Data as of . Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.
QYLD vs XYLD
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QYLD and XYLD hold 54% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QYLD | XYLD |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 8.56% | 7.85% |
| APPLE INC. | 7.03% | 6.45% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 5.34% | 4.90% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 5.02% | 4.19% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 3.95% | 3.63% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 3.49% | 3.20% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 3.66% | 2.89% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 3.18% | 2.17% |
| TESLA, INC. | 3.36% | 1.74% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 2.83% | 0.94% |
| WALMART INC. | 3.14% | 0.94% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 2.81% | 0.94% |
| Only in QYLD | Only in XYLD |
|---|---|
| SHOPIFY INC. 0.72% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.41% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0.70% | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.37% |
| ASML Holding N.V. 0.61% | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.20% |
| MercadoLibre, Inc. 0.44% | EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 1.04% |
| PDD Holdings Inc. 0.32% | VISA INC. 0.90% |
| STRATEGY INC 0.25% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.90% |
| Ferrovial SE 0.24% | CATERPILLAR INC. 0.67% |
| COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC 0.21% | MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 0.66% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QYLD | XYLD | QYLD | XYLD | QYLD | XYLD | |
| 3 months | +6.3% | +5.7% | 3.1% | 2.6% | +4.2 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +11.7% | +9.5% | 6.2% | 5.5% | −8.4 pts | −5.5 pts |
| 1 year | +23.5% | +18.6% | 12.7% | 11.1% | −2.1 pts | −4.1 pts |
| 3 years | +51.5% | +43.7% | 36.7% | 33.0% | −42.0 pts | −33.1 pts |
| Since launch | +195.3% | +191.1% | 116.0% | 112.9% | −644.5 pts | −137.7 pts |
| QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF | XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | All-country world (ACWI) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 11.9% | 9.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.7% | 11.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.5% | +6.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.5% | +18.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +25.6% | +22.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.1 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | 93% |
| Age | 4649 days | 4820 days |
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).
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, QYLD or XYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, QYLD paid 12.7% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 11.1%, 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, QYLD or XYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, QYLD returned +23.5% and XYLD returned +18.6% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QYLD or XYLD?
- QYLD charges 0.60% a year and XYLD 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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