Data as of .
DYLG vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?
DYLG and SCEP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and SCEP hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DYLG | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | 3.88% | 5.71% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.70% | 3.49% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.93% | 4.68% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.57% | 5.70% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 3.12% | 1.54% |
| AMGEN INC | 4.46% | 1.10% |
| WALMART INC | 1.23% | 1.05% |
| MCDONALD'S CORP | 2.87% | 0.86% |
| Only in DYLG | Only in SCEP |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.88% | ALPHABET INC 5.98% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.35% | BROADCOM INC 5.61% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.35% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.33% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.25% | PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP 2.63% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.04% | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 2.40% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 4.04% | META PLATFORMS INC 2.23% |
| SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.71% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 2.19% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYLG | SCEP | DYLG | SCEP | DYLG | SCEP | |
| 3 months | +1.9% | −0.1% | 0.8% | 1.7% | +1.5 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +13.0% | +8.3% | 2.1% | 3.7% | −0.9 pts | −9.7 pts |
| 1 year | +13.8% | not published | 9.5% | not published | +0.3 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +47.0% | not published | 30.8% | not published | −9.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +44.7% | +3.5% | 30.7% | 5.0% | −8.3 pts | −8.2 pts |
| DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | Sterling Capital |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 3.1% | 7.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.5% | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +3.5% | −1.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.8% | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +11.7% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.3 pts | −8.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 59% | not published |
| Age | 1150 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $235m |
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).
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DYLG or SCEP?
- DYLG charges 0.35% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DYLG against SCEP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dylg-vs-scep Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.