Which paid more, MLPD or XLBI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MLPD paid 14.1% of its starting price in cash and XLBI paid 15.9%, so XLBI 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 XLBI?

With every distribution reinvested, MLPD returned +15.4% and XLBI +18.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, MLPD or XLBI?

MLPD charges 0.60% a year and XLBI charges 0.35%, so XLBI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

MLPD vs XLBI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLBI paid 15.9% of its price in cash against MLPD’s 14.1%, and 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 $9.4m on Nov 2, 2026 for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

14.1%

MLPD cash paid, 1 year

15.9%

XLBI cash paid, 1 year

+15.4%

MLPD total return, 1 year

+18.5%

XLBI 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.

XLBI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 11 pts behind XLB

XLBI

+18.5%

XLB

+29.5%

11 pts behind XLB

XLBI over 1 year: paid 15.9%, price +1.6%, total +18.5%, XLB +29.5%, −11.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLB

+29.5%

XLBI

+18.5%

15.9% of it arrived as cash

11 pts behind XLB

Total return, distributions reinvested

11 pts behind XLB

XLBI over 1 year: paid 15.9%, price +1.6%, total +18.5%, XLB +29.5%, −11.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLB

+29.5%

XLBI

+18.5%

15.9% cash

11 pts behind XLB

15.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +29.5%. XLBI over 1 year: paid 15.9%, price +1.6%, total +18.5%, XLB +29.5%, −11.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +29.5%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLBI costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; MLPD is 3.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MLPD vs XLBI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	MLPD	XLBI
Paid and earned
Measure	MLPD	XLBI
Total return, 1 year	+15.4%	+18.5%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.6%	rose 1.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	MLPD	XLBI
Benchmark	not published	Materials, measured through XLB
Against its benchmark, same days		behind by 11.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	MLPD	XLBI
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$26m	$8.0m
Holdings
Measure	MLPD	XLBI
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, MLPD and XLBI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MLPD XLBI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in MLPD

Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF 101.03%

Only in XLBI

STATE STREET MATERIALS SELECT 103.82%

STATE STREET MATERIALS SELECT NOV26 55 CALL -0.03%

STATE STREET MATERIALS SELECT NOV26 53 CALL -0.19%

STATE STREET MATERIALS SELECT NOV26 51 CALL -3.71%

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Side by side

MLPD Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF · Covered call, paying monthly XLBI State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLB, paying monthly

Issuer Global X State Street

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark none Materials (XLB)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 12.2% 17.2%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 14.1% 15.9%

Price change, 1 year +0.6% +1.6%

Total return, 1 year +15.4% +18.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +29.5%

Ahead or behind not available −11.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 2.5 years 1.3 years

Net assets, MLPD as of Oct 12, 2026 and XLBI as of Nov 2, 2026 $26m $9.4m

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 XLBI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	MLPD	XLBI	MLPD	XLBI	MLPD	XLBI
3 months	+3.6%	+0.8%	3.1%	3.6%	not measured	−2.0 pts
6 months	+3.4%	+3.4%	6.0%	6.7%	not measured	−0.3 pts
1 year	+15.4%	+18.5%	14.1%	15.9%	not measured	−11.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: MLPD May 2024 · XLBI Jul 2025	+32.7%	+16.4%	30.2%	18.9%	not measured	−7.7 pts

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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.

XLBI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLBI paid 15.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. Materials (XLB) returned +29.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.2%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, MLPD or XLBI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MLPD paid 14.1% of its starting price in cash and XLBI paid 15.9%, so XLBI 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 XLBI?: With every distribution reinvested, MLPD returned +15.4% and XLBI +18.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, MLPD or XLBI?: MLPD charges 0.60% a year and XLBI charges 0.35%, so XLBI 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 ↗

XLBI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLBI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XLBI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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