Which paid more, DYLG or PAPI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and PAPI paid 8.2%, 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 PAPI?

With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and PAPI +23.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DYLG or PAPI?

DYLG charges 0.35% a year and PAPI charges 0.29%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DYLG vs PAPI: 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 PAPI’s 8.2%, though PAPI 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 $400m on Jun 30, 2026 for Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.2%

DYLG cash paid, 1 year

8.2%

PAPI cash paid, 1 year

+14.8%

DYLG total return, 1 year

+23.4%

PAPI 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% 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% 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.

PAPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.4 pts behind IWD

PAPI

+23.4%

IWD

+32.8%

9.4 pts behind IWD

PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +14.3%, total +23.4%, IWD +32.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWD

+32.8%

PAPI

+23.4%

8.2% as cash

9.4 pts behind IWD

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.4 pts behind IWD

PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +14.3%, total +23.4%, IWD +32.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWD

+32.8%

PAPI

+23.4%

9.4 pts behind IWD

8.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +32.8%. PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +14.3%, total +23.4%, IWD +32.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +32.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

PAPI costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DYLG vs PAPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DYLG	PAPI
Paid and earned
Measure	DYLG	PAPI
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+23.4%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.7%	rose 14.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DYLG	PAPI
Benchmark	not published	iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF, measured through IWD
Cost and size
Measure	DYLG	PAPI
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.29%
Net assets, DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and PAPI as of Jun 30, 2026	$4.8m	$400m
Holdings
Measure	DYLG	PAPI
Holdings in common	6%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and PAPI hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYLG PAPI

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.32% 0.76%

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2.55% 0.64%

ALPHABET INC. 4.05% 0.59%

MERCK & CO., INC. 1.48% 0.59%

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY 1.00% 0.56%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.92% 0.56%

THE HOME DEPOT, INC. 3.78% 0.54%

THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY 1.65% 0.49%

SALESFORCE, INC. 2.10% 0.46%

CHEVRON CORPORATION 2.24% 0.45%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.29% 0.39%

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Only in DYLG

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.60%

CATERPILLAR INC. 9.28%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.72%

AMGEN INC. 4.39%

The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.26%

VISA INC. 4.17%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.01%

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 3.88%

Only in PAPI

Corning, Inc. 1.00%

TD SYNNEX Corp. 0.80%

Power Integrations, Inc. 0.73%

Royalty Pharma plc 0.72%

Millicom International Cellular SA 0.72%

Avnet, Inc. 0.70%

Texas Instruments, Inc. 0.70%

Cummins, Inc. 0.70%

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Side by side

DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly PAPI Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF · Writes options on the S&P 500, measured against the Russell 1000 Value Index, paying monthly

Issuer Global X Parametric

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark none iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 4.0% 6.8%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.29%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 8.2%

Price change, 1 year +4.7% +14.3%

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +23.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +32.8%

Ahead or behind not available −9.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 32% not published

Age 3.3 years 3.0 years

Net assets, DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and PAPI as of Jun 30, 2026 $4.8m $400m

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 PAPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DYLG	PAPI	DYLG	PAPI	DYLG	PAPI
3 months	−0.1%	+6.6%	0.8%	1.8%	not measured	+2.6 pts
6 months	+8.2%	+13.2%	1.8%	3.9%	not measured	−0.7 pts
1 year	+14.8%	+23.4%	9.2%	8.2%	not measured	−9.4 pts
3 years	+53.4%	+44.5%	31.6%	23.7%	not measured	−39.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · PAPI Oct 2023	+49.0%	+45.5%	31.3%	23.9%	not measured	−42.4 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.

PAPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PAPI paid 8.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.4%. iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) returned +32.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DYLG or PAPI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and PAPI paid 8.2%, 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 PAPI?: With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and PAPI +23.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DYLG or PAPI?: DYLG charges 0.35% a year and PAPI charges 0.29%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →DYLG on its own →PAPI on its own →DYLG dividend history →DYLG holdings →PAPI dividend history →PAPI 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 ↗

PAPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PAPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Parametric website ↗

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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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