Data as of .
DYLG vs RNTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year RNTY paid 11.9% of its price in cash against DYLG’s 9.5%, though DYLG returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: DYLG scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and RNTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DYLG | Only in RNTY |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.88% | Welltower Inc 6.72% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.35% | Prologis Inc 6.58% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.70% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 6.18% |
| AMGEN INC 4.46% | Texas Pacific Land Corp 4.94% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.35% | Simon Property Group Inc 4.92% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.33% | Equinix Inc 4.91% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.25% | Iron Mountain Inc 4.19% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.04% | St Joe Co/The 4.17% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYLG | RNTY | DYLG | RNTY | DYLG | RNTY | |
| 3 months | +1.9% | −2.3% | 0.8% | 3.0% | +1.5 pts | −4.5 pts |
| 6 months | +13.0% | +2.5% | 2.1% | 6.2% | −0.9 pts | −15.6 pts |
| 1 year | +13.8% | +4.6% | 9.5% | 11.9% | +0.3 pts | −12.0 pts |
| 3 years | +47.0% | not published | 30.8% | not published | −9.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +44.7% | +7.9% | 30.7% | 15.8% | −8.3 pts | −39.2 pts |
| DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 3.1% | 12.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.99% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.5% | 11.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +3.5% | −7.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.8% | +4.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.3 pts | −12.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 59% | 0% |
| Age | 1150 days | 519 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $6m |
DYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DYLG paid 9.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.8%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 59% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
RNTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.5%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DYLG or RNTY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DYLG paid 9.5% of its starting price in cash and RNTY paid 11.9%, so RNTY 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 RNTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +13.8% and RNTY returned +4.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so DYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DYLG or RNTY?
- DYLG charges 0.35% a year and RNTY charges 0.99%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DYLG against RNTY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dylg-vs-rnty Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.