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DIVO vs RYLD
Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF and Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, side by side on the income desk.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| DIVO Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF | RYLD Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | Global X |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Russell 2000 (IWM) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 4.8% | 12.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.56% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.9% | 12.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +10.4% | +7.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.9% | +21.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +20.0% | +26.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.0 pts | −5.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 3551 days | 2692 days |
DIVO in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, DIVO paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.0 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 4.8%, paid monthly.
RYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, RYLD paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.0%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +26.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.4 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 12.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DIVO or RYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, DIVO paid 6.9% of its starting price in cash and RYLD paid 12.4%, so RYLD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, DIVO or RYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, DIVO returned +17.9% and RYLD returned +21.0% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so RYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DIVO or RYLD?
- DIVO charges 0.56% a year and RYLD charges 0.60%, so DIVO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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