Which paid more, MLPD or NDIV?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MLPD paid 14.1% of its starting price in cash and NDIV paid 12.3%, so MLPD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, MLPD or NDIV?

With every distribution reinvested, MLPD returned +15.4% and NDIV +41.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, MLPD or NDIV?

MLPD charges 0.60% a year and NDIV charges 0.59%, so NDIV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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MLPD vs NDIV: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MLPD paid 14.1% of its price in cash against NDIV’s 12.3%, though NDIV returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $26m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF, and $34m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Covered Call ETF.

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At a glance

14.1%

MLPD cash paid, 1 year

12.3%

NDIV cash paid, 1 year

+15.4%

MLPD total return, 1 year

+41.1%

NDIV total return, 1 year

MLPD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

MLPD

+15.4%

none

Not measured

MLPD over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price +0.6%, total +15.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

MLPD

+15.4%

14.1% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

MLPD over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price +0.6%, total +15.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

MLPD

+15.4%

14.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MLPD over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price +0.6%, total +15.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NDIV · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

NDIV

+41.1%

none

Not measured

NDIV over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +28.1%, total +41.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NDIV

+41.1%

12.3% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

NDIV over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +28.1%, total +41.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NDIV

+41.1%

12.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +41.1%. NDIV over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +28.1%, total +41.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +41.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

NDIV costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.7 points; NDIV is 1.3 times larger.

MLPD vs NDIV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	MLPD	NDIV
Paid and earned
Measure	MLPD	NDIV
Total return, 1 year	+15.4%	+41.1%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.6%	rose 28.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	96% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	MLPD	NDIV
Benchmark	not published	its own stocks
Cost and size
Measure	MLPD	NDIV
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.59%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$26m	$33m
Holdings
Measure	MLPD	NDIV
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, MLPD and NDIV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MLPD NDIV

Only in one fund ↓

Only in MLPD

Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF 101.03%

Only in NDIV

Olin Corp 6.15%

Mosaic Co 5.84%

Dow Inc 5.83%

Eastman Chemical Co 5.46%

Enbridge Inc 5.30%

Sylvamo Corp 5.21%

South Bow Corp 5.19%

ONEOK Inc 5.00%

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Side by side

MLPD Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF · Covered call, paying monthly NDIV Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Covered Call ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly

Issuer Global X Amplify

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark none NDIV's own stocks, without the options (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 12.2% 11.5%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.59%

Cash paid, 1 year 14.1% 12.3%

Price change, 1 year +0.6% +28.1%

Total return, 1 year +15.4% +41.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published not published

Ahead or behind not available not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 96%

Age 2.5 years 4.2 years

Net assets, MLPD as of Oct 12, 2026 and NDIV as of Nov 3, 2026 $26m $34m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: MLPD vs NDIV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	MLPD	NDIV	MLPD	NDIV	MLPD	NDIV
3 months	+3.6%	+5.0%	3.1%	3.0%	not measured	not measured
6 months	+3.4%	+0.8%	6.0%	5.5%	not measured	not measured
1 year	+15.4%	+41.1%	14.1%	12.3%	not measured	not measured
3 years	–	+54.0%	–	24.0%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: MLPD May 2024 · NDIV Aug 2022	+32.7%	+74.7%	30.2%	33.2%	not measured	not measured

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About each fund

MLPD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MLPD paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.4%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

NDIV

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NDIV paid 12.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 28.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +41.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.5%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, MLPD or NDIV?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MLPD paid 14.1% of its starting price in cash and NDIV paid 12.3%, so MLPD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, MLPD or NDIV?: With every distribution reinvested, MLPD returned +15.4% and NDIV +41.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, MLPD or NDIV?: MLPD charges 0.60% a year and NDIV charges 0.59%, so NDIV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

MLPD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MLPD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

MLPD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for MLPD ↗

NDIV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NDIV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

NDIV 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for NDIV ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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