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RYLD vs XYLD
Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF and Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF, side by side on the income desk.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| RYLD Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Russell 2000 (IWM) | All-country world (ACWI) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 12.2% | 9.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.4% | 11.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.3% | +6.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.0% | +18.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +26.4% | +22.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.4 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | 93% |
| Age | 2692 days | 4820 days |
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).
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, RYLD or XYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, RYLD paid 12.4% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 11.1%, so RYLD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, RYLD or XYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, RYLD returned +21.0% and XYLD returned +18.6% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so RYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, RYLD or XYLD?
- RYLD charges 0.60% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so RYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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