Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DYLG vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% 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 $15m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.
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.YQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
DYLG costs 0.76 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.2 points; YQQQ is 5.2 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DYLG | YQQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +14.8% | +6.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 4.7% | fell 21.3% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 1.11% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $4.8m | $25m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
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0% in common
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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 | YQQQ | DYLG | YQQQ | DYLG | YQQQ |
| 3 months | −0.1% | +10.7% | 0.8% | 10.6% | not measured | +8.0 pts |
| 6 months | +8.2% | +9.0% | 1.8% | 15.9% | not measured | +11.1 pts |
| 1 year | +14.8% | +6.6% | 9.2% | 26.8% | not measured | +21.1 pts |
| 3 years | +53.4% | – | 31.6% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · YQQQ Aug 2024 | +49.0% | −10.1% | 31.3% | 40.8% | not measured | +28.7 pts |
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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.
YQQQ
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short returned −14.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 21.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.7%, paid weekly.
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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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