Which paid more, MLPD or XLCI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MLPD paid 14.1% of its starting price in cash and XLCI paid 11.1%, 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 XLCI?

With every distribution reinvested, MLPD returned +15.4% and XLCI +0.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, MLPD or XLCI?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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MLPD vs XLCI: 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 XLCI’s 11.1%, 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 $3.4m on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

14.1%

MLPD cash paid, 1 year

11.1%

XLCI cash paid, 1 year

+15.4%

MLPD total return, 1 year

+0.7%

XLCI 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% cash

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.

XLCI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.5 pts ahead of XLC

XLCI

+0.7%

XLC

−5.8%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLC

−5.8%

XLCI

+0.7%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLC

−5.8%

XLCI

+0.7%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

11.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLCI costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.7 points; MLPD is 8.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MLPD vs XLCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	MLPD	XLCI
Paid and earned
Measure	MLPD	XLCI
Total return, 1 year	+15.4%	+0.7%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.6%	fell 10.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	MLPD	XLCI
Benchmark	not published	Communication services, measured through XLC
Cost and size
Measure	MLPD	XLCI
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$26m	$3.1m
Holdings
Measure	MLPD	XLCI
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Aug 8, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 64 weekly returns

MLPD XLCI

Return

Total return edge MLPD +16.6% −2.8%

Annualized edge MLPD +13.3% −2.3%

Price return edge MLPD −1.1% −15.0%

Risk

Volatility edge MLPD 8.4% 13.2%

Max drawdown edge MLPD −4.5% −10.8%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge MLPD 1.07 −0.40

Sortino edge MLPD 1.48 −0.52

Calmar edge MLPD 2.97 −0.21

Reading

From Aug 2025 to Oct 2026, MLPD returned more: +16.6% to −2.8%. MLPD swung less: 8.4% to 13.2%. MLPD fell less at its worst: −4.5% to −10.8%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: MLPD vs XLCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	MLPD	XLCI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+16.6%	−2.8%	MLPD	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+13.3%	−2.3%	MLPD	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−1.1%	−15.0%	MLPD	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	8.4%	13.2%	MLPD	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	6.1%	10.2%	MLPD	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−4.5%	−10.8%	MLPD	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	1.07	−0.40	MLPD	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.48	−0.52	MLPD	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	2.97	−0.21	MLPD	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 64 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

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

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MLPD XLCI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in MLPD

Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF 101.03%

Only in XLCI

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER 100.11%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 116 CALL -0.00%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 111 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 114 CALL -0.04%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 103 CALL -0.09%

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Side by side

MLPD Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF · Covered call, paying monthly XLCI State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLC, paying monthly

Issuer Global X State Street

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark none Communication services (XLC)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 12.2% 13.7%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 14.1% 11.1%

Price change, 1 year +0.6% −10.0%

Total return, 1 year +15.4% +0.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published −5.8%

Ahead or behind not available +6.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 2.5 years 1.3 years

Net assets, MLPD as of Oct 12, 2026 and XLCI as of Nov 3, 2026 $26m $3.4m

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 XLCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	MLPD	XLCI	MLPD	XLCI	MLPD	XLCI
3 months	+3.6%	−2.9%	3.1%	2.7%	not measured	+2.1 pts
6 months	+3.4%	−6.0%	6.0%	5.4%	not measured	+4.0 pts
1 year	+15.4%	+0.7%	14.1%	11.1%	not measured	+6.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: MLPD May 2024 · XLCI Jul 2025	+32.7%	+3.2%	30.2%	14.3%	not measured	+3.0 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.

XLCI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLCI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.7%. Communication services (XLC) returned −5.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 6.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.7%, 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 XLCI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MLPD paid 14.1% of its starting price in cash and XLCI paid 11.1%, 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 XLCI?: With every distribution reinvested, MLPD returned +15.4% and XLCI +0.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, MLPD or XLCI?: MLPD charges 0.60% a year and XLCI charges 0.35%, so XLCI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Communication services (XLC) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →MLPD on its own →XLCI on its own →MLPD dividend history →MLPD holdings →XLCI dividend history →XLCI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

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 ↗

XLCI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLCI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XLCI 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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