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SPYTDefiance S&P 500 Target Income

Get income2y track recordRanked #1,015 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks current income and exposure to the performance of the S&P 500 Index.

By Defiance ETFs LLC · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

0.92%

#4,574 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$152M

#2,547 of 5,562 · mid-size

Dividend YieldGoal

20.29%

Track Record

2 years

#3,462 of 5,562 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,100+21.0%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Option income

Index tracked

S&P 500 Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 4 holdings = 100.4% of fundconcentrated

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
100.3%
N/A
0.4%
First American Government Obli
0.3%
N/A
-0.6%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.6%
Cash
0.6%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
11.4%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-18.2%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks current income and exposure to the performance of the S&P 500 Index.
Strategy
Actively managed ETF primarily focused on generating current income by holding shares of unaffiliated passively managed ETFs that track the S&P 500 Index.
Inception date
March 4, 2024
Fund family
Defiance ETFs LLC

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Covered call
Warning

Covered call ETF — yield ≠ total return

The high distribution yield is not free income — it comes from selling upside via call options. Research finds these strategies systematically underperform their underlying index over full cycles, typically by 100–300 basis points per year depending on the option-overlay design. The monthly distributions make the shortfall hard to see in return summaries.

Source: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023)

Why we flagged this: strategy=option_income + option_income_strategy

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-06-19