Data as of .
QYLD vs QYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QYLG paid 17.4% of its price in cash against QYLD’s 12.5%, though QYLD returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: QYLD 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, QYLD and QYLG hold 102% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QYLD | QYLG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.54% | 8.44% |
| APPLE INC | 7.82% | 7.73% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.84% | 5.77% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.05% | 4.99% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.36% | 4.31% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 4.02% | 3.97% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 3.27% | 3.23% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.15% | 3.11% |
| TESLA INC | 3.05% | 3.01% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C | 3.02% | 3.00% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A | 2.88% | 2.85% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.71% | 2.67% |
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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QYLD | QYLG | QYLD | QYLG | QYLD | QYLG | |
| 3 months | +3.2% | −0.1% | 3.0% | 2.1% | +5.7 pts | +2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +14.5% | +19.6% | 6.3% | 4.6% | −9.7 pts | −4.7 pts |
| 1 year | +23.0% | +22.2% | 12.5% | 17.4% | +1.2 pts | +0.5 pts |
| 3 years | +55.3% | +76.2% | 36.6% | 51.1% | −42.9 pts | −22.0 pts |
| Since launch | +198.3% | +122.0% | 116.0% | 75.3% | −644.6 pts | −52.0 pts |
| QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.8% | 6.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 17.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.1% | +2.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.0% | +22.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.2 pts | +0.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | 96% |
| Age | 4663 days | 2187 days |
| Net assets | $8.5bn | $175m |
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.8%, 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).
QYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLG paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 96% 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, QYLD or QYLG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and QYLG paid 17.4%, so QYLG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, QYLD or QYLG?
- With every distribution reinvested, QYLD returned +23.0% and QYLG returned +22.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QYLD or QYLG?
- QYLD charges 0.60% a year and QYLG charges 0.35%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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