Data as of .
DYLG vs SEPI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year DYLG paid 9.5% of its price in cash against SEPI’s 7.5%, though SEPI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SEPI 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 SEPI hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DYLG | SEPI |
|---|---|---|
| CATERPILLAR INC | 9.35% | 7.20% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 4.04% | 4.68% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 10.88% | 3.91% |
| APPLE INC | 3.88% | 5.24% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.70% | 3.42% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 3.12% | 3.31% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.93% | 3.36% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.57% | 4.04% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 4.04% | 1.77% |
| MERCK & CO. INC. | 1.70% | 2.67% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE | 4.33% | 1.65% |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | 3.60% | 1.50% |
| Only in DYLG | Only in SEPI |
|---|---|
| AMGEN INC 4.46% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.54% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.35% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.53% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.25% | EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.08% |
| SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.71% | BROADCOM INC 3.08% |
| HOME DEPOT INC 3.46% | META PLATFORMS INC 2.79% |
| MCDONALD'S CORP 2.87% | EBAY INC 2.47% |
| INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 2.65% | ARISTA NETWORKS INC 2.18% |
| CHEVRON CORP 2.42% | DUKE ENERGY CORP 2.08% |
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 | SEPI | DYLG | SEPI | DYLG | SEPI | |
| 3 months | +1.9% | +5.4% | 0.8% | 2.1% | +1.5 pts | +3.2 pts |
| 6 months | +13.0% | +20.5% | 2.1% | 4.7% | −0.9 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | +13.8% | +21.8% | 9.5% | 7.5% | +0.3 pts | +5.2 pts |
| 3 years | +47.0% | not published | 30.8% | not published | −9.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +44.7% | +24.4% | 30.7% | 7.7% | −8.3 pts | +5.4 pts |
| DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | Shelton |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 3.1% | 8.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.54% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.5% | 7.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +3.5% | +13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.8% | +21.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.3 pts | +5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 59% | not published |
| Age | 1150 days | 375 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $152m |
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).
SEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SEPI paid 7.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DYLG or SEPI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DYLG paid 9.5% of its starting price in cash and SEPI paid 7.5%, so DYLG 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 SEPI?
- With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +13.8% and SEPI returned +21.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DYLG or SEPI?
- DYLG charges 0.35% a year and SEPI charges 0.54%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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