Data as of .
DDDD vs XYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
DDDD and XYLG both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and XYLG hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DDDD | XYLG |
|---|---|---|
| Chevron Corp | 4.25% | 0.63% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 4.93% | 0.55% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 4.30% | 0.52% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 4.01% | 0.52% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 3.84% | 0.52% |
| Home Depot Inc/The | 3.68% | 0.46% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 3.32% | 0.37% |
| Amgen Inc | 4.38% | 0.32% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 3.96% | 0.30% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.73% | 0.29% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 4.53% | 0.27% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 3.50% | 0.27% |
| Only in DDDD | Only in XYLG |
|---|---|
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.65% | NVIDIA CORP 8.20% |
| East West Bancorp Inc 0.44% | APPLE INC 7.50% |
| HF Sinclair Corp 0.44% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.59% |
| Fidelity National Financial Inc 0.27% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.81% |
| Watsco Inc 0.27% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.12% |
| American Financial Group Inc/OH 0.24% | BROADCOM INC 2.59% |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp 0.23% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.48% |
| Columbia Banking System Inc 0.22% | META PLATFORMS INC 2.24% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDDD | XYLG | DDDD | XYLG | DDDD | XYLG | |
| 3 months | +4.9% | +3.6% | 1.6% | 1.3% | +2.6 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +10.5% | +15.7% | 1.7% | 3.0% | −7.6 pts | −2.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +17.2% | not published | 13.2% | not published | +0.7 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +60.9% | not published | 43.0% | not published | −17.5 pts |
| Since launch | +8.7% | +114.0% | 1.6% | 69.0% | −6.5 pts | −38.7 pts |
| DDDD YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY | XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Global X |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 18.4% | 4.4% |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 1.6% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | 13.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.0% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.7% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | +17.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.5 pts | +0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 67% | 80% |
| Age | 190 days | 2188 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $65m |
DDDD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, DDDD paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Jul 6, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
XYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLG paid 13.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% 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 is cheaper, DDDD or XYLG?
- DDDD charges 1.01% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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