Data as of .
JOYT vs XYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XYLG paid 13.2% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JOYT scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JOYT and XYLG hold 47% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JOYT | XYLG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.64% | 8.20% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.51% | 7.50% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.68% | 5.59% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.78% | 3.81% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.98% | 2.59% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.73% | 2.24% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.78% | 1.75% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.45% | 1.57% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.18% | 1.41% |
| AbbVie, Inc. | 1.27% | 0.71% |
| Bank of America Corp. | 1.28% | 0.58% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.08% | 0.55% |
| Only in JOYT | Only in XYLG |
|---|---|
| Alphabet, Inc. 5.94% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.12% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.91% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.48% |
| Mastercard, Inc. 1.59% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.45% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.37% | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.42% |
| Philip Morris International, Inc. 1.16% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.40% |
| RTX Corp. 1.02% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.03% |
| Mondelez International, Inc. 0.72% | VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 0.96% |
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 0.72% | MASTERCARD INC - A 0.70% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOYT | XYLG | JOYT | XYLG | JOYT | XYLG | |
| 3 months | +3.8% | +3.6% | 0.2% | 1.3% | +1.5 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +15.7% | 0.4% | 3.0% | −6.1 pts | −2.3 pts |
| 1 year | +15.9% | +17.2% | 0.7% | 13.2% | −0.7 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +60.9% | not published | 43.0% | not published | −17.5 pts |
| Since launch | +19.6% | +114.0% | 0.7% | 69.0% | −1.1 pts | −38.7 pts |
| JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Global X |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 0.7% | 4.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.7% | 13.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +15.2% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.9% | +17.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | +0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 80% |
| Age | 395 days | 2188 days |
| Net assets | $108m | $65m |
JOYT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.
XYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLG paid 13.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% 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, JOYT or XYLG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 13.2%, so XYLG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, JOYT or XYLG?
- With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +15.9% and XYLG returned +17.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JOYT or XYLG?
- JOYT charges 0.35% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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