Data as of . Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.
FEPI vs XYLD
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and XYLD hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FEPI | XYLD |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 7.76% | 7.85% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 5.19% | 4.90% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 8.83% | 3.63% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 8.05% | 3.20% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 5.14% | 2.17% |
| TESLA, INC. | 7.47% | 1.74% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 8.91% | 0.94% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 5.24% | 0.72% |
| NETFLIX, INC. | 5.16% | 0.64% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 5.17% | 0.51% |
| ORACLE CORPORATION | 5.16% | 0.44% |
| APPLOVIN CORPORATION | 5.16% | 0.20% |
| Only in FEPI | Only in XYLD |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 9.98% | APPLE INC. 6.45% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.21% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.19% |
| APPLE INC. 5.14% | ALPHABET INC. 2.89% |
| United States of America 2.42% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.41% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.37% | |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.20% | |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 1.04% | |
| WALMART INC. 0.94% |
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 | XYLD | FEPI | XYLD | FEPI | XYLD | |
| 3 months | +2.7% | +5.7% | 6.0% | 2.6% | +0.6 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +14.8% | +9.5% | 11.7% | 5.5% | −5.3 pts | −5.5 pts |
| 1 year | +17.8% | +18.6% | 23.2% | 11.1% | −7.8 pts | −4.1 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +43.7% | n/a | 33.0% | n/a | −33.1 pts |
| Since launch | +66.6% | +191.1% | 66.0% | 112.9% | −30.1 pts | −137.7 pts |
| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF | XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | All-country world (ACWI) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 25.1% | 9.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.2% | 11.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.5% | +6.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.8% | +18.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +25.6% | +22.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −7.8 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 1059 days | 4820 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.
XYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, XYLD paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.6%. All-country world (ACWI) returned +22.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 9.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% 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 XYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, FEPI paid 23.2% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 11.1%, 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 XYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +17.8% and XYLD returned +18.6% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so XYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FEPI or XYLD?
- FEPI charges 0.65% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so XYLD 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 XYLD, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/FEPI-XYLD.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.