
YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
$39.40−0.29 (−0.72%)
- 1.08%
- $41M
- +12.8%
- 28.93%
- 11.7K sh
- low $39.07high $46.44
The ETF.net SDTY Grade
Score 35 out of 100
- 47 of 52
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 100Rank 51 of 52Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A83 out of 100Rank 26 of 36Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D38 out of 100Rank 34 of 52Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F20 out of 100Rank 49 of 52Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D38 out of 100Rank 43 of 52
Our read on SDTY
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
Worth knowing
SDTY Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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.
| Period | SDTY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.1% |
| 1 month | 0.0% |
| 3 months | +1.9% |
| 1 year | +12.8% |
| 3 years | |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | SDTY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.1% | |
| 2025 | +10.5% |
SDTY in the news
SDTY Dividends
- 28.93%
- $11.48
- $0.18 per share
- Weekly
Distribution history
SDTY Risk
- 13.0%
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.
- 0.81
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.
- −18.6%
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.
- 0.91
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
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | SDTY | PEPS | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,898 | $183 | $1,715 |
| 20 | $7,106 | $717 | $6,389 |
| 30 | $19,974 | $2,106 | $17,868 |
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