Which paid more, DYLG or XYLD?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 10.7%, so XYLD 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 XYLD?

With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and XYLD +15.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DYLG or XYLD?

DYLG charges 0.35% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DYLG vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLD paid 10.7% of its price in cash against DYLG’s 9.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Oct 12, 2026: $4.8m for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF and $3.4bn for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF.

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At a glance

9.2%

DYLG cash paid, 1 year

10.7%

XYLD cash paid, 1 year

+14.8%

DYLG total return, 1 year

+15.9%

XYLD 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.

XYLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.1 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD

+15.9%

SPY

+14.8%

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLD

+15.9%

10.7% of it arrived as cash

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLD

+15.9%

10.7% cash

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

10.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.9%. XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DYLG costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; XYLD is far larger, $3.4bn against $4.8m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DYLG vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DYLG	XYLD
Paid and earned
Measure	DYLG	XYLD
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+15.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.7%	rose 4.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DYLG	XYLD
Benchmark	not published	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	DYLG	XYLD
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$4.8m	$3.4bn
Holdings
Measure	DYLG	XYLD
Holdings in common	29%

Method

What they share

29%

By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and XYLD hold 29% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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29% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYLG XYLD

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.29% 5.42%

APPLE INC. 3.52% 7.13%

ALPHABET INC. 4.05% 3.28%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.09% 4.18%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.29% 7.64%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.01% 1.48%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.92% 0.97%

VISA INC. 4.17% 0.95%

WALMART INC. 1.27% 0.77%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.32% 0.72%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.72% 0.59%

CATERPILLAR INC. 9.28% 0.59%

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BROADCOM INC. 2.90%

ALPHABET INC. 2.65%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.92%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.47%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.46%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.43%

TESLA, INC. 1.38%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1.22%

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Side by side

DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Global X Global X

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 4.0% 9.1%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 10.7%

Price change, 1 year +4.7% +4.4%

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +15.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available +1.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 32% 93%

Age 3.3 years 13.4 years

Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 $4.8m $3.4bn

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 XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DYLG	XYLD	DYLG	XYLD	DYLG	XYLD
3 months	−0.1%	+2.4%	0.8%	2.2%	not measured	+2.6 pts
6 months	+8.2%	+7.9%	1.8%	5.1%	not measured	+2.9 pts
1 year	+14.8%	+15.9%	9.2%	10.7%	not measured	+1.1 pts
3 years	+53.4%	+48.4%	31.6%	34.0%	not measured	−34.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · XYLD Jun 2013	+49.0%	+194.8%	31.3%	114.5%	not measured	−316.0 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.

XYLD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLD paid 10.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DYLG or XYLD?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 10.7%, so XYLD 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 XYLD?: With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and XYLD +15.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DYLG or XYLD?: DYLG charges 0.35% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

DYLG and XYLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DYLG and XYLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for DYLG ↗

XYLD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XYLD ↗

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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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