Data as of .
MDST vs TYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year TYLG paid 10.3% of its price in cash against MDST’s 10.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: TYLG 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, MDST and TYLG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MDST | Only in TYLG |
|---|---|
| ENERGY TRANSFER LP 8.97% | STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR SP 54.45% |
| ENBRIDGE INC 8.79% | NVIDIA CORP 7.30% |
| WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 8.61% | APPLE INC 6.66% |
| ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP 6.87% | MICROSOFT CORP 4.98% |
| DT MIDSTREAM INC 6.43% | BROADCOM INC 2.30% |
| KINDER MORGAN INC 5.64% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.24% |
| CHENIERE ENERGY INC 5.05% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.06% |
| ONEOK INC 5.00% | INTEL CORP 1.48% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDST | TYLG | MDST | TYLG | MDST | TYLG | |
| 3 months | +4.6% | +2.0% | 2.4% | 2.4% | −15.9 pts | +2.9 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +29.6% | 4.7% | 5.7% | −4.2 pts | −10.8 pts |
| 1 year | +19.2% | +32.9% | 10.0% | 10.3% | −28.6 pts | −5.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +95.0% | not published | 34.2% | not published | −33.0 pts |
| Since launch | +48.9% | +141.1% | 26.1% | 45.8% | +7.3 pts | −51.3 pts |
| MDST Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF Option income on XLE, paying monthly | TYLG Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on XLK, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Westwood | Global X |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy | Technology sector (XLK) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.3% | 7.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.80% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 10.0% | 10.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.2% | +20.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.2% | +32.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +47.8% | +38.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −28.6 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 892 days | 1396 days |
| Net assets | $247m | $15m |
MDST in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MDST paid 10.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 28.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.3%, paid monthly.
TYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TYLG paid 10.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 20.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +32.9%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% 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, MDST or TYLG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MDST paid 10.0% of its starting price in cash and TYLG paid 10.3%, so TYLG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, MDST or TYLG?
- With every distribution reinvested, MDST returned +19.2% and TYLG returned +32.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so TYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, MDST or TYLG?
- MDST charges 0.80% a year and TYLG charges 0.60%, so TYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, MDST against TYLG, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/mdst-vs-tylg Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.