Data as of .
DYLG vs JOYT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year DYLG paid 9.5% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.7%, though JOYT returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JOYT 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 JOYT hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DYLG | JOYT |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.70% | 5.68% |
| APPLE INC | 3.88% | 6.51% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.93% | 4.78% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.57% | 8.64% |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | 3.60% | 1.06% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 4.35% | 0.94% |
| MCDONALD'S CORP | 2.87% | 0.73% |
| WALT DISNEY CO/THE | 1.19% | 0.66% |
| 3M CO | 1.92% | 0.63% |
| WALMART INC | 1.23% | 0.52% |
| SALESFORCE INC | 2.75% | 0.41% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 3.12% | 0.37% |
| Only in DYLG | Only in JOYT |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.88% | Alphabet, Inc. 5.94% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.35% | Broadcom, Inc. 2.98% |
| AMGEN INC 4.46% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.73% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.33% | Wells Fargo & Co. 2.22% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.25% | Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.91% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.04% | Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 4.04% | Mastercard, Inc. 1.59% |
| SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.71% | Tesla, Inc. 1.45% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYLG | JOYT | DYLG | JOYT | DYLG | JOYT | |
| 3 months | +1.9% | +3.8% | 0.8% | 0.2% | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +13.0% | +11.9% | 2.1% | 0.4% | −0.9 pts | −6.1 pts |
| 1 year | +13.8% | +15.9% | 9.5% | 0.7% | +0.3 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 3 years | +47.0% | not published | 30.8% | not published | −9.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +44.7% | +19.6% | 30.7% | 0.7% | −8.3 pts | −1.1 pts |
| DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 3.1% | 0.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.5% | 0.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | +3.5% | +15.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.8% | +15.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.3 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 59% | not published |
| Age | 1150 days | 395 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $108m |
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).
JOYT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DYLG or JOYT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DYLG paid 9.5% of its starting price in cash and JOYT paid 0.7%, 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 JOYT?
- With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +13.8% and JOYT returned +15.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JOYT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DYLG or JOYT?
- DYLG charges 0.35% a year and JOYT charges 0.35%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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