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

DRKY and QYLG both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
17.4%QYLG cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
+22.2%QYLG 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
QYLGAbout even with QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QYLG+22.2%17.4% of it arrived as cashabout even with QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QYLG+22.2%17.4% as cashabout even with QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and QYLG hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DRKY and QYLG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDRKYQYLG
Amazon.com Inc4.42%4.31%
Alphabet Inc4.45%3.23%
Tesla Inc2.07%3.01%
Sandisk Corp3.51%1.14%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC4.52%0.85%
Only in each
Only in DRKYOnly in QYLG
Natera Inc 25.22%NVIDIA CORP 8.44%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17%APPLE INC 7.73%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.49%MICROSOFT CORP 5.77%
YPF SA 4.78%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.99%
Insmed Inc 4.62%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.97%
BBB Foods Inc 4.29%META PLATFORMS INC 3.11%
CDW Corp/DE 3.92%ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.00%
Fox Corp 3.89%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.85%

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 QYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYQYLGDRKYQYLGDRKYQYLG
3 months+11.8%−0.1%3.8%2.1%+9.6 pts+2.4 pts
6 months+25.1%+19.6%8.1%4.6%+7.1 pts−4.7 pts
1 yearnot published+22.2%not published17.4%not published+0.5 pts
3 yearsnot published+76.2%not published51.1%not published−22.0 pts
Since launch+24.1%+122.0%14.1%75.3%+9.7 pts−52.0 pts
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DRKY and QYLG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRKY
VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
QYLG
Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesGlobal X
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized14.8%6.8%
Expense ratio0.95%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)17.4%
Price change, 1 year+8.1%+2.4%
Total return, 1 year+24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)+22.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.4%+21.8%
Ahead or behind+9.7 pts+0.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published96%
Age345 days2187 days
Net assets$19m$175m

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.

QYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLG paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 96% 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 QYLG?
DRKY charges 0.95% a year and QYLG charges 0.35%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DRKY against QYLG, 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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