Data as of .
DJIA vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year DJIA paid 10.5% of its price in cash against YLDE’s 7.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: DJIA scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and YLDE hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DJIA | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 4.06% | 3.60% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.74% | 2.67% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.58% | 3.03% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 4.07% | 2.51% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 3.14% | 1.99% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE | 4.36% | 1.93% |
| APPLE INC | 3.91% | 1.91% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES | 4.28% | 1.83% |
| HOME DEPOT INC | 3.49% | 1.39% |
| COCA-COLA CO/THE | 1.03% | 2.00% |
| WALT DISNEY CO/THE | 1.19% | 0.67% |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC | 2.40% | 0.63% |
| Only in DJIA | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.95% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.40% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 4.05% |
| AMGEN INC 4.48% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.38% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% |
| SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.73% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 3.62% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 2.95% | PUBLIC STORAGE 2.59% |
| MCDONALD'S CORP 2.89% | MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.52% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJIA | YLDE | DJIA | YLDE | DJIA | YLDE | |
| 3 months | +3.8% | +2.5% | 1.7% | 2.3% | +3.4 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +11.3% | +8.4% | 4.1% | 4.1% | −2.7 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | +13.7% | +10.5% | 10.5% | 7.6% | +0.2 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | +36.8% | +51.1% | 29.3% | 16.8% | −20.1 pts | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +42.6% | +181.4% | 39.6% | 42.1% | −25.6 pts | −86.6 pts |
| DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | Franklin |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 10.5% | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +2.4% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.7% | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.2 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 84% | not published |
| Age | 1667 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $189m | $170m |
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).
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DJIA or YLDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DJIA paid 10.5% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.6%, so DJIA 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 YLDE?
- With every distribution reinvested, DJIA returned +13.7% and YLDE returned +10.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so DJIA returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DJIA or YLDE?
- DJIA charges 0.60% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DJIA against YLDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/djia-vs-ylde Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.