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CVRD vs DYLG: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year DYLG paid 9.5% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.

Madison Covered Call ETF and Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

7.4%CVRD cash paid, 1 year
9.5%DYLG cash paid, 1 year
+5.6%CVRD total return, 1 year
+13.8%DYLG total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: DYLG scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

CVRD 35.5DYLG 72.33.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

CVRD11 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%CVRD+5.6%7.4% of it arrived as cash11 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%CVRD+5.6%11 pts behind SPY
DYLGAbout even with DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%DYLG+13.8%9.5% of it arrived as cashabout even with DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%DYLG+13.8%9.5% cashabout even with DIA

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and DYLG hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CVRD and DYLG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCVRDDYLG
Microsoft Corp3.88%5.70%
Visa Inc3.68%4.25%
Amazon.com Inc4.06%2.93%
Salesforce Inc2.47%2.75%
Honeywell International Inc1.48%2.38%
Only in each
Only in CVRDOnly in DYLG
Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.84%GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.88%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.58%CATERPILLAR INC 9.35%
Danaher Corp 4.32%AMGEN INC 4.46%
Agilent Technologies Inc 3.98%UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.35%
Broadcom Inc 3.57%TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.33%
Union Pacific Corp 3.17%ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.04%
PepsiCo Inc 3.07%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 4.04%
Blackrock Inc 3.03%APPLE INC 3.88%

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 dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

CVRD and DYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CVRDDYLGCVRDDYLGCVRDDYLG
3 months+4.0%+1.9%1.7%0.8%+1.7 pts+1.5 pts
6 months+5.7%+13.0%3.3%2.1%−12.3 pts−0.9 pts
1 year+5.6%+13.8%7.4%9.5%−11.0 pts+0.3 pts
3 years+19.5%+47.0%25.9%30.8%−58.9 pts−9.8 pts
Since launch+21.1%+44.7%26.3%30.7%−59.8 pts−8.3 pts
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CVRD and DYLG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CVRD
Madison Covered Call ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly
DYLG
Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on DIA, paying monthly
IssuerMadisonGlobal X
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyDow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.5%3.1%
Expense ratio0.92%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year7.4%9.5%
Price change, 1 year−2.2%+3.5%
Total return, 1 year+5.6%+13.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+13.5%
Ahead or behind−11.0 pts+0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published59%
Age1123 days1150 days
Net assets$32m$6m

CVRD in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly.

DYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DYLG paid 9.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.8%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 59% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, CVRD or DYLG?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting price in cash and DYLG paid 9.5%, so DYLG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, CVRD or DYLG?
With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +5.6% and DYLG returned +13.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so DYLG returned more.
Which is cheaper, CVRD or DYLG?
CVRD charges 0.92% a year and DYLG charges 0.35%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CVRD against DYLG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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