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DYLG vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its price in cash against SEPI’s 8.9%, though SEPI 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 $152m on Jun 30, 2026 for Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF.

DYLG on its own →SEPI on its own →
At a glance
9.2%
DYLG cash paid, 1 year
8.9%
SEPI cash paid, 1 year
+14.8%
DYLG total return, 1 year
+17.9%
SEPI 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.
SEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI
+17.9%
SPY
+14.8%

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SEPI

+17.9%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SEPI

+17.9%

8.9% cash

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.9%. SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DYLG costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DYLG vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDYLGSEPI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+17.9%
Price change, 1 yearrose 4.7%rose 8.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment99% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.54%
Net assets, DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026$4.8m$152m
Holdings
Holdings in common39%

Method

What they share

39%

By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and SEPI hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

39% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYLG SEPI
CATERPILLAR INC. 9.28% 7.49%
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.60% 4.07%
ALPHABET INC. 4.05% 4.86%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.29% 3.55%
APPLE INC. 3.52% 5.45%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.09% 3.50%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.92% 3.44%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.29% 4.20%
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.26% 1.72%
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY 3.83% 1.56%
MERCK & CO., INC. 1.48% 2.78%
WALMART INC. 1.27% 1.76%
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Only in DYLG
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.72%
AMGEN INC. 4.39%
VISA INC. 4.17%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.01%
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 3.88%
THE HOME DEPOT, INC. 3.78%
MCDONALD'S CORPORATION 3.08%
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATION 2.77%
Only in SEPI
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.84%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.79%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.21%
BROADCOM INC 3.20%
META PLATFORMS INC 2.90%
EBAY INC 2.57%
ARISTA NETWORKS INC 2.27%
DUKE ENERGY CORP 2.17%
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Side by side

DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer Global X Shelton
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 4.0% 8.5%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.54%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 8.9%
Price change, 1 year +4.7% +8.3%
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +17.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%
Ahead or behind not available +3.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 32% 99%
Age 3.3 years 1.2 years
Net assets, DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 $4.8m $152m

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 SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDYLGSEPIDYLGSEPIDYLGSEPI
3 months−0.1%−0.1%0.8%2.1%not measured0.0 pts
6 months+8.2%+6.8%1.8%4.4%not measured+1.8 pts
1 year+14.8%+17.9%9.2%8.9%not measured+3.1 pts
3 years+53.4%–31.6%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · SEPI Sep 2025+49.0%+23.5%31.3%10.0%not measured+3.7 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.

SEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Shelton estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DYLG or SEPI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and SEPI paid 8.9%, 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 +14.8% and SEPI +17.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →DYLG on its own →SEPI on its own →DYLG dividend history →DYLG holdings →SEPI dividend history →SEPI 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 ↗
SEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
SEPI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Shelton website ↗

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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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