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DRKY vs DYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its price in cash against DYLG’s 9.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF, and $4.8m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

At a glance
15.2%
DRKY cash paid, 1 year
9.2%
DYLG cash paid, 1 year
+15.7%
DRKY total return, 1 year
+14.8%
DYLG total return, 1 year
DRKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts ahead of SPY
DRKY
+15.7%
SPY
+14.8%

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% of it arrived as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

15.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
DYLG
+14.8%
none

Not measured

DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DYLG

+14.8%

9.2% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DYLG

+14.8%

9.2% cash

9.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DYLG costs 0.60 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; DRKY is 4.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DRKY vs DYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDRKYDYLG
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+15.7%+14.8%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.5%rose 4.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$21m$4.8m
Holdings
Holdings in common7%

Method

What they share

7%

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and DYLG hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DRKY DYLG
Alphabet Inc 3.80% 4.05%
Amazon.com Inc 4.79% 3.09%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DRKY
Natera Inc 27.89%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.64%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.05%
BBB Foods Inc 5.63%
CDW Corp 4.68%
Insmed Inc 4.38%
Fox Corp 4.35%
United Airlines Holdings Inc 4.11%
Only in DYLG
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.60%
CATERPILLAR INC. 9.28%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.29%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.72%
AMGEN INC. 4.39%
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.26%
VISA INC. 4.17%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.01%
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Side by side

DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.2% 4.0%
Expense ratio 0.95% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 15.2% 9.2%
Price change, 1 year −0.5% +4.7%
Total return, 1 year +15.7% +14.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind +0.9 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 32%
Age 1.1 years 3.3 years
Net assets, DRKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 $20m $4.8m

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: DRKY vs DYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDRKYDYLGDRKYDYLGDRKYDYLG
3 months+6.3%−0.1%4.0%0.8%+6.4 ptsnot measured
6 months+6.2%+8.2%7.5%1.8%+1.1 ptsnot measured
1 year+15.7%+14.8%15.2%9.2%+0.9 ptsnot measured
3 years–+53.4%–31.6%–not measured
Since launchNot the same days: DRKY Oct 2025 · DYLG Jul 2023+20.0%+49.0%16.8%31.3%+4.8 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
DRKY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

DYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 32% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DRKY or DYLG?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting price in cash and DYLG paid 9.2%, so DRKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DRKY or DYLG?
With every distribution reinvested, DRKY returned +15.7% and DYLG +14.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DRKY or DYLG?
DRKY charges 0.95% a year and DYLG charges 0.35%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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