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ISPY vs QYLD
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and QYLD hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ISPY | QYLD |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 7.07% | 8.56% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.60% | 5.34% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 3.05% | 3.95% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.92% | 3.49% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.42% | 3.66% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.91% | 3.18% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.69% | 3.36% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.50% | 2.83% |
| Intel Corp. | 0.74% | 2.30% |
| Walmart, Inc. | 0.70% | 3.14% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 0.66% | 1.76% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 0.58% | 2.19% |
| Only in ISPY | Only in QYLD |
|---|---|
| ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 10.56% | APPLE INC. 7.03% |
| Apple, Inc. 6.31% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.02% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.64% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 2.81% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. 1.21% | APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1.52% |
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.20% | LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1.13% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.16% | ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 0.96% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.11% | AMGEN INC. 0.91% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.84% | SHOPIFY INC. 0.72% |
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 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISPY | QYLD | ISPY | QYLD | ISPY | QYLD | |
| 3 months | +3.6% | +6.3% | 1.5% | 3.1% | −1.1 pts | +4.2 pts |
| 6 months | +11.8% | +11.7% | 3.5% | 6.2% | −3.3 pts | −8.4 pts |
| 1 year | +16.9% | +23.5% | 5.7% | 12.7% | −3.1 pts | −2.1 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +51.5% | n/a | 36.7% | n/a | −42.0 pts |
| Since launch | +54.6% | +195.3% | 25.8% | 116.0% | −14.8 pts | −644.5 pts |
| ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF | QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 5.8% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.7% | 12.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | +10.8% | +9.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.9% | +23.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +20.0% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.1 pts | −2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 989 days | 4649 days |
ISPY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 5.8%, paid monthly.
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, ISPY or QYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.7%, so QYLD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, ISPY or QYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +16.9% and QYLD returned +23.5% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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