Which paid more, DYLG or QYLD?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.3%, so QYLD 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 QYLD?

With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and QYLD +16.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DYLG or QYLD?

DYLG charges 0.35% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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DYLG vs QYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLD paid 12.3% of its price in cash against DYLG’s 9.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Oct 12, 2026: $4.8m for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF and $8.5bn for Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF.

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At a glance

9.2%

DYLG cash paid, 1 year

12.3%

QYLD cash paid, 1 year

+14.8%

DYLG total return, 1 year

+16.5%

QYLD 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.

QYLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLD

+16.5%

QQQ

+12.3%

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLD

+16.5%

12.3% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLD

+16.5%

12.3% as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

12.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.5%. QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.5%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DYLG costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points; QYLD is far larger, $8.5bn against $4.8m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DYLG vs QYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DYLG	QYLD
Paid and earned
Measure	DYLG	QYLD
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+16.5%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.7%	rose 3.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	99% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DYLG	QYLD
Benchmark	not published	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	DYLG	QYLD
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$4.8m	$8.5bn
Holdings
Measure	DYLG	QYLD
Holdings in common	22%

Method

What they share

22%

By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and QYLD hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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22% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYLG QYLD

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.29% 5.82%

APPLE INC. 3.52% 7.65%

ALPHABET INC. 4.05% 3.50%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.09% 4.93%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.29% 8.20%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.32% 2.13%

WALMART INC. 1.27% 2.53%

AMGEN INC. 4.39% 0.97%

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATION 2.77% 0.35%

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Only in DYLG

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.60%

CATERPILLAR INC. 9.28%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.72%

The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.26%

VISA INC. 4.17%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.01%

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 3.88%

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY 3.83%

Only in QYLD

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.32%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.62%

ALPHABET INC. 3.28%

BROADCOM INC. 3.11%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.78%

TESLA, INC. 2.62%

INTEL CORPORATION 2.11%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION 1.97%

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Side by side

DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer Global X Global X

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark none Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 4.0% 12.2%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 12.3%

Price change, 1 year +4.7% +3.3%

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +16.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +12.3%

Ahead or behind not available +4.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 32% 99%

Age 3.3 years 12.9 years

Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 $4.8m $8.5bn

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 QYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DYLG	QYLD	DYLG	QYLD	DYLG	QYLD
3 months	−0.1%	+2.4%	0.8%	3.0%	not measured	+5.9 pts
6 months	+8.2%	+5.4%	1.8%	6.0%	not measured	+5.8 pts
1 year	+14.8%	+16.5%	9.2%	12.3%	not measured	+4.2 pts
3 years	+53.4%	+52.7%	31.6%	37.9%	not measured	−38.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · QYLD Dec 2013	+49.0%	+194.8%	31.3%	117.5%	not measured	−610.5 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.

QYLD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLD paid 12.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DYLG or QYLD?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.3%, so QYLD 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 QYLD?: With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and QYLD +16.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DYLG or QYLD?: DYLG charges 0.35% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, 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 →QYLD on its own →DYLG dividend history →DYLG holdings →QYLD dividend history →QYLD holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DYLG and QYLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DYLG and QYLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for DYLG ↗

QYLD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for QYLD ↗

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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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