Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DYLG vs QQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQI paid 13.9% 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 $15.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.
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, 2026.3.4 pts behind QQQ
QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QQQI
+8.9%
13.9% of it arrived as cash
3.4 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.4 pts behind QQQ
QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QQQI
+8.9%
13.9% cash
3.4 pts behind QQQ
13.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
DYLG costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.9 points; QQQI is far larger, $15.3bn against $4.8m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DYLG | QQQI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +14.8% | +8.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 4.7% | fell 5.4% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.68% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $4.8m | $15.3bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 21% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and QQQI hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
21% in common
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Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | DYLG | QQQI | DYLG | QQQI | DYLG | QQQI |
| 3 months | −0.1% | −2.2% | 0.8% | 3.5% | not measured | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +8.2% | −0.2% | 1.8% | 6.9% | not measured | +0.1 pts |
| 1 year | +14.8% | +8.9% | 9.2% | 13.9% | not measured | −3.4 pts |
| 3 years | +53.4% | – | 31.6% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · QQQI Jan 2024 | +49.0% | +53.8% | 31.3% | 41.2% | not measured | −11.2 pts |
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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.
QQQI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQI paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.7%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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