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

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

SDTY is an ETF that tracks the S&P 500 Index. As of August 19, 2026, its distribution rate is 20.88%, its trailing-12-month yield is 27.42%, its expense ratio is 1.08%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 79/100 (Generally safe). Fund total return is 21.9% over the past 1.5 years, 6.8 points behind SPY at 28.7%.

At the current 20.88% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $2,088 per year, or $174.00 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual weekly payments vary.

SDTY performance versus SPY

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Fund total return is 21.9% over the past 1.5 years, 6.8 points behind SPY at 28.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.0%.

SDTY key facts

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

79 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

16.50%

Issuer

YieldMax

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/05/2025

Expense ratio

1.08%

Distribution rate

20.88%

Distribution frequency

Weekly

Trailing yield

27.42%

30-day SEC yield

-0.41%

Last close

$41.51

AUM

$49,159,844

Average volume

8187.0

Last dividend

$0.1667

Ex-dividend date

08/19/2026

Payment date

08/20/2026

Beta

0.8725

P/E ratio

26.4523

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (20.88%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (27.42%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. The 30-day SEC yield (-0.41%) is the SEC standardized figure when we have it. An issuer may publish a different SEC or TTM yield using another as-of date or share-class convention. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Primary sources: YieldMax fund page; Index: S&P 500 Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SDTY risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.0%.

Who may consider SDTY — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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