Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CVRD vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLG paid 12.7% 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 $72m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF.
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, 2026.0.8 pts ahead of SPY
XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
XYLG
+15.6%
12.7% of it arrived as cash
0.8 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
0.8 pts ahead of SPY
XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
XYLG
+15.6%
12.7% cash
0.8 pts ahead of SPY
12.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.1%. XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
XYLG costs 0.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CVRD | XYLG |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +12.7% | +15.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 4.3% | rose 1.5% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 80% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own stocks | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.90% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and XYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 | $32m | $72m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 17% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and XYLG hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
half
17% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | CVRD | XYLG | CVRD | XYLG | CVRD | XYLG |
| 3 months | +5.7% | +1.4% | 1.6% | 1.1% | −0.8 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +6.7% | 3.2% | 2.5% | −3.8 pts | +1.7 pts |
| 1 year | +12.7% | +15.6% | 7.7% | 12.7% | −10.4 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 3 years | +26.9% | +65.6% | 27.7% | 44.3% | not measured | −17.4 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: CVRD Aug 2023 · XYLG Sep 2020 | +27.2% | +116.0% | 27.8% | 69.8% | not measured | −38.4 pts |
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.
XYLG
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLG paid 12.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% 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.
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