Which is cheaper, GOOY or XVGL?

GOOY charges 1.14% a year and XVGL charges 0.85%, so XVGL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

GOOY and XVGL both write options for income. YieldMax(R) GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF and FT Vest GOOG & Target Income ETF.

45.5%

GOOY cash paid, 1 year

0.0%

XVGL cash paid, since launch

+34.1%

GOOY total return, 1 year

+1.6%

XVGL total return, since launch

GOOY · 1 year to Sep 30, 20267.8 pts behind GOOGL

GOOY

+34.1%

GOOGL

+41.9%

7.8 pts behind GOOGL

GOOY over 1 year: paid 45.5%, price −15.1%, total +34.1%, GOOGL +41.9%, −7.8 pts.

GOOGL

+41.9%

GOOY

+34.1%

45.5% of it arrived as cash

7.8 pts behind GOOGL

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind GOOGL

GOOY over 1 year: paid 45.5%, price −15.1%, total +34.1%, GOOGL +41.9%, −7.8 pts.

GOOGL

+41.9%

GOOY

+34.1%

45.5% as cash

7.8 pts behind GOOGL

45.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GOOY over 1 year: paid 45.5%, price −15.1%, total +34.1%, GOOGL +41.9%, −7.8 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 +41.9%. 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, GOOY 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 Oct 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

50%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding GOOY XVGL

Only in GOOY

United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 31.55%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 26.32%

United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 16.43%

United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 15.68%

GOOGL 11/20/2026 330.01 C 7.84%

United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 4.07%

First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.60%

GOOGL US 10/02/26 C357.5 0.09%

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 return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	GOOY	XVGL	GOOY	XVGL	GOOY	XVGL
3 months	−3.0%	not published	7.1%	not published	+1.7 pts	not published
6 months	+12.5%	not published	21.1%	not published	−3.3 pts	not published
1 year	+34.1%	not published	45.5%	not published	−7.8 pts	not published
3 years	+87.2%	not published	84.1%	not published	−78.3 pts	not published
Since launch GOOY Jul 2023 · XVGL Sep 2026	+83.3%	+1.6%	82.6%	0.0%	−78.7 pts	−0.2 pts

GOOY 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

GOOY

YieldMax(R) GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on GOOGL, paying weekly

XVGL

FT Vest GOOG & Target Income ETF · Option income on GOOGL

Issuer YieldMax First Trust

Strategy synthetic covered call option income

Benchmark Alphabet (GOOGL) Alphabet (GOOGL)

Pays weekly not established

Payout rate, annualized 26.2% not published

Expense ratio 1.14% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 45.5% 0.0% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −15.1% +1.6%

Total return, 1 year +34.1% +1.6% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +41.9% +1.9%

Ahead or behind −7.8 pts −0.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 0% not published

Age 1160 days 7 days

Net assets $227m $1m

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

GOOY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, GOOY paid 45.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +34.1%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +41.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.2%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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, GOOY or XVGL?: GOOY charges 1.14% a year and XVGL charges 0.85%, so XVGL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

GOOY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GOOY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗GOOY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗YieldMax page for GOOY ↗XVGL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XVGL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for XVGL ↗

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ETFIQ, GOOY against XVGL, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/gooy-vs-xvgl

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