Data as of . Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.
FEPI vs QYLD
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and QYLD hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FEPI | QYLD |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 7.76% | 8.56% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 5.19% | 5.34% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 8.83% | 3.95% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 8.05% | 3.49% |
| TESLA, INC. | 7.47% | 3.36% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 5.14% | 3.18% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 8.91% | 2.83% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 5.24% | 2.30% |
| NETFLIX, INC. | 5.16% | 1.93% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 5.17% | 1.55% |
| APPLOVIN CORPORATION | 5.16% | 0.67% |
| Only in FEPI | Only in QYLD |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 9.98% | APPLE INC. 7.03% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.21% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.02% |
| ORACLE CORPORATION 5.16% | ALPHABET INC. 3.66% |
| APPLE INC. 5.14% | WALMART INC. 3.14% |
| United States of America 2.42% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 2.81% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION 2.19% | |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.76% | |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 1.57% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Apr 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEPI | QYLD | FEPI | QYLD | FEPI | QYLD | |
| 3 months | +2.7% | +6.3% | 6.0% | 3.1% | +0.6 pts | +4.2 pts |
| 6 months | +14.8% | +11.7% | 11.7% | 6.2% | −5.3 pts | −8.4 pts |
| 1 year | +17.8% | +23.5% | 23.2% | 12.7% | −7.8 pts | −2.1 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +51.5% | n/a | 36.7% | n/a | −42.0 pts |
| Since launch | +66.6% | +195.3% | 66.0% | 116.0% | −30.1 pts | −644.5 pts |
| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF | QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 25.1% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.2% | 12.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.5% | +9.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.8% | +23.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +25.6% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −7.8 pts | −2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 1059 days | 4649 days |
FEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, FEPI paid 23.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.8%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 25.1%, paid weekly.
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, QYLD paid 12.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 11.9%, 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, FEPI or QYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, FEPI paid 23.2% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.7%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or QYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +17.8% and QYLD returned +23.5% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FEPI or QYLD?
- FEPI charges 0.65% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, FEPI against QYLD, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/FEPI-QYLD.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.