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CONY vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CONY paid 32.2% of its price in cash against XYLD’s 10.6%, though XYLD returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $339m on Oct 27, 2026 for YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF, and $3.4bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF.

At a glance
32.2%
CONY cash paid, 1 year
10.6%
XYLD cash paid, 1 year
−46.4%
CONY total return, 1 year
+15.8%
XYLD total return, 1 year
CONY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 7.9 pts ahead of COIN
CONY
−46.4%
COIN
−54.3%

7.9 pts ahead of COIN

CONY over 1 year: paid 32.2%, price −73.9%, total −46.4%, COIN −54.3%, +7.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

COIN

−54.3%

CONY

−46.4%

7.9 pts ahead of COIN

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.9 pts ahead of COIN

CONY over 1 year: paid 32.2%, price −73.9%, total −46.4%, COIN −54.3%, +7.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

COIN

−54.3%

CONY

−46.4%

7.9 pts ahead of COIN

32.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CONY over 1 year: paid 32.2%, price −73.9%, total −46.4%, COIN −54.3%, +7.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.
XYLD · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 2.2 pts ahead of SPY
XYLD
+15.8%
SPY
+13.6%

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.6%, price +4.3%, total +15.8%, SPY +13.6%, +2.2 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

SPY

+13.6%

XYLD

+15.8%

10.6% cash

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.6%, price +4.3%, total +15.8%, SPY +13.6%, +2.2 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

SPY

+13.6%

XYLD

+15.8%

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

10.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.6%, price +4.3%, total +15.8%, SPY +13.6%, +2.2 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XYLD costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 62.2 points; XYLD is 9.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CONY vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCONYXYLD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−46.4%+15.8%
Price change, 1 yearfell 73.9%rose 4.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate21% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkCoinbase (COIN)S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.04%0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$376m$3.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XYLD scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

CONY among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company

IQ Income Score16.9CONY77.7XYLD

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 74 income ETFs writing on a single company and 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

CONY 16.9
0.7, the lowest in this set 99.3, the highest

XYLD among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company

XYLD 77.7
0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

A percentile among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. XYLD is a percentile among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company, a different set, so the two marks are not on one scale. One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Aug 25, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 165 weekly returns
CONY XYLD
Return
Total return edge XYLD +39.5% +45.1%
Annualized edge XYLD +11.1% +12.4%
Price return edge XYLD −90.7% +2.8%
Risk
Volatility edge XYLD 59.4% 8.7%
Max drawdown edge XYLD −60.8% −14.0%
Downside capture 97.3% 70.9%
Beta 0.74 0.66
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge XYLD 0.39 0.87
Sortino edge XYLD 0.61 1.23
Treynor 0.315 0.103
Calmar edge XYLD 0.18 0.89
Against the benchmark
Alpha −13.1% a year −1.5% a year
Alpha t-stat −1.62 −1.00
Information ratio −1.04 −0.75
Tracking error 25.2% 7.8%

Each against its own benchmark: CONY against COIN, Aug 25, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026; XYLD against SPY, Jul 5, 2013 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

XYLD returned more: +45.1% to +39.5%. XYLD swung less: 8.7% to 59.4%. XYLD fell less at its worst: −14.0% to −60.8%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: CONY vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCONYXYLDEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+39.5%+45.1%XYLDPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+11.1%+12.4%XYLDTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−90.7%+2.8%XYLDPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility59.4%8.7%XYLDSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation38.0%6.2%XYLDLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−60.8%−14.0%XYLDDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture33.2%51.3%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture97.3%70.9%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.740.66Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.940.78Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.390.87XYLDReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.611.23XYLDReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.3150.103Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.180.89XYLDAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkCOINSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−13.1% a year−1.5% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−1.62−1.00Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−29.1% to +2.8%−4.5% to +1.5%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−1.04−0.75Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error25.2%7.8%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 165 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, CONY and XYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CONY XYLD
Only in one fund ↓
Only in CONY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 27.08%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 15.23%
COIN US 11/20/26 C170 3.18%
COIN US 12/18/26 C185 2.34%
COIN US 10/30/26 C180 0.50%
COIN US 10/30/26 C177.5 0.19%
COIN US 10/30/26 C182.5 0.13%
COIN US 10/30/26 C185 0.04%
Only in XYLD
NVIDIA CORPORATION 7.64%
APPLE INC. 7.13%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.42%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.18%
ALPHABET INC. 3.28%
BROADCOM INC. 2.90%
ALPHABET INC. 2.65%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.92%
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Side by side

CONY YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on COIN, paying weekly XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark Coinbase (COIN) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 58.5% 9.1%
Expense ratio 1.04% 0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year 32.2% 10.6%
Price change, 1 year −73.9% +4.3%
Total return, 1 year −46.4% +15.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year −54.3% +13.6%
Ahead or behind +7.9 pts +2.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 21% 93%
Age 3.2 years 13.3 years
Net assets, CONY as of Oct 27, 2026 and XYLD as of Oct 12, 2026 $339m $3.4bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: CONY vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowCONYXYLDCONYXYLDCONYXYLD
3 months+4.5%+5.0%17.6%2.3%+3.1 pts−1.1 pts
6 months−5.0%+9.2%30.0%5.2%+5.7 pts+0.1 pts
1 year−46.4%+15.8%32.2%10.6%+7.9 pts+2.2 pts
3 years+33.8%+53.3%180.5%35.1%−95.5 pts−41.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CONY Aug 2023 · XYLD Jun 2013+30.9%+195.1%172.2%114.5%−74.1 pts−320.2 pts

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Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-92E7B7D599

CONY and XYLD are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Income paid. CONY paid 32.2% and XYLD 10.6% (cash paid over 1 year, as a share of its price at the start), a gap of 21.6 points.
  2. What each is measured against. CONY is measured against Coinbase (COIN) and XYLD against S&P 500 through SPY.
  3. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 28, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
CONY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CONY paid 32.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 73.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −46.4%. Coinbase (COIN) returned −54.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.9 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 58.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 21% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XYLD

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XYLD paid 10.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +13.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.2 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, CONY or XYLD?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CONY paid 32.2% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 10.6%, so CONY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, CONY or XYLD?
With every distribution reinvested, CONY returned −46.4% and XYLD +15.8% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
Which is cheaper, CONY or XYLD?
CONY charges 1.04% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so XYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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