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FEPI vs RYLD
REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF and Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, side by side on the income desk.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF | RYLD Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | Russell 2000 (IWM) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 25.1% | 12.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.2% | 12.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.5% | +7.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.8% | +21.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +25.6% | +26.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −7.8 pts | −5.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 1059 days | 2692 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.
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, FEPI or RYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, FEPI paid 23.2% of its starting price in cash and RYLD paid 12.4%, 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 RYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +17.8% and RYLD returned +21.0% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so RYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FEPI or RYLD?
- FEPI charges 0.65% a year and RYLD charges 0.60%, so RYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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