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NUKX vs TYLG: which paid, and which earned it?

NUKX and TYLG both write options for income.

Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF and Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF.

6.3%NUKX cash paid, 1 year
10.3%TYLG cash paid, 1 year
−25.6%NUKX total return, 1 year
+32.9%TYLG total return, 1 year
NUKX5.7 pts behind URA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
URA−19.9%NUKX−25.6%5.7 pts behind URATotal return, distributions reinvestedURA−19.9%NUKX−25.6%5.7 pts behind URA
TYLG5.2 pts behind XLK · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLK+38.0%TYLG+32.9%10.3% as cash5.2 pts behind XLKTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLK+38.0%TYLG+32.9%5.2 pts behind XLK

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in NUKXOnly in TYLG
Global X Uranium ETF 20.16%STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR SP 54.45%
NextEra Energy Inc 7.66%NVIDIA CORP 7.30%
Dominion Energy Inc 7.42%APPLE INC 6.66%
Centrus Energy Corp 7.37%MICROSOFT CORP 4.98%
Lightbridge Corp 7.26%BROADCOM INC 2.30%
Duke Energy Corp 7.14%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.24%
Constellation Energy Corp 6.92%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.06%
Uranium Energy Corp 6.88%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

NUKX and TYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
NUKXTYLGNUKXTYLGNUKXTYLG
3 months−19.7%+2.0%2.6%2.4%−6.8 pts+2.9 pts
6 months−15.3%+29.6%6.4%5.7%−5.0 pts−10.8 pts
1 yearnot published+32.9%not published10.3%not published−5.2 pts
3 yearsnot published+95.0%not published34.2%not published−33.0 pts
Since launch−25.6%+141.1%6.3%45.8%−5.7 pts−51.3 pts
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NUKX and TYLG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NUKX
Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF
Option income on URA, paying weekly
TYLG
Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on XLK, paying monthly
IssuerNicholasGlobal X
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkUranium and nuclear (URA), used as the proxyTechnology sector (XLK)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized13.1%7.8%
Expense ratio1.07%0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year6.3% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)10.3%
Price change, 1 year−30.8%+20.6%
Total return, 1 year−25.6% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)+32.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year−19.9%+38.0%
Ahead or behind−5.7 pts−5.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age199 days1396 days
Net assets$2m$15m

NUKX in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, NUKX paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −25.6%. Uranium and nuclear (URA), used as the proxy returned −19.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.1%, paid weekly.

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 is cheaper, NUKX or TYLG?
NUKX charges 1.07% 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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NUKX against TYLG, 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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