Which paid more, DYLG or FTHI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and FTHI paid 8.9%, 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 FTHI?

With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and FTHI +8.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DYLG or FTHI?

DYLG charges 0.35% a year and FTHI charges 0.75%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DYLG vs FTHI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its price in cash against FTHI’s 8.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $4.8m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF, and $2.5bn on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.2%

DYLG cash paid, 1 year

8.9%

FTHI cash paid, 1 year

+14.8%

DYLG total return, 1 year

+8.1%

FTHI total return, 1 year

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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.

FTHI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI

+8.1%

SPY

+14.8%

6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

FTHI

+8.1%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

6.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

FTHI

+8.1%

8.9% cash

6.7 pts behind SPY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DYLG costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.7 points; FTHI is far larger, $2.6bn against $4.8m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DYLG vs FTHI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DYLG	FTHI
Paid and earned
Measure	DYLG	FTHI
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+8.1%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.7%	fell 1.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	92% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DYLG	FTHI
Benchmark	not published	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	DYLG	FTHI
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.75%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$4.8m	$2.6bn
Holdings
Measure	DYLG	FTHI
Holdings in common	24%

Method

What they share

24%

By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and FTHI hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0 half 100%

half

24% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYLG FTHI

APPLE INC. 3.52% 7.86%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.29% 3.18%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.01% 2.65%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.09% 2.57%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.29% 6.59%

ALPHABET INC. 4.05% 1.99%

AMGEN INC. 4.39% 1.68%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.32% 1.22%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.92% 1.13%

WALMART INC. 1.27% 0.78%

CHEVRON CORPORATION 2.24% 0.61%

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY 1.00% 0.60%

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Only in DYLG

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.72%

VISA INC. 4.17%

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 3.88%

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY 3.83%

THE HOME DEPOT, INC. 3.78%

MCDONALD'S CORPORATION 3.08%

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATION 2.77%

SALESFORCE, INC. 2.10%

Only in FTHI

ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) 2.06%

Costco Wholesale Corporation 2.04%

Bank of America Corporation 1.97%

Broadcom Inc. 1.92%

Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 1.86%

Gilead Sciences, Inc. 1.45%

Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 1.44%

Linde Plc 1.27%

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Side by side

DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Global X First Trust

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 4.0% 9.0%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 8.9%

Price change, 1 year +4.7% −1.2%

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +8.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available −6.7 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 32% 92%

Age 3.3 years 12.8 years

Net assets, DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and FTHI as of Nov 3, 2026 $4.8m $2.5bn

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: DYLG vs FTHI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DYLG	FTHI	DYLG	FTHI	DYLG	FTHI
3 months	−0.1%	−0.5%	0.8%	2.2%	not measured	−0.3 pts
6 months	+8.2%	+2.5%	1.8%	4.4%	not measured	−2.5 pts
1 year	+14.8%	+8.1%	9.2%	8.9%	not measured	−6.7 pts
3 years	+53.4%	+48.1%	31.6%	29.7%	not measured	−34.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · FTHI Jan 2014	+49.0%	+155.0%	31.3%	84.3%	not measured	−262.6 pts

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About each fund

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

FTHI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DYLG or FTHI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and FTHI paid 8.9%, 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 FTHI?: With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and FTHI +8.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DYLG or FTHI?: DYLG charges 0.35% a year and FTHI charges 0.75%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →DYLG on its own →FTHI on its own →DYLG dividend history →DYLG holdings →FTHI dividend history →FTHI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for DYLG ↗

FTHI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTHI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FTHI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FTHI ↗

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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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