Which paid more, FEPI or XYLG?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 12.7%, 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 XYLG?

With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +2.9% and XYLG +15.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FEPI or XYLG?

FEPI charges 0.65% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FEPI vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its price in cash against XYLG’s 12.7%, though XYLG returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $679m on Nov 3, 2026 for REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF, and $72m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

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At a glance

22.1%

FEPI cash paid, 1 year

12.7%

XYLG cash paid, 1 year

+2.9%

FEPI total return, 1 year

+15.6%

XYLG total return, 1 year

FEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

FEPI

+2.9%

none

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG

+15.6%

SPY

+14.8%

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLG

+15.6%

12.7% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLG

+15.6%

12.7% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

12.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XYLG costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.7 points; FEPI is 10.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FEPI vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FEPI	XYLG
Paid and earned
Measure	FEPI	XYLG
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+15.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 19.3%	rose 1.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		80% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FEPI	XYLG
Benchmark	not published	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	FEPI	XYLG
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$744m	$72m
Holdings
Measure	FEPI	XYLG
Holdings in common	36%

Method

What they share

36%

By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and XYLG hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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36% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FEPI XYLG

APPLE INC. 6.90% 7.09%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.68% 7.60%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.23% 5.39%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.21% 4.15%

ALPHABET INC. 7.00% 3.26%

BROADCOM INC. 6.95% 2.88%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 4.25% 1.91%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.88% 1.45%

TESLA, INC. 4.22% 1.36%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 6.04% 1.21%

INTEL CORPORATION 4.10% 0.66%

NETFLIX, INC. 4.21% 0.47%

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ALPHABET INC. 2.63%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.47%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.46%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.41%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 1.00%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.96%

VISA INC. 0.94%

WALMART INC. 0.76%

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Side by side

FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying weekly XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer REX Global X

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 24.9% 4.4%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 22.1% 12.7%

Price change, 1 year −19.3% +1.5%

Total return, 1 year +2.9% +15.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 80%

Age 3.1 years 6.1 years

Net assets, FEPI as of Nov 3, 2026 and XYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 $679m $72m

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: FEPI vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FEPI	XYLG	FEPI	XYLG	FEPI	XYLG
3 months	−1.5%	+1.4%	6.4%	1.1%	not measured	+1.5 pts
6 months	−2.4%	+6.7%	11.2%	2.5%	not measured	+1.7 pts
1 year	+2.9%	+15.6%	22.1%	12.7%	not measured	+0.8 pts
3 years	+55.6%	+65.6%	69.1%	44.3%	not measured	−17.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FEPI Oct 2023 · XYLG Sep 2020	+56.7%	+116.0%	69.6%	69.8%	not measured	−38.4 pts

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About each fund

FEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.

XYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLG paid 12.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% 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.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FEPI or XYLG?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 12.7%, 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 XYLG?: With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +2.9% and XYLG +15.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FEPI or XYLG?: FEPI charges 0.65% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →FEPI on its own →XYLG on its own →FEPI dividend history →FEPI holdings →XYLG dividend history →XYLG holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

REX page for FEPI ↗

XYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XYLG ↗

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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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