Data as of .
EIPI vs TYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year TYLG paid 10.3% of its price in cash against EIPI’s 7.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: TYLG 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, EIPI and TYLG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in EIPI | Only in TYLG |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Products Partners L.P. 8.76% | STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR SP 54.45% |
| Energy Transfer LP 6.86% | NVIDIA CORP 7.30% |
| MPLX LP 4.67% | APPLE INC 6.66% |
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. 3.88% | MICROSOFT CORP 4.98% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 3.50% | BROADCOM INC 2.30% |
| ONEOK, Inc. 3.12% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.24% |
| US Dollar 2.97% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.06% |
| Shell plc (ADR) 2.90% | INTEL CORP 1.48% |
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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIPI | TYLG | EIPI | TYLG | EIPI | TYLG | |
| 3 months | +5.1% | +2.0% | 1.7% | 2.4% | −15.4 pts | +2.9 pts |
| 6 months | +4.1% | +29.6% | 3.4% | 5.7% | −5.8 pts | −10.8 pts |
| 1 year | +21.1% | +32.9% | 7.6% | 10.3% | −26.8 pts | −5.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +95.0% | not published | 34.2% | not published | −33.0 pts |
| Since launch | +49.1% | +141.1% | 22.6% | 45.8% | +1.2 pts | −51.3 pts |
| EIPI FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on XLE, paying monthly | TYLG Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on XLK, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy | Technology sector (XLK) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.7% | 7.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.11% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.6% | 10.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.8% | +20.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.1% | +32.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +47.8% | +38.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −26.8 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 865 days | 1396 days |
| Net assets | $1.1bn | $15m |
EIPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EIPI paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.1%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 26.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly.
TYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TYLG paid 10.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 20.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +32.9%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% 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).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, EIPI or TYLG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EIPI paid 7.6% of its starting price in cash and TYLG paid 10.3%, so TYLG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, EIPI or TYLG?
- With every distribution reinvested, EIPI returned +21.1% and TYLG returned +32.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so TYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, EIPI or TYLG?
- EIPI charges 1.11% a year and TYLG charges 0.60%, so TYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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