Which paid more, DJIA or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, DJIA returned +13.9% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DJIA or YYY?

DJIA charges 0.60% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so DJIA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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DJIA vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% 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 $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

10.1%

DJIA cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+13.9%

DJIA total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY 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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DJIA costs 2.63 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.0 points; YYY is 3.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DJIA vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DJIA	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	DJIA	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+13.9%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 2.9%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	70% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DJIA	YYY
Benchmark	Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA	its own holdings
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	DJIA	YYY
Expense ratio	0.60%	3.23%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$191m	$657m
Holdings
Measure	DJIA	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Mar 4, 2022 to Oct 30, 2026 · 243 weekly returns

DJIA YYY

Return

Total return edge DJIA +42.6% +21.9%

Annualized edge DJIA +7.9% +4.3%

Price return edge DJIA −8.3% −31.1%

Risk

Volatility edge DJIA 10.1% 12.7%

Max drawdown edge DJIA −16.2% −21.2%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge DJIA 0.39 0.06

Sortino edge DJIA 0.53 0.09

Calmar edge DJIA 0.49 0.20

Reading

From Mar 2022 to Oct 2026, DJIA returned more: +42.6% to +21.9%. DJIA swung less: 10.1% to 12.7%. DJIA fell less at its worst: −16.2% to −21.2%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: DJIA vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DJIA	YYY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+42.6%	+21.9%	DJIA	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+7.9%	+4.3%	DJIA	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−8.3%	−31.1%	DJIA	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	10.1%	12.7%	DJIA	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	7.4%	9.3%	DJIA	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−16.2%	−21.2%	DJIA	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.39	0.06	DJIA	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.53	0.09	DJIA	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.49	0.20	DJIA	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 243 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DJIA YYY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DJIA

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.67%

CATERPILLAR INC. 9.34%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.33%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.75%

AMGEN INC. 4.42%

The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.29%

VISA INC. 4.20%

ALPHABET INC. 4.08%

Only in YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on DIA, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer Global X Amplify

Strategy covered call income from closed-end funds

Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.60% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 10.1% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year +2.9% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +13.9% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% not published

Ahead or behind −1.0 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 70% 18%

Age 4.7 years 14.4 years

Net assets, DJIA as of Oct 12, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026 $191m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DJIA	YYY	DJIA	YYY	DJIA	YYY
3 months	+1.4%	−4.9%	1.7%	3.2%	+2.8 pts	not measured
6 months	+8.7%	−4.1%	3.7%	6.2%	+1.2 pts	not measured
1 year	+13.9%	+1.9%	10.1%	12.4%	−1.0 pts	not measured
3 years	+41.7%	+35.2%	30.4%	38.6%	−22.4 pts	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: DJIA Feb 2022 · YYY Jun 2012	+46.0%	+114.4%	40.8%	113.6%	−27.9 pts	not 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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DJIA or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, DJIA returned +13.9% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DJIA or YYY?: DJIA charges 0.60% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so DJIA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →DJIA on its own →YYY on its own →DJIA dividend history →DJIA holdings →YYY dividend history →YYY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DJIA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DJIA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DJIA 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for DJIA ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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How this is computed

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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