Which paid more, DYLG or FTQI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and FTQI paid 12.1%, 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 +14.8% and FTQI +16.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DYLG vs FTQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its price in cash against DYLG’s 9.2%, 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 $997m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.2%

DYLG cash paid, 1 year

12.1%

FTQI cash paid, 1 year

+14.8%

DYLG total return, 1 year

+16.5%

FTQI 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.

FTQI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI

+16.5%

QQQ

+12.3%

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

FTQI

+16.5%

12.1% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

FTQI

+16.5%

12.1% as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

12.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.5%. FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.5%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DYLG costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points; FTQI is far larger, $1.0bn against $4.8m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DYLG vs FTQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DYLG	FTQI
Paid and earned
Measure	DYLG	FTQI
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+16.5%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.7%	rose 3.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DYLG	FTQI
Benchmark	not published	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	DYLG	FTQI
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.75%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$4.8m	$1.0bn
Holdings
Measure	DYLG	FTQI
Holdings in common	16%

Method

What they share

16%

By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and FTQI hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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16% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYLG FTQI

APPLE INC. 3.52% 8.98%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.09% 4.23%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.29% 6.22%

ALPHABET INC. 4.05% 1.72%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.29% 1.55%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.32% 3.10%

AMGEN INC. 4.39% 1.08%

CATERPILLAR INC. 9.28% 0.66%

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY 1.00% 0.24%

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY 3.83% 0.20%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.92% 0.20%

CHEVRON CORPORATION 2.24% 0.14%

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Only in DYLG

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.60%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.72%

The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.26%

VISA INC. 4.17%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.01%

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 3.88%

THE HOME DEPOT, INC. 3.78%

MCDONALD'S CORPORATION 3.08%

Only in FTQI

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.73%

Tesla, Inc. 3.05%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.67%

Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.60%

Micron Technology, Inc. 2.01%

Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 1.72%

Broadcom Inc. 1.64%

Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 1.59%

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Side by side

DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, 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 none Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 4.0% 12.3%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 12.1%

Price change, 1 year +4.7% +3.5%

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +16.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +12.3%

Ahead or behind not available +4.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 32% 99%

Age 3.3 years 12.8 years

Net assets, DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and FTQI as of Nov 3, 2026 $4.8m $997m

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 FTQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DYLG	FTQI	DYLG	FTQI	DYLG	FTQI
3 months	−0.1%	+0.4%	0.8%	3.0%	not measured	+3.8 pts
6 months	+8.2%	+6.6%	1.8%	6.0%	not measured	+6.9 pts
1 year	+14.8%	+16.5%	9.2%	12.1%	not measured	+4.3 pts
3 years	+53.4%	+60.8%	31.6%	38.1%	not measured	−30.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · FTQI Jan 2014	+49.0%	+138.8%	31.3%	81.1%	not measured	−641.3 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.

FTQI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DYLG or FTQI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and FTQI paid 12.1%, 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 +14.8% and FTQI +16.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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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 ↗

FTQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FTQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FTQI ↗

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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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