Data as of .
FEPI vs XYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FEPI paid 23.4% of its price in cash against XYLD’s 11.0%, though XYLD returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XYLD scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and XYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FEPI | Only in XYLD |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 9.98% | NVIDIA CORP 8.01% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8.91% | APPLE INC 7.39% |
| ALPHABET INC. 8.83% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.58% |
| BROADCOM INC. 8.05% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.81% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 7.76% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.01% |
| TESLA, INC. 7.47% | BROADCOM INC 2.60% |
| INTEL CORPORATION 5.24% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.40% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.21% | META PLATFORMS INC 2.16% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEPI | XYLD | FEPI | XYLD | FEPI | XYLD | |
| 3 months | +4.2% | +5.0% | 6.1% | 2.6% | +5.0 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +14.6% | +10.5% | 12.1% | 5.5% | −6.1 pts | −5.1 pts |
| 1 year | +17.1% | +17.9% | 23.4% | 11.0% | −5.8 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +43.2% | not published | 32.9% | not published | −32.8 pts |
| Since launch | +67.5% | +190.8% | 66.4% | 112.9% | −28.2 pts | −133.7 pts |
| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF Covered call on ACWI, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | All-country world (ACWI) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.2% | 9.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.4% | 11.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.5% | +5.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.1% | +17.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +23.0% | +19.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.8 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 1066 days | 4827 days |
FEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.8 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.2%, paid weekly.
XYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. All-country world (ACWI) returned +19.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% 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, FEPI or XYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 11.0%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or XYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +17.1% and XYLD returned +17.9% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so XYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FEPI or XYLD?
- FEPI charges 0.65% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so XYLD 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, FEPI against XYLD, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/fepi-vs-xyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.