Data as of .
DYLG vs KYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
DYLG and KYLD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and KYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DYLG | Only in KYLD |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.88% | TREASURY BILL 12.96% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.35% | TREASURY BILL 11.01% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.70% | Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% |
| AMGEN INC 4.46% | VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.35% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.21% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.33% | Intel Corp 6.19% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.25% | Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.04% | Teradyne Inc 5.77% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYLG | KYLD | DYLG | KYLD | DYLG | KYLD | |
| 3 months | +1.9% | −6.3% | 0.8% | 5.6% | +1.5 pts | −8.5 pts |
| 6 months | +13.0% | +24.4% | 2.1% | 14.1% | −0.9 pts | +6.4 pts |
| 1 year | +13.8% | not published | 9.5% | not published | +0.3 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +47.0% | not published | 30.8% | not published | −9.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +44.7% | +2.0% | 30.7% | 20.9% | −8.3 pts | −10.9 pts |
| DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | Kurv |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 3.1% | 25.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.5% | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +3.5% | −20.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.8% | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +12.9% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.3 pts | −10.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 59% | 100% |
| Age | 1150 days | 322 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $49m |
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).
KYLD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, KYLD paid 20.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.6%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DYLG or KYLD?
- DYLG charges 0.35% a year and KYLD charges 1.00%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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