Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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DDDD vs DYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $7.8m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF, and $4.8m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

At a glance
3.4%
DDDD cash paid, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
9.2%
DYLG cash paid, 1 year
+17.1%
DDDD total return, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
+14.8%
DYLG total return, 1 year
DDDD · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 3.3 pts behind SCHD
DDDD
+17.1%
SCHD
+20.4%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.4% as cash

3.3 pts behind SCHD

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

3.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 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 +20.4%. 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 +20.4%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DYLG costs 0.66 points a year less; DDDD is 1.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DDDD vs DYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDDDDDYLG
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+14.8%
Price changerose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026)rose 4.7% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks, measured through SCHDnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.01%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$7.3m$4.8m
Holdings
Holdings in common18%

Method

What they share

18%

By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and DYLG hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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half

18% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DDDD DYLG
Amgen Inc 4.16% 4.39%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 3.91% 4.72%
Home Depot Inc 4.29% 3.78%
Chevron Corp 3.94% 2.24%
Procter & Gamble Co 4.37% 1.65%
Merck & Co Inc 3.82% 1.48%
Coca-Cola Co 4.18% 1.00%
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Only in DDDD
Texas Instruments Inc 4.70%
Abbott Laboratories 4.02%
QUALCOMM Inc 3.92%
PepsiCo Inc 3.90%
ConocoPhillips 3.84%
Accenture PLC 3.77%
Verizon Communications Inc 3.57%
Altria Group Inc 3.09%
Only in DYLG
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.60%
CATERPILLAR INC. 9.28%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.29%
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.26%
VISA INC. 4.17%
ALPHABET INC. 4.05%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.01%
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 3.88%
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Side by side

DDDD YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF · Synthetic covered call on SCHD DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark US dividend stocks (SCHD) none
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 18.3% 4.0%
Expense ratio 1.01% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 3.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) 9.2%
Price change, 1 year +13.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +4.7%
Total return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +14.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +20.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) not published
Ahead or behind −3.3 pts (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 76% 32%
Age 237 days 3.3 years
Net assets, DDDD as of Nov 3, 2026 and DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 $7.8m $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: DDDD vs DYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDDDDDYLGDDDDDYLGDDDDDYLG
3 months+7.5%−0.1%1.6%0.8%−1.0 ptsnot measured
6 months+13.6%+8.2%3.3%1.8%−2.6 ptsnot measured
1 year–+14.8%–9.2%–not measured
3 years–+53.4%–31.6%–not measured
Since launchNot the same days: DDDD Mar 2026 · DYLG Jul 2023+17.1%+49.0%3.4%31.3%−3.3 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
DDDD

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, DDDD paid 3.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. US dividend stocks (SCHD) returned +20.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.3%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

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).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DDDD or DYLG?
DDDD charges 1.01% a year and DYLG charges 0.35%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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