Which paid more, CVRD or DYLG?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting price in cash and DYLG paid 9.2%, 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 +12.7% and DYLG +14.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, CVRD or DYLG?

CVRD charges 0.90% a year and DYLG charges 0.35%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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CVRD vs DYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $32m on Jun 30, 2026 for Madison Covered Call ETF, and $4.8m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

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At a glance

7.7%

CVRD cash paid, 1 year

9.2%

DYLG cash paid, 1 year

+12.7%

CVRD total return, 1 year

+14.8%

DYLG total return, 1 year

CVRD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 10.4 pts behind its own stocks

CVRD

+12.7%

Own

+23.1%

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+23.1%

CVRD

+12.7%

7.7% of it arrived as cash

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+23.1%

CVRD

+12.7%

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

7.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

DYLG

+14.8%

none

Not measured

DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DYLG

+14.8%

9.2% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DYLG

+14.8%

9.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.1%. DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DYLG costs 0.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CVRD vs DYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	CVRD	DYLG
Paid and earned
Measure	CVRD	DYLG
Total return, 1 year	+12.7%	+14.8%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.3%	rose 4.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	CVRD	DYLG
Benchmark	its own stocks	not published
Cost and size
Measure	CVRD	DYLG
Expense ratio	0.90%	0.35%
Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026	$32m	$4.8m
Holdings
Measure	CVRD	DYLG
Holdings in common	13%

Method

What they share

13%

By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and DYLG hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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13% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CVRD DYLG

Microsoft Corp 3.85% 5.29%

Visa Inc 3.65% 4.17%

Amazon.com Inc 4.03% 3.09%

Salesforce Inc 2.45% 2.10%

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Only in CVRD

Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.80%

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.54%

Danaher Corp 4.29%

Agilent Technologies Inc 3.95%

Broadcom Inc 3.55%

Union Pacific Corp 3.15%

PepsiCo Inc 3.05%

Blackrock Inc 3.01%

Only in DYLG

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.60%

CATERPILLAR INC. 9.28%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.72%

AMGEN INC. 4.39%

The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.26%

ALPHABET INC. 4.05%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.01%

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 3.88%

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Side by side

CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying quarterly DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly

Issuer Madison Global X

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) none

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.3% 4.0%

Expense ratio 0.90% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.7% 9.2%

Price change, 1 year +4.3% +4.7%

Total return, 1 year +12.7% +14.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.1% not published

Ahead or behind −10.4 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 32%

Age 3.2 years 3.3 years

Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 $32m $4.8m

As of Nov 4, 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: CVRD vs DYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	CVRD	DYLG	CVRD	DYLG	CVRD	DYLG
3 months	+5.7%	−0.1%	1.6%	0.8%	−0.8 pts	not measured
6 months	+5.8%	+8.2%	3.2%	1.8%	−3.8 pts	not measured
1 year	+12.7%	+14.8%	7.7%	9.2%	−10.4 pts	not measured
3 years	+26.9%	+53.4%	27.7%	31.6%	not measured	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: CVRD Aug 2023 · DYLG Jul 2023	+27.2%	+49.0%	27.8%	31.3%	not measured	not measured

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About each fund

CVRD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.7%. CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +23.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid quarterly.

DYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 32% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, CVRD or DYLG?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting price in cash and DYLG paid 9.2%, 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 +12.7% and DYLG +14.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, CVRD or DYLG?: CVRD charges 0.90% a year and DYLG charges 0.35%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

CVRD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CVRD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Madison website ↗

DYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for DYLG ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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