Which paid more, DYLG or IQQQ?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and IQQQ paid 6.8%, 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 IQQQ?

With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and IQQQ +7.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DYLG or IQQQ?

DYLG charges 0.35% a year and IQQQ charges 0.55%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DYLG vs IQQQ: 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 IQQQ’s 6.8%, 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 $380m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.2%

DYLG cash paid, 1 year

6.8%

IQQQ cash paid, 1 year

+14.8%

DYLG total return, 1 year

+7.4%

IQQQ 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.

IQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ

+7.4%

QQQ

+12.3%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

6.8% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DYLG costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.4 points; IQQQ is far larger, $409m against $4.8m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DYLG vs IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DYLG	IQQQ
Paid and earned
Measure	DYLG	IQQQ
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+7.4%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.7%	rose 0.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	93% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DYLG	IQQQ
Benchmark	not published	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	DYLG	IQQQ
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.55%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$4.8m	$409m
Holdings
Measure	DYLG	IQQQ
Holdings in common	20%

Method

What they share

20%

By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and IQQQ hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

20% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYLG IQQQ

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.29% 5.12%

APPLE INC. 3.52% 6.32%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.09% 3.80%

ALPHABET INC. 4.05% 2.69%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.29% 7.26%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.32% 1.63%

WALMART INC. 1.27% 1.92%

AMGEN INC. 4.39% 0.87%

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATION 2.77% 0.25%

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Only in DYLG

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.60%

CATERPILLAR INC. 9.28%

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%

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY 3.83%

Only in IQQQ

Micron Technology, Inc. 4.06%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2.88%

Tesla, Inc. 2.50%

Alphabet, Inc. 2.49%

Broadcom, Inc. 2.39%

Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.30%

Intel Corp. 1.69%

Palantir Technologies, Inc. 1.61%

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Side by side

DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer Global X ProShares

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark none Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 4.0% 6.1%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.55%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 6.8%

Price change, 1 year +4.7% +0.5%

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +7.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +12.3%

Ahead or behind not available −4.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 32% 93%

Age 3.3 years 2.6 years

Net assets, DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 $4.8m $380m

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 IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DYLG	IQQQ	DYLG	IQQQ	DYLG	IQQQ
3 months	−0.1%	−4.4%	0.8%	1.5%	not measured	−0.9 pts
6 months	+8.2%	−2.6%	1.8%	3.4%	not measured	−2.3 pts
1 year	+14.8%	+7.4%	9.2%	6.8%	not measured	−4.9 pts
3 years	+53.4%	–	31.6%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · IQQQ Mar 2024	+49.0%	+44.2%	31.3%	25.6%	not measured	−13.8 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.

IQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.1%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DYLG or IQQQ?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and IQQQ paid 6.8%, 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 IQQQ?: With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and IQQQ +7.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DYLG or IQQQ?: DYLG charges 0.35% a year and IQQQ charges 0.55%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →DYLG on its own →IQQQ on its own →DYLG dividend history →DYLG holdings →IQQQ dividend history →IQQQ 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 ↗

IQQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IQQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

IQQQ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

ProShares page for IQQQ ↗

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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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