Which paid more, DYLG or QQQY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and QQQY paid 29.9%, so QQQY 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 QQQY?

With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and QQQY +13.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DYLG or QQQY?

DYLG charges 0.35% a year and QQQY charges 1.01%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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DYLG vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQY paid 29.9% 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 $178m on Nov 3, 2026 for Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF.

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At a glance

9.2%

DYLG cash paid, 1 year

29.9%

QQQY cash paid, 1 year

+14.8%

DYLG total return, 1 year

+13.6%

QQQY 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.

QQQY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.3 pts ahead of QQQ

QQQY

+13.6%

QQQ

+12.3%

1.3 pts ahead of QQQ

QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QQQY

+13.6%

29.9% of it arrived as cash

1.3 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.3 pts ahead of QQQ

QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QQQY

+13.6%

29.9% as cash

1.3 pts ahead of QQQ

29.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DYLG costs 0.66 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; QQQY is far larger, $193m against $4.8m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DYLG vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DYLG	QQQY
Paid and earned
Measure	DYLG	QQQY
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+13.6%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.7%	fell 17.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	81% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DYLG	QQQY
Benchmark	not published	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	DYLG	QQQY
Expense ratio	0.35%	1.01%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$4.8m	$193m
Holdings
Measure	DYLG	QQQY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Sep 22, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026 · 162 weekly returns

DYLG QQQY

Return

Total return edge QQQY (slight) +50.1% +54.5%

Annualized edge QQQY (slight) +13.9% +15.0%

Price return edge DYLG +12.3% −65.0%

Risk

Volatility edge DYLG 10.5% 14.9%

Max drawdown edge DYLG −12.1% −18.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge DYLG 0.87 0.71

Sortino edge DYLG 1.27 1.01

Calmar edge DYLG 1.15 0.82

Reading

From Sep 2023 to Oct 2026, QQQY returned slightly more: +54.5% to +50.1%. DYLG swung less: 10.5% to 14.9%. DYLG fell less at its worst: −12.1% to −18.3%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: DYLG vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DYLG	QQQY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+50.1%	+54.5%	QQQY (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+13.9%	+15.0%	QQQY (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+12.3%	−65.0%	DYLG	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	10.5%	14.9%	DYLG	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	7.2%	10.5%	DYLG	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−12.1%	−18.3%	DYLG	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.87	0.71	DYLG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.27	1.01	DYLG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	1.15	0.82	DYLG	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 162 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and QQQY 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 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYLG QQQY

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 QQQY

Ndx 12/18/2026 1000.34 C 98.45%

Ndx 11/05/2026 28516.79 C 0.38%

Ndx 11/05/2026 28437.17 C -0.51%

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Side by side

DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution 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% 31.5%

Expense ratio 0.35% 1.01%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 29.9%

Price change, 1 year +4.7% −17.8%

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +13.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +12.3%

Ahead or behind not available +1.3 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 32% 81%

Age 3.3 years 3.1 years

Net assets, DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and QQQY as of Nov 3, 2026 $4.8m $178m

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 QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DYLG	QQQY	DYLG	QQQY	DYLG	QQQY
3 months	−0.1%	−3.5%	0.8%	7.3%	not measured	−0.1 pts
6 months	+8.2%	+0.4%	1.8%	15.4%	not measured	+0.7 pts
1 year	+14.8%	+13.6%	9.2%	29.9%	not measured	+1.3 pts
3 years	+53.4%	+51.9%	31.6%	88.2%	not measured	−39.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · QQQY Sep 2023	+49.0%	+49.8%	31.3%	88.1%	not measured	−37.0 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.

QQQY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQY paid 29.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 17.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.5%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 81% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DYLG or QQQY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and QQQY paid 29.9%, so QQQY 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 QQQY?: With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and QQQY +13.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DYLG or QQQY?: DYLG charges 0.35% a year and QQQY charges 1.01%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →DYLG on its own →QQQY on its own →DYLG dividend history →DYLG holdings →QQQY dividend history →QQQY 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 ↗

QQQY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQQY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QQQY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Defiance page for QQQY ↗

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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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