Which paid more, DYLG or QLDY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and QLDY paid 35.3%, so QLDY 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 QLDY?

With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and QLDY +9.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DYLG or QLDY?

DYLG charges 0.35% a year and QLDY charges 1.04%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DYLG vs QLDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QLDY paid 35.3% of its price in cash against DYLG’s 9.2%, though DYLG 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 $53m on Nov 3, 2026 for Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.2%

DYLG cash paid, 1 year

35.3%

QLDY cash paid, 1 year

+14.8%

DYLG total return, 1 year

+9.1%

QLDY 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.

QLDY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.2 pts behind QQQ

QLDY

+9.1%

QQQ

+12.3%

3.2 pts behind QQQ

QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QLDY

+9.1%

35.3% of it arrived as cash

3.2 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.2 pts behind QQQ

QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QLDY

+9.1%

35.3% cash

3.2 pts behind QQQ

35.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DYLG costs 0.69 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.7 points; QLDY is 12.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DYLG vs QLDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DYLG	QLDY
Paid and earned
Measure	DYLG	QLDY
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+9.1%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.7%	fell 27.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	0% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DYLG	QLDY
Benchmark	not published	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	DYLG	QLDY
Expense ratio	0.35%	1.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$4.8m	$58m
Holdings
Measure	DYLG	QLDY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and QLDY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYLG QLDY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DYLG

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.60%

CATERPILLAR INC. 9.28%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.29%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.72%

AMGEN INC. 4.39%

The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.26%

VISA INC. 4.17%

ALPHABET INC. 4.05%

Only in QLDY

Ndx 12/18/2026 2001.44 C 92.84%

United States Treasury Note/bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 0.49%

Exchange Put Opt 11/26 28320 0.15%

Xnd 12/18/2026 10.44 C 0.05%

Nasdaq-1 Put Opt 11/26 28470 -0.24%

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Side by side

DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly QLDY Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying weekly

Issuer Global X Defiance

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark none Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 4.0% 19.7%

Expense ratio 0.35% 1.04%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 35.3%

Price change, 1 year +4.7% −27.2%

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +9.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +12.3%

Ahead or behind not available −3.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 32% 0%

Age 3.3 years 1.1 years

Net assets, DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and QLDY as of Nov 3, 2026 $4.8m $53m

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 QLDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DYLG	QLDY	DYLG	QLDY	DYLG	QLDY
3 months	−0.1%	−4.5%	0.8%	9.5%	not measured	−1.1 pts
6 months	+8.2%	−3.1%	1.8%	18.5%	not measured	−2.8 pts
1 year	+14.8%	+9.1%	9.2%	35.3%	not measured	−3.2 pts
3 years	+53.4%	–	31.6%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · QLDY Sep 2025	+49.0%	+13.2%	31.3%	39.1%	not measured	−3.7 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.

QLDY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QLDY paid 35.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 27.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.7%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DYLG or QLDY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and QLDY paid 35.3%, so QLDY 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 QLDY?: With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and QLDY +9.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DYLG or QLDY?: DYLG charges 0.35% a year and QLDY charges 1.04%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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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 ↗

QLDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QLDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QLDY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Defiance page for QLDY ↗

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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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