Data as of .
DYLG vs ULTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ULTY paid 44.9% of its price in cash against DYLG’s 9.5%, though DYLG 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 ULTY hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DYLG | ULTY |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 4.04% | 5.66% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.93% | 5.16% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.57% | 4.80% |
| Only in DYLG | Only in ULTY |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.88% | Analog Devices Inc 5.47% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.35% | Lam Research Corp 4.99% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.70% | Ciena Corp 4.95% |
| AMGEN INC 4.46% | Quanta Services Inc 4.95% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.35% | Lumentum Holdings Inc 4.86% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.33% | IREN Ltd 4.80% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.25% | Strategy Inc 4.65% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 4.04% | Astera Labs Inc 4.56% |
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 | ULTY | DYLG | ULTY | DYLG | ULTY | |
| 3 months | +1.9% | −1.1% | 0.8% | 13.7% | +1.5 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 6 months | +13.0% | +14.0% | 2.1% | 30.1% | −0.9 pts | −4.0 pts |
| 1 year | +13.8% | −7.8% | 9.5% | 44.9% | +0.3 pts | −24.3 pts |
| 3 years | +47.0% | not published | 30.8% | not published | −9.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +44.7% | +10.7% | 30.7% | 86.9% | −8.3 pts | −44.1 pts |
| DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | ULTY YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 3.1% | 59.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 1.30% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.5% | 44.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +3.5% | −54.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.8% | −7.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.3 pts | −24.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 59% | 100% |
| Age | 1150 days | 932 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $721m |
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).
ULTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ULTY paid 44.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 24.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 59.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DYLG or ULTY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DYLG paid 9.5% of its starting price in cash and ULTY paid 44.9%, so ULTY 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 ULTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +13.8% and ULTY returned −7.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so DYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DYLG or ULTY?
- DYLG charges 0.35% a year and ULTY charges 1.30%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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