Data as of .
DYLG vs FDND: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year DYLG paid 9.5% of its price in cash against FDND’s 7.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: DYLG scores higher
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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, DYLG and FDND hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DYLG | FDND |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 4.04% | 5.82% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.93% | 9.98% |
| SALESFORCE INC | 2.75% | 4.36% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.26% | 8.66% |
| Only in DYLG | Only in FDND |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.88% | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 10.12% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.35% | Netflix, Inc. 5.90% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.70% | Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.65% |
| AMGEN INC 4.46% | Arista Networks, Inc. 4.62% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.35% | Booking Holdings Inc. 4.28% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.33% | Oracle Corporation 4.08% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.25% | Snowflake Inc. (Class A) 3.90% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 4.04% | Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 3.53% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYLG | FDND | DYLG | FDND | DYLG | FDND | |
| 3 months | +1.9% | +8.9% | 0.8% | 2.0% | +1.5 pts | +8.5 pts |
| 6 months | +13.0% | +18.8% | 2.1% | 4.3% | −0.9 pts | +4.8 pts |
| 1 year | +13.8% | −0.6% | 9.5% | 7.1% | +0.3 pts | −14.1 pts |
| 3 years | +47.0% | not published | 30.8% | not published | −9.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +44.7% | +34.3% | 30.7% | 20.4% | −8.3 pts | −0.5 pts |
| DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 3.1% | 7.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.5% | 7.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +3.5% | −8.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.8% | −0.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +13.5% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.3 pts | −14.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 59% | not published |
| Age | 1150 days | 911 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $10m |
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).
FDND in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DYLG or FDND?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DYLG paid 9.5% of its starting price in cash and FDND paid 7.1%, so DYLG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, DYLG or FDND?
- With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +13.8% and FDND returned −0.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so DYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DYLG or FDND?
- DYLG charges 0.35% a year and FDND charges 0.75%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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