Data as of .
DYLG vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year DYLG paid 9.5% of its price in cash against SPUT’s 5.2%, and 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 SPUT hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DYLG | SPUT |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | 3.88% | 3.22% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.57% | 3.85% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.70% | 2.47% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.93% | 2.09% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 4.04% | 1.84% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 4.04% | 0.70% |
| WALMART INC | 1.23% | 0.47% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES | 4.25% | 0.46% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 3.12% | 0.46% |
| CATERPILLAR INC | 9.35% | 0.35% |
| CHEVRON CORP | 2.42% | 0.30% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.26% | 0.30% |
| Only in DYLG | Only in SPUT |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.88% | TREASURY BILL 49.24% |
| CASH 0.27% | Broadcom Inc 1.60% |
| OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES -0.15% | Alphabet Inc 1.59% |
| DJX US 10/16/26 C520 -0.56% | Meta Platforms Inc 1.10% |
| Tesla Inc 0.91% | |
| Eli Lilly & Co 0.65% | |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 0.54% | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.54% |
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 | SPUT | DYLG | SPUT | DYLG | SPUT | |
| 3 months | +1.9% | +2.4% | 0.8% | 1.1% | +1.5 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +13.0% | +11.5% | 2.1% | 2.5% | −0.9 pts | −6.5 pts |
| 1 year | +13.8% | +11.5% | 9.5% | 5.2% | +0.3 pts | −5.1 pts |
| 3 years | +47.0% | not published | 30.8% | not published | −9.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +44.7% | +22.4% | 30.7% | 8.5% | −8.3 pts | −15.6 pts |
| DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | Innovator |
| Strategy | covered call | 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% | 4.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.5% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +3.5% | +6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.8% | +11.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.3 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 59% | not published |
| Age | 1150 days | 553 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $17m |
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).
SPUT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DYLG or SPUT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DYLG paid 9.5% of its starting price in cash and SPUT paid 5.2%, 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 SPUT?
- With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +13.8% and SPUT returned +11.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so DYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DYLG or SPUT?
- DYLG charges 0.35% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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