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RYLD VYM \n Expense ratio 0.60% 0.04% \n Net assets, RYLD as of Oct 12, 2026 and VYM as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.3bn $78.9bn \n Total return, 1 year +12.1% +18.0% \n What it tracks Benchm","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, RYLD against VYM, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/ryld-vs-vym","a":{"ticker":"RYLD","name":"Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF","issuer":"Global X","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, RYLD paid 12.1% in cash and returned 12.1% in total, against 14.1% for IWM.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ryld","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"12.1%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+12.1%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against IWM","value":"\u22122.0 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (Global X estimate)","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"Global X estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 19, 2026","value":"$0.1478","as_of":"2026-10-19","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.3bn","as_of":"2026-10-12","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 12, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.60%","as_of":"2026-02-26","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 26, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"VYM","name":"Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF","issuer":"Vanguard","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"VYM tracks an index of US high dividend and returned +18.0% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/vym","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+18.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.04%","as_of":"2026-02-27","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"595","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22121.6%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"2.6%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 18, 2026","value":"$0.8869","as_of":"2026-09-18","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$78.9bn","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/ryld-vs-vym"}