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DYLG vs XSHP: which paid, and which earned it?

DYLG and XSHP both write options for income.

Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF and Kurv SpaceX (SPAX) Enhanced Income ETF.

9.5%DYLG cash paid, 1 year
7.3%XSHP cash paid, 1 year
+13.8%DYLG total return, 1 year
−13.1%XSHP total return, 1 year
DYLGAbout even with DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%DYLG+13.8%9.5% of it arrived as cashabout even with DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%DYLG+13.8%about even with DIA
XSHP16.4 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+3.3%XSHP−13.1%16.4 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+3.3%XSHP−13.1%16.4 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

DYLG and XSHP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DYLGXSHPDYLGXSHPDYLGXSHP
3 months+1.9%−11.0%0.8%7.4%+1.5 pts−13.3 pts
6 months+13.0%not published2.1%not published−0.9 ptsnot published
1 year+13.8%not published9.5%not published+0.3 ptsnot published
3 years+47.0%not published30.8%not published−9.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+44.7%−13.1%30.7%7.3%−8.3 pts−16.4 pts
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DYLG and XSHP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DYLG
Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on DIA, paying monthly
XSHP
Kurv SpaceX (SPAX) Enhanced Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XKurv
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized3.1%33.5%
Expense ratio0.35%0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year9.5%7.3% (since launch on Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+3.5%−21.8%
Total return, 1 year+13.8%−13.1% (since launch on Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+13.5%+3.3%
Ahead or behind+0.3 pts−16.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate59%94%
Age1150 days93 days
Net assets$6m$7m

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).

XSHP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jun 17, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSHP paid 7.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −13.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +3.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.5%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DYLG or XSHP?
DYLG charges 0.35% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DYLG against XSHP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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