Data as of .
DYLG vs FTQI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTQI paid 12.0% of its price in cash against DYLG’s 9.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: FTQI 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 FTQI hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DYLG | FTQI |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | 3.88% | 8.76% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.93% | 4.13% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.57% | 6.55% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 4.04% | 2.06% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.70% | 1.41% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.26% | 3.18% |
| AMGEN INC | 4.46% | 0.87% |
| CATERPILLAR INC | 9.35% | 0.82% |
| COCA-COLA CO/THE | 1.02% | 0.22% |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | 3.60% | 0.19% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 3.12% | 0.19% |
| CHEVRON CORP | 2.42% | 0.12% |
| Only in DYLG | Only in FTQI |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.88% | US Dollar 5.75% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.35% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.41% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.33% | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.75% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.25% | Tesla, Inc. 2.68% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 4.04% | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.54% |
| SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.71% | Micron Technology, Inc. 2.38% |
| HOME DEPOT INC 3.46% | Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 2.17% |
| MCDONALD'S CORP 2.87% | Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 2.05% |
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 | FTQI | DYLG | FTQI | DYLG | FTQI | |
| 3 months | +1.9% | +4.0% | 0.8% | 2.9% | +1.5 pts | +6.5 pts |
| 6 months | +13.0% | +18.3% | 2.1% | 6.3% | −0.9 pts | −5.9 pts |
| 1 year | +13.8% | +21.5% | 9.5% | 12.0% | +0.3 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | +47.0% | +62.9% | 30.8% | 37.0% | −9.8 pts | −35.3 pts |
| Since launch | +44.7% | +141.7% | 30.7% | 78.8% | −8.3 pts | −675.0 pts |
| DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 3.1% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.5% | 12.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +3.5% | +8.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.8% | +21.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.3 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 59% | not published |
| Age | 1150 days | 4637 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $975m |
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).
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. 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 11.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DYLG or FTQI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DYLG paid 9.5% of its starting price in cash and FTQI paid 12.0%, so FTQI 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 FTQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +13.8% and FTQI returned +21.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DYLG or FTQI?
- DYLG charges 0.35% a year and FTQI charges 0.75%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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