
Roundhill Investments - S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF
$54.45−0.02 (−0.03%)
- 0.49%
- $2M
- 5.42%
- 0M sh
- $54.49
- low $46.50high $55.19
The ETF.net TPAY Grade
Score 40 out of 100
- 40 of 52
Score 40 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Very small fund, grade capped at C.
The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.
- The pillars earned
- 50
- This cap took
- −10
- Published Score
- 40
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B66 out of 100Rank 18 of 52Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C46 out of 100Rank 28 of 52Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D31 out of 100Rank 42 of 52Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C44 out of 100Rank 26 of 41Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D31 out of 100Rank 48 of 52
Our read on TPAY
CMost S&P 500 income funds pay out whatever the options market hands them. TPAY works backwards: set the number first (a 10% annualized distribution rate, paid monthly), then run the S&P 500 sleeve to fund it.
The Fund seeks exposure to the return of the S&P 500® Index while pursuing tax-efficient monthly distributions.
Why people hold it
- The payout is a stated formula, not a leftover: a 10% annualized distribution rate on a monthly schedule, written into the fund's own income policy.roundhillinvestments.com
- Fee of 0.49% a year, below the median for S&P 500 options-income funds.
- Actively managed around roughly 60 US positions rather than a fixed buy-write recipe, aiming at S&P 500 return plus tax-aware monthly cash.
- The tax angle is the point: the fund is built to make distributions tax-efficient, not just large.roundhillinvestments.com
Worth knowing
- A target rate is a payment schedule, not a return engine. When the portfolio earns less than it pays, the distribution comes partly out of the fund's own capital.
- The fund discloses that payouts can include return of capital, which trims your cost basis instead of arriving as income. Your year-end tax form is the real scorecard.
- A 2026 launch in a crowded cohort: small and thinly traded so far, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads than the category's giants.
TPAY Holdings
- Stocks
- 4
- 100%
- 4SPY 270312C00033670
TPAY 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 12, 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 | TPAY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | +2.0% |
| 3 months | +2.8% |
| 1 year | — |
| 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 | TPAY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +13.4% |
TPAY in the news
TPAY Dividends
- 5.42%
- $2.95
- $0.42 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
TPAY Risk
- —
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.
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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.
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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.
- 0.99
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
TPAY Cost
- The middle half of S&P 500 Option Income funds
- Median 0.60%
16 of the 51 S&P 500 Option Income funds charge less.
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