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DJIA vs VOOY: which paid, and which earned it?

DJIA and VOOY both write options for income.

Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF and XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

10.5%DJIA cash paid, 1 year
0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
+13.7%DJIA total return, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY total return, 1 year
DJIAAbout even with DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%DJIA+13.7%10.5% of it arrived as cashabout even with DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%DJIA+13.7%10.5% as cashabout even with DIA
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY

Performance, window by window

DJIA and VOOY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DJIAVOOYDJIAVOOYDJIAVOOY
3 months+3.8%not published1.7%not published+3.4 ptsnot published
6 months+11.3%not published4.1%not published−2.7 ptsnot published
1 year+13.7%not published10.5%not published+0.2 ptsnot published
3 years+36.8%not published29.3%not published−20.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+42.6%−0.3%39.6%0.0%−25.6 pts0.0 pts
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DJIA and VOOY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DJIA
Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF
Covered call on DIA, paying monthly
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerGlobal XXFUNDS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized6.3%not published
Expense ratio0.60%not published
Cash paid, 1 year10.5%0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+2.4%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+13.7%−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+13.5%−0.2%
Ahead or behind+0.2 pts0.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate84%not published
Age1667 days16 days
Net assets$189mnot published

DJIA in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DJIA paid 10.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 84% 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).

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

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DJIA against VOOY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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