Which paid more, EIPI or TYLG?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EIPI paid 7.7% of its starting price in cash and TYLG paid 10.2%, 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 +21.8% and TYLG +20.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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EIPI vs TYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TYLG paid 10.2% of its price in cash against EIPI’s 7.7%, though EIPI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $1.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF, and $17m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF.

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At a glance

7.7%

EIPI cash paid, 1 year

10.2%

TYLG cash paid, 1 year

+21.8%

EIPI total return, 1 year

+20.4%

TYLG total return, 1 year

EIPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.8 pts behind its own holdings

EIPI

+21.8%

Own

+25.6%

3.8 pts behind its own holdings

EIPI over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +13.7%, total +21.8%, its own holdings +25.6%, −3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+25.6%

EIPI

+21.8%

7.7% of it arrived as cash

3.8 pts behind its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.8 pts behind its own holdings

EIPI over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +13.7%, total +21.8%, its own holdings +25.6%, −3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+25.6%

EIPI

+21.8%

7.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. EIPI over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +13.7%, total +21.8%, its own holdings +25.6%, −3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

TYLG

+20.4%

none

Not measured

TYLG over 1 year: paid 10.2%, price +9.3%, total +20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TYLG

+20.4%

10.2% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TYLG over 1 year: paid 10.2%, price +9.3%, total +20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TYLG

+20.4%

10.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +25.6%. TYLG over 1 year: paid 10.2%, price +9.3%, total +20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +25.6%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TYLG costs 0.51 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; EIPI is far larger, $1.1bn against $17m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EIPI vs TYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	EIPI	TYLG
Paid and earned
Measure	EIPI	TYLG
Total return, 1 year	+21.8%	+20.4%
Price change, 1 year	rose 13.7%	rose 9.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	EIPI	TYLG
Benchmark	its own holdings	not published
Cost and size
Measure	EIPI	TYLG
Expense ratio	1.11%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$1.1bn	$17m
Holdings
Measure	EIPI	TYLG
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

May 17, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 128 weekly returns

EIPI TYLG

Return

Total return edge TYLG +50.9% +59.8%

Annualized edge TYLG +18.2% +21.0%

Price return edge TYLG +21.6% +28.6%

Risk

Volatility edge EIPI 12.8% 19.8%

Max drawdown edge EIPI −8.8% −22.1%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge EIPI 1.04 0.85

Sortino edge EIPI 1.50 1.27

Calmar edge EIPI 2.08 0.95

Reading

From May 2024 to Oct 2026, TYLG returned more: +59.8% to +50.9%. EIPI swung less: 12.8% to 19.8%. EIPI fell less at its worst: −8.8% to −22.1%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: EIPI vs TYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	EIPI	TYLG	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+50.9%	+59.8%	TYLG	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+18.2%	+21.0%	TYLG	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+21.6%	+28.6%	TYLG	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	12.8%	19.8%	EIPI	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	8.9%	13.2%	EIPI	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−8.8%	−22.1%	EIPI	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	1.04	0.85	EIPI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.50	1.27	EIPI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	2.08	0.95	EIPI	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 128 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EIPI and TYLG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EIPI TYLG

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EIPI

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. 8.56%

Energy Transfer LP 6.48%

MPLX LP 4.47%

Kinder Morgan, Inc. 3.97%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 3.53%

ONEOK, Inc. 3.03%

Shell plc (ADR) 2.79%

Duke Energy Corporation 2.58%

Only in TYLG

THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST - The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund 54.55%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.51%

APPLE INC. 6.07%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.62%

BROADCOM INC. 2.46%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1.97%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.70%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.49%

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Side by side

EIPI FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on its own holdings, paying monthly TYLG Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Global X

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark EIPI's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) none

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.8% 11.9%

Expense ratio 1.11% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.7% 10.2%

Price change, 1 year +13.7% +9.3%

Total return, 1 year +21.8% +20.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year +25.6% not published

Ahead or behind −3.8 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 100%

Age 2.5 years 4.0 years

Net assets, EIPI as of Nov 3, 2026 and TYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 $1.1bn $17m

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: EIPI vs TYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	EIPI	TYLG	EIPI	TYLG	EIPI	TYLG
3 months	+2.2%	−1.2%	1.7%	2.3%	+0.3 pts	not measured
6 months	+2.5%	+6.1%	3.4%	5.3%	+1.1 pts	not measured
1 year	+21.8%	+20.4%	7.7%	10.2%	−3.7 pts	not measured
3 years	–	+82.8%	–	35.5%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: EIPI May 2024 · TYLG Nov 2022	+49.6%	+130.4%	24.0%	48.5%	not measured	not measured

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About each fund

EIPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EIPI paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. EIPI's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

TYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TYLG paid 10.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.4%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, EIPI or TYLG?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EIPI paid 7.7% of its starting price in cash and TYLG paid 10.2%, 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 +21.8% and TYLG +20.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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Sources and dates

EIPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EIPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

EIPI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for EIPI ↗

TYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for TYLG ↗

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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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