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DRKY vs DYLG: which paid, and which earned it?

DRKY and DYLG both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
9.5%DYLG cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
+13.8%DYLG total return, 1 year
DRKY9.7 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% of it arrived as cash9.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% cash9.7 pts ahead of SPY
DYLGAbout even with DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%DYLG+13.8%9.5% of it arrived as cashabout even with DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%DYLG+13.8%about even with DIA

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and DYLG hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DRKY and DYLG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDRKYDYLG
Alphabet Inc4.45%4.04%
Amazon.com Inc4.42%2.93%
Only in each
Only in DRKYOnly in DYLG
Natera Inc 25.22%GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.88%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 9.17%CATERPILLAR INC 9.35%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.49%MICROSOFT CORP 5.70%
YPF SA 4.78%AMGEN INC 4.46%
Insmed Inc 4.62%UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.35%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52%TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.33%
BBB Foods Inc 4.29%VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.25%
CDW Corp/DE 3.92%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 4.04%

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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DRKY and DYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYDYLGDRKYDYLGDRKYDYLG
3 months+11.8%+1.9%3.8%0.8%+9.6 pts+1.5 pts
6 months+25.1%+13.0%8.1%2.1%+7.1 pts−0.9 pts
1 yearnot published+13.8%not published9.5%not published+0.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+47.0%not published30.8%not published−9.8 pts
Since launch+24.1%+44.7%14.1%30.7%+9.7 pts−8.3 pts
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DRKY and DYLG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRKY
VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
DYLG
Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on DIA, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesGlobal X
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyDow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized14.8%3.1%
Expense ratio0.95%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)9.5%
Price change, 1 year+8.1%+3.5%
Total return, 1 year+24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)+13.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.4%+13.5%
Ahead or behind+9.7 pts+0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published59%
Age345 days1150 days
Net assets$19m$6m

DRKY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.

DYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DYLG paid 9.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.8%. 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 3.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 59% 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).

Questions people ask

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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Where these figures came from

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DRKY against DYLG, 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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