Which paid more, DJIA or XYLG?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 12.7%, so XYLG 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 XYLG?

With every distribution reinvested, DJIA returned +13.9% and XYLG +15.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DJIA or XYLG?

DJIA charges 0.60% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DJIA vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLG paid 12.7% of its price in cash against DJIA’s 10.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Oct 12, 2026: $191m for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF and $72m for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

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At a glance

10.1%

DJIA cash paid, 1 year

12.7%

XYLG cash paid, 1 year

+13.9%

DJIA total return, 1 year

+15.6%

XYLG 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% 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.

XYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG

+15.6%

SPY

+14.8%

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% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

12.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.6%. 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 +15.6%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XYLG costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points; DJIA is 2.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DJIA vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DJIA	XYLG
Paid and earned
Measure	DJIA	XYLG
Total return, 1 year	+13.9%	+15.6%
Price change, 1 year	rose 2.9%	rose 1.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	70% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	80% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DJIA	XYLG
Benchmark	Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 1.0 pts	ahead by 0.8 pts
Cost and size
Measure	DJIA	XYLG
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$191m	$72m
Holdings
Measure	DJIA	XYLG
Holdings in common	29%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DJIA scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score74.6DJIA70.4XYLG

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

DJIA 74.6

XYLG 70.4

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

What they share

29%

By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and XYLG hold 29% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

29% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DJIA XYLG

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.33% 5.39%

APPLE INC. 3.54% 7.09%

ALPHABET INC. 4.08% 3.26%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.11% 4.15%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.30% 7.60%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.03% 1.47%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.94% 0.96%

VISA INC. 4.20% 0.94%

WALMART INC. 1.27% 0.76%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.33% 0.71%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.75% 0.59%

CATERPILLAR INC. 9.34% 0.58%

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BROADCOM INC. 2.88%

ALPHABET INC. 2.63%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.91%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.46%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.45%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.41%

TESLA, INC. 1.36%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1.21%

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Side by side

DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on DIA, paying monthly XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Global X Global X

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 4.4%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 10.1% 12.7%

Price change, 1 year +2.9% +1.5%

Total return, 1 year +13.9% +15.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −1.0 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 70% 80%

Age 4.7 years 6.1 years

Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 $191m $72m

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 XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DJIA	XYLG	DJIA	XYLG	DJIA	XYLG
3 months	+1.4%	+1.4%	1.7%	1.1%	+2.8 pts	+1.5 pts
6 months	+8.7%	+6.7%	3.7%	2.5%	+1.2 pts	+1.7 pts
1 year	+13.9%	+15.6%	10.1%	12.7%	−1.0 pts	+0.8 pts
3 years	+41.7%	+65.6%	30.4%	44.3%	−22.4 pts	−17.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DJIA Feb 2022 · XYLG Sep 2020	+46.0%	+116.0%	40.8%	69.8%	−27.9 pts	−38.4 pts

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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.

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).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DJIA or XYLG?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 12.7%, so XYLG 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 XYLG?: With every distribution reinvested, DJIA returned +13.9% and XYLG +15.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DJIA or XYLG?: DJIA charges 0.60% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) →S&P 500 (SPY) →DJIA on its own →XYLG on its own →DJIA dividend history →DJIA holdings →XYLG dividend history →XYLG holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DJIA and XYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DJIA and XYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DJIA 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for DJIA ↗

XYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XYLG ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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