 $0.17; Sep 2, 2026 $0.17; Sep 9, 2026 $0.16; Sep 16, 2026 $0.16; Sep 23, 2026 $0.19; Sep 30, 2026 $0.15; Oct 7, 2026 $0.16; Oct 14, 2026 $0.18; Oct 21, 2026 $0.18; Oct 28, 2026 $0.18. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 28, 2026Oct 29, 2026$0.18
Oct 21, 2026Oct 22, 2026$0.18
Oct 14, 2026Oct 15, 2026$0.18
Oct 7, 2026Oct 8, 2026$0.16
Sep 30, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.15
Sep 23, 2026Sep 24, 2026$0.19
Sep 16, 2026Sep 17, 2026$0.16
Sep 9, 2026Sep 10, 2026$0.16
Sep 2, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.17
Aug 26, 2026Aug 27, 2026$0.17
Aug 19, 2026Aug 20, 2026$0.17
Aug 12, 2026Aug 13, 2026$0.21

See all 89 payments⁠

$10,000 in SDTY 1 year ago paid $2,491 in dividends.⁠

SDTY Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.0%
Annualised · 20 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.81
vs 3-month T-bills · 20 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−18.6%
20 months · trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.91
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

SDTY Cost

Overpaying vs PEPS, cheapest in S&P 500 Option Income

$17,868

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • SDTY 1.08%

    $19,974

  • PEPS 0.10% Cheapest

    $2,106

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SDTY 1.08%
  • PEPS 0.10%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530SDTY $19,974PEPS $2,106

Year by year

YearSDTYPEPSOverpaying
10$1,898$183$1,715
20$7,106$717$6,389
30$19,974$2,106$17,868

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