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KHPI vs XYLG: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year XYLG paid 13.2% of its price in cash against KHPI’s 9.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF and Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

9.1%KHPI cash paid, 1 year
13.2%XYLG cash paid, 1 year
+11.0%KHPI total return, 1 year
+17.2%XYLG total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XYLG scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

KHPI 55.5XYLG 733.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

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

KHPI5.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%KHPI+11.0%9.1% of it arrived as cash5.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%KHPI+11.0%9.1% cash5.5 pts behind SPY
XYLG0.7 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XYLG+17.2%13.2% of it arrived as cash0.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XYLG+17.2%13.2% as cash0.7 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KHPI and XYLG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in KHPIOnly in XYLG
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%NVIDIA CORP 8.20%
APPLE INC 7.50%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.59%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.81%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.12%
BROADCOM INC 2.59%
ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.48%
META PLATFORMS INC 2.24%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

KHPI and XYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KHPIXYLGKHPIXYLGKHPIXYLG
3 months+1.9%+3.6%2.2%1.3%−0.3 pts+1.3 pts
6 months+11.3%+15.7%4.7%3.0%−6.8 pts−2.3 pts
1 year+11.0%+17.2%9.1%13.2%−5.5 pts+0.7 pts
3 yearsnot published+60.9%not published43.0%not published−17.5 pts
Since launch+24.6%+114.0%18.4%69.0%−17.7 pts−38.7 pts
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KHPI and XYLG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
KHPI
Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
XYLG
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerKensingtonGlobal X
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.0%4.4%
Expense ratio0.98%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year9.1%13.2%
Price change, 1 year+1.5%+2.6%
Total return, 1 year+11.0%+17.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−5.5 pts+0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published80%
Age743 days2188 days
Net assets$401m$65m

KHPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KHPI paid 9.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly.

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, KHPI or XYLG?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KHPI paid 9.1% 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, KHPI or XYLG?
With every distribution reinvested, KHPI returned +11.0% and XYLG returned +17.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XYLG returned more.
Which is cheaper, KHPI or XYLG?
KHPI charges 0.98% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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KHPI against XYLG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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