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DYLG vs ODTE: which paid, and which earned it?

DYLG and ODTE both write options for income.

Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF and VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF.

9.5%DYLG cash paid, 1 year
6.7%ODTE cash paid, 1 year
+13.8%DYLG total return, 1 year
+6.2%ODTE total return, 1 year
DYLGAbout even with DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%DYLG+13.8%9.5% of it arrived as cashabout even with DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%DYLG+13.8%9.5% cashabout even with DIA
ODTE10.5 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%6.7% of it arrived as cash10.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%10.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and ODTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in DYLGOnly in ODTE
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.88%Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70%
CATERPILLAR INC 9.35%Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.70%Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03%
AMGEN INC 4.46%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.35%
TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.33%
VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.25%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.04%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DYLG and ODTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DYLGODTEDYLGODTEDYLGODTE
3 months+1.9%−4.8%0.8%3.4%+1.5 pts−7.0 pts
6 months+13.0%not published2.1%not published−0.9 ptsnot published
1 year+13.8%not published9.5%not published+0.3 ptsnot published
3 years+47.0%not published30.8%not published−9.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+44.7%+6.2%30.7%6.7%−8.3 pts−10.5 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
DYLG and ODTE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DYLG
Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on DIA, paying monthly
ODTE
VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerGlobal XVegaShares
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized3.1%14.1%
Expense ratio0.35%0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year9.5%6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+3.5%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+13.8%+6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+13.5%+16.7%
Ahead or behind+0.3 pts−10.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate59%not published
Age1150 days169 days
Net assets$6m$3m

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).

ODTE in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DYLG or ODTE?
DYLG charges 0.35% a year and ODTE charges 0.68%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DYLG against ODTE, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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How every figure is computed · Standards and sources