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DYLG vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its price in cash against DYLG’s 9.2%, though DYLG 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 $248m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
9.2%
DYLG cash paid, 1 year
16.8%
TDAQ cash paid, 1 year
+14.8%
DYLG total return, 1 year
+12.0%
TDAQ 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.
TDAQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with QQQ
TDAQ
+12.0%
QQQ
+12.3%

About even with QQQ

TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

TDAQ

+12.0%

16.8% of it arrived as cash

about even with QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with QQQ

TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

TDAQ

+12.0%

16.8% as cash

about even with QQQ

16.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DYLG costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.8 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DYLG vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDYLGTDAQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+12.0%
Price change, 1 yearrose 4.7%fell 5.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment98% of the Oct 21, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.68%
Net assets, DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026$4.8m$248m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Sep 12, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 59 weekly returns
DYLG TDAQ
Return
Total return edge TDAQ +15.1% +18.4%
Annualized edge TDAQ +13.2% +16.0%
Price return edge DYLG +4.1% −1.7%
Risk
Volatility edge DYLG 8.2% 17.4%
Max drawdown edge DYLG −8.2% −9.2%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge DYLG 1.09 0.72
Sortino edge DYLG 1.72 1.11
Calmar edge TDAQ (slight) 1.61 1.75
Reading

From Sep 2025 to Oct 2026, TDAQ returned more: +18.4% to +15.1%. DYLG swung less: 8.2% to 17.4%. DYLG fell less at its worst: −8.2% to −9.2%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: DYLG vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDYLGTDAQEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+15.1%+18.4%TDAQPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+13.2%+16.0%TDAQTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+4.1%−1.7%DYLGPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility8.2%17.4%DYLGSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation5.2%11.3%DYLGLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−8.2%−9.2%DYLGDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.090.72DYLGReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.721.11DYLGReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar1.611.75TDAQ (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 59 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and TDAQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYLG TDAQ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DYLG
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.60%
CATERPILLAR INC. 9.28%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.29%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.72%
AMGEN INC. 4.39%
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.26%
VISA INC. 4.17%
ALPHABET INC. 4.05%
Only in TDAQ
Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 99.56%
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Side by side

DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly TDAQ TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark none Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 4.0% 18.2%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 16.8%
Price change, 1 year +4.7% −5.7%
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +12.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +12.3%
Ahead or behind not available −0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 32% 98%
Age 3.3 years 1.2 years
Net assets, DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026 $4.8m $248m

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 TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDYLGTDAQDYLGTDAQDYLGTDAQ
3 months−0.1%−2.9%0.8%4.3%not measured+0.5 pts
6 months+8.2%−0.5%1.8%8.4%not measured−0.2 pts
1 year+14.8%+12.0%9.2%16.8%not measured−0.3 pts
3 years+53.4%–31.6%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · TDAQ Sep 2025+49.0%+21.6%31.3%19.6%not measured+0.6 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.

TDAQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.2%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 21, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DYLG or TDAQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and TDAQ paid 16.8%, so TDAQ 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 TDAQ?
With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and TDAQ +12.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DYLG or TDAQ?
DYLG charges 0.35% a year and TDAQ charges 0.68%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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