Data as of .
DYLG vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year YYY paid 12.1% 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 YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DYLG | Only in YYY |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.88% | abrdn Healthcare Investors 3.64% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.35% | BlackRock Capital Allocation T 3.56% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.70% | Royce Small-Cap Trust Inc 3.55% |
| AMGEN INC 4.46% | abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend F 3.53% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.35% | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure 3.38% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.33% | BlackRock ESG Capital Allocati 3.31% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.25% | DoubleLine Income Solutions Fu 3.22% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.04% | Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fu 3.08% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYLG | YYY | DYLG | YYY | DYLG | YYY | |
| 3 months | +1.9% | −2.5% | 0.8% | 3.1% | +1.5 pts | −4.8 pts |
| 6 months | +13.0% | +4.7% | 2.1% | 6.5% | −0.9 pts | −13.3 pts |
| 1 year | +13.8% | +3.4% | 9.5% | 12.1% | +0.3 pts | −13.2 pts |
| 3 years | +47.0% | +37.1% | 30.8% | 37.7% | −9.8 pts | −41.3 pts |
| Since launch | +44.7% | +117.8% | 30.7% | 112.4% | −8.3 pts | −519.1 pts |
| DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | Amplify |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 3.1% | 13.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 3.23% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.5% | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +3.5% | −8.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.8% | +3.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.3 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 59% | not published |
| Age | 1150 days | 5211 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $702m |
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).
YYY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YYY paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DYLG or YYY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DYLG paid 9.5% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.1%, so YYY 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 YYY?
- With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +13.8% and YYY returned +3.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so DYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DYLG or YYY?
- DYLG charges 0.35% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DYLG against YYY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dylg-vs-yyy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.