Data as of .
QYLD vs SIOO: which paid, and which earned it?
QYLD and SIOO both write options for income.
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.
| Holding | QYLD | SIOO |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.54% | 9.83% |
| APPLE INC | 7.82% | 9.24% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.84% | 5.91% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.36% | 4.41% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.15% | 3.12% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C | 3.02% | 3.62% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.71% | 3.57% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.05% | 2.37% |
| TESLA INC | 3.05% | 2.23% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 4.02% | 2.00% |
| INTEL CORP | 2.51% | 1.12% |
| WALMART INC | 2.28% | 1.05% |
| Only in QYLD | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QYLD | SIOO | QYLD | SIOO | QYLD | SIOO | |
| 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 published | 12.5% | not published | +1.2 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +55.3% | not published | 36.6% | not published | −42.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +198.3% | +10.8% | 116.0% | 11.1% | −644.6 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | VistaShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 100 (OEF) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.8% | 15.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 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 estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 4663 days | 281 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, QYLD against SIOO, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qyld-vs-sioo Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.