Data as of .
CVRD vs QYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QYLG paid 17.4% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: QYLG scores higher
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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
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and QYLG hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CVRD | QYLG |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.06% | 4.31% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.88% | 5.77% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.57% | 2.67% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.66% | 3.11% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | 4.84% | 1.29% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.04% | 0.81% |
| T-Mobile US Inc | 2.85% | 0.78% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 3.07% | 0.77% |
| Adobe Inc | 2.84% | 0.43% |
| Comcast Corp | 2.35% | 0.35% |
| Synopsys Inc | 2.53% | 0.32% |
| Honeywell International Inc | 1.48% | 0.28% |
| Only in CVRD | Only in QYLG |
|---|---|
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.58% | NVIDIA CORP 8.44% |
| Danaher Corp 4.32% | APPLE INC 7.73% |
| Agilent Technologies Inc 3.98% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.99% |
| Visa Inc 3.68% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.97% |
| Union Pacific Corp 3.17% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.23% |
| Blackrock Inc 3.03% | TESLA INC 3.01% |
| American Tower Corp 2.99% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.00% |
| Lowe's Cos Inc 2.99% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.85% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVRD | QYLG | CVRD | QYLG | CVRD | QYLG | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | −0.1% | 1.7% | 2.1% | +1.7 pts | +2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +5.7% | +19.6% | 3.3% | 4.6% | −12.3 pts | −4.7 pts |
| 1 year | +5.6% | +22.2% | 7.4% | 17.4% | −11.0 pts | +0.5 pts |
| 3 years | +19.5% | +76.2% | 25.9% | 51.1% | −58.9 pts | −22.0 pts |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +122.0% | 26.3% | 75.3% | −59.8 pts | −52.0 pts |
| CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly | QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Madison | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.4% | 17.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | +2.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +22.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.0 pts | +0.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 96% |
| Age | 1123 days | 2187 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $175m |
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.
QYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLG paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 96% 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 QYLG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting price in cash and QYLG paid 17.4%, so QYLG 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 QYLG?
- With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +5.6% and QYLG returned +22.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, CVRD or QYLG?
- CVRD charges 0.92% a year and QYLG charges 0.35%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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