GOOW vs XVGL: which paid, and which earned it?

GOOW and XVGL both write options for income. Roundhill GOOGL WeeklyPay ETF and FT Vest GOOG & Target Income ETF.

42.3%
GOOW cash paid, 1 year
0.0%
XVGL cash paid, since launch
+44.5%
GOOW total return, 1 year
+1.6%
XVGL total return, since launch
GOOW · 1 year to Sep 30, 20262.6 pts ahead of GOOGL
GOOW
+44.5%
GOOGL
+41.9%

2.6 pts ahead of GOOGL

GOOW over 1 year: paid 42.3%, price −0.2%, total +44.5%, GOOGL +41.9%, +2.6 pts.

GOOGL

+41.9%

GOOW

+44.5%

42.3% of it arrived as cash

2.6 pts ahead of GOOGL

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts ahead of GOOGL

GOOW over 1 year: paid 42.3%, price −0.2%, total +44.5%, GOOGL +41.9%, +2.6 pts.

GOOGL

+41.9%

GOOW

+44.5%

42.3% as cash

2.6 pts ahead of GOOGL

42.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GOOW over 1 year: paid 42.3%, price −0.2%, total +44.5%, GOOGL +41.9%, +2.6 pts.

XVGL · since launch to Sep 30, 2026About even with GOOGL
XVGL
+1.6%
GOOGL
+1.9%

About even with GOOGL

XVGL since launch: paid 0.0%, price +1.6%, total +1.6%, GOOGL +1.9%, −0.2 pts.

GOOGL

+1.9%

XVGL

+1.6%

about even with GOOGL

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with GOOGL

XVGL since launch: paid 0.0%, price +1.6%, total +1.6%, GOOGL +1.9%, −0.2 pts.

GOOGL

+1.9%

XVGL

+1.6%

about even with GOOGL

0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +44.5%. XVGL since launch: paid 0.0%, price +1.6%, total +1.6%, GOOGL +1.9%, −0.2 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOOW and XVGL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding GOOW XVGL
Only in GOOW
TREASURY BILL 64.46%
Alphabet Inc 35.54%
Only in XVGL
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 334.43%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 122.02%
Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 48.64%
US Dollar 8.48%
2026-10-23 Alphabet Inc. (Class C) C 3,099.69 0.00%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.02%
2026-10-02 Alphabet Inc. (Class C) C 340 -0.23%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGOOWXVGLGOOWXVGLGOOWXVGL
3 months−6.5%not published7.1%not published−1.8 ptsnot published
6 months+16.3%not published18.8%not published+0.4 ptsnot published
1 year+44.5%not published42.3%not published+2.6 ptsnot published
Since launch
GOOW Jul 2025 · XVGL Sep 2026
+89.6%+1.6%62.0%0.0%+10.0 pts−0.2 pts

GOOW and XVGL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

GOOW
Roundhill GOOGL WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on GOOGL, paying weekly
XVGL
FT Vest GOOG & Target Income ETF · Option income on GOOGL
Issuer Roundhill First Trust
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Alphabet (GOOGL) Alphabet (GOOGL)
Pays weekly not established
Payout rate, annualized 41.7% not published
Expense ratio 1.00% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 42.3% 0.0% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −0.2% +1.6%
Total return, 1 year +44.5% +1.6% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +41.9% +1.9%
Ahead or behind +2.6 pts −0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 433 days 7 days
Net assets $80m $1m

GOOW and XVGL on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

GOOW in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, GOOW paid 42.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +44.5%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +41.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 41.7%, paid weekly.

XVGL in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 23, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, XVGL paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.6%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +1.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GOOW or XVGL?
GOOW charges 1.00% a year and XVGL charges 0.85%, so XVGL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, GOOW against XVGL, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/goow-vs-xvgl

Open data

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