Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DYLG vs YMAG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YMAG paid 33.4% 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 $268m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs.
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, 2026.1.2 pts ahead of its own holdings
YMAG over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −29.4%, total +5.8%, its own holdings +4.6%, +1.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
+4.6%
YMAG
+5.8%
33.4% of it arrived as cash
1.2 pts ahead of its own holdings
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.2 pts ahead of its own holdings
YMAG over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −29.4%, total +5.8%, its own holdings +4.6%, +1.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
+4.6%
YMAG
+5.8%
1.2 pts ahead of its own holdings
33.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YMAG over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −29.4%, total +5.8%, its own holdings +4.6%, +1.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
DYLG costs 0.99 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.0 points; YMAG is far larger, $297m against $4.8m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DYLG | YMAG |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +14.8% | +5.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 4.7% | fell 29.4% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment | 11% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | its own holdings |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 1.34% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $4.8m | $297m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and YMAG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | DYLG | YMAG | DYLG | YMAG | DYLG | YMAG |
| 3 months | −0.1% | +3.3% | 0.8% | 9.1% | not measured | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +8.2% | +1.9% | 1.8% | 18.1% | not measured | −0.2 pts |
| 1 year | +14.8% | +5.8% | 9.2% | 33.4% | not measured | +1.2 pts |
| 3 years | +53.4% | – | 31.6% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · YMAG Jan 2024 | +49.0% | +70.3% | 31.3% | 91.7% | not measured | not measured |
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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.
YMAG
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YMAG paid 33.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 29.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. YMAG's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned +4.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.4%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 11% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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