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QYLD vs SIOO: which paid, and which earned it?

QYLD and SIOO both write options for income.

Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF and VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF.

12.5%QYLD cash paid, 1 year
11.1%SIOO cash paid, 1 year
+23.0%QYLD total return, 1 year
+10.8%SIOO total return, 1 year
QYLD1.2 pts ahead of QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QYLD+23.0%12.5% of it arrived as cash1.2 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QYLD+23.0%12.5% cash1.2 pts ahead of QQQ
SIOOAbout even with OEF · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
OEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with OEFTotal return, distributions reinvestedOEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%about even with OEF

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QYLD and SIOO hold 54% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QYLD and SIOO both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQYLDSIOO
NVIDIA CORP8.54%9.83%
APPLE INC7.82%9.24%
MICROSOFT CORP5.84%5.91%
AMAZON.COM INC4.36%4.41%
META PLATFORMS INC3.15%3.12%
ALPHABET INC-CL C3.02%3.62%
BROADCOM INC2.71%3.57%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5.05%2.37%
TESLA INC3.05%2.23%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES4.02%2.00%
INTEL CORP2.51%1.12%
WALMART INC2.28%1.05%
Only in each
Only in QYLDOnly in SIOO
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.88%United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 7.85%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 1.30%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.03%
SANDISK CORP 1.15%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.99%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 1.07%Eli Lilly & Co 1.85%
KLA CORP 1.02%ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.49%
CASH 1.01%Johnson & Johnson 1.45%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 0.94%Visa Inc 1.37%
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS 0.86%AbbVie Inc 1.03%

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 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

QYLD and SIOO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QYLDSIOOQYLDSIOOQYLDSIOO
3 months+3.2%+4.0%3.0%3.7%+5.7 pts+0.7 pts
6 months+14.5%+14.3%6.3%7.9%−9.7 pts−5.8 pts
1 year+23.0%not published12.5%not published+1.2 ptsnot published
3 years+55.3%not published36.6%not published−42.9 ptsnot published
Since launch+198.3%+10.8%116.0%11.1%−644.6 pts−0.2 pts
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QYLD and SIOO on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QYLD
Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
SIOO
VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF
Covered call on OEF, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XVistaShares
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 100 (OEF)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized11.8%15.1%
Expense ratio0.60%not published
Cash paid, 1 year12.5%11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+9.1%−1.1%
Total return, 1 year+23.0%+10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+11.0%
Ahead or behind+1.2 pts−0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%not published
Age4663 days281 days
Net assets$8.5bn$21m

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).

SIOO in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SIOO paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +11.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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QYLD against SIOO, 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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