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DJIA vs FEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its price in cash against DJIA’s 10.1%, though DJIA returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $191m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF, and $679m on Nov 3, 2026 for REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
10.1%
DJIA cash paid, 1 year
22.1%
FEPI cash paid, 1 year
+13.9%
DJIA total return, 1 year
+2.9%
FEPI total return, 1 year
DJIA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind DIA
DJIA
+13.9%
DIA
+14.9%

1 pt behind DIA

DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DIA

+14.9%

DJIA

+13.9%

10.1% of it arrived as cash

1 pt behind DIA

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind DIA

DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DIA

+14.9%

DJIA

+13.9%

10.1% as cash

1 pt behind DIA

10.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
FEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
FEPI
+2.9%
none

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DJIA costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.0 points; FEPI is 3.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DJIA vs FEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDJIAFEPI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.9%+2.9%
Price change, 1 yearrose 2.9%fell 19.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate70% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIAnot published
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.60%0.65%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$191m$744m
Holdings
Holdings in common17%

Method

Risk and return

Oct 20, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026 · 158 weekly returns
DJIA FEPI
Return
Total return edge FEPI +43.8% +62.5%
Annualized edge FEPI +12.7% +17.3%
Price return edge DJIA +6.5% −22.9%
Risk
Volatility edge DJIA 8.9% 19.1%
Max drawdown edge DJIA −10.8% −22.7%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge DJIA 0.89 0.70
Sortino edge DJIA 1.26 0.99
Calmar edge DJIA 1.17 0.76
Reading

From Oct 2023 to Oct 2026, FEPI returned more: +62.5% to +43.8%. DJIA swung less: 8.9% to 19.1%. DJIA fell less at its worst: −10.8% to −22.7%.

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Risk and return: DJIA vs FEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDJIAFEPIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+43.8%+62.5%FEPIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+12.7%+17.3%FEPITotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+6.5%−22.9%DJIAPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility8.9%19.1%DJIASpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation6.3%13.5%DJIALike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−10.8%−22.7%DJIADeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.890.70DJIAReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.260.99DJIAReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar1.170.76DJIAAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 158 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

17%

By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and FEPI hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

17% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DJIA FEPI
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.33% 4.23%
ALPHABET INC. 4.08% 7.00%
APPLE INC. 3.54% 6.90%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.11% 4.21%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.30% 6.68%
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Only in DJIA
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.67%
CATERPILLAR INC. 9.34%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.75%
AMGEN INC. 4.42%
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.29%
VISA INC. 4.20%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.03%
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 3.91%
Only in FEPI
BROADCOM INC. 6.95%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 6.04%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.88%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 4.25%
ORACLE CORPORATION 4.23%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4.22%
TESLA, INC. 4.22%
NETFLIX, INC. 4.21%
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Side by side

DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on DIA, paying monthly FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying weekly
Issuer Global X REX
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) none
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 24.9%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.1% 22.1%
Price change, 1 year +2.9% −19.3%
Total return, 1 year +13.9% +2.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% not published
Ahead or behind −1.0 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 70% not published
Age 4.7 years 3.1 years
Net assets, DJIA as of Oct 12, 2026 and FEPI as of Nov 3, 2026 $191m $679m

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: DJIA vs FEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDJIAFEPIDJIAFEPIDJIAFEPI
3 months+1.4%−1.5%1.7%6.4%+2.8 ptsnot measured
6 months+8.7%−2.4%3.7%11.2%+1.2 ptsnot measured
1 year+13.9%+2.9%10.1%22.1%−1.0 ptsnot measured
3 years+41.7%+55.6%30.4%69.1%−22.4 ptsnot measured
Since launchNot the same days: DJIA Feb 2022 · FEPI Oct 2023+46.0%+56.7%40.8%69.6%−27.9 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
DJIA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.9%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +14.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 70% 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.

FEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DJIA or FEPI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting price in cash and FEPI paid 22.1%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DJIA or FEPI?
With every distribution reinvested, DJIA returned +13.9% and FEPI +2.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DJIA or FEPI?
DJIA charges 0.60% a year and FEPI charges 0.65%, so DJIA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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