Data as of .
QYLD vs SPIN: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QYLD paid 12.5% of its price in cash against SPIN’s 5.2%, and 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 SPIN hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QYLD | SPIN |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.54% | 9.87% |
| APPLE INC | 7.82% | 6.03% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.84% | 7.06% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.36% | 4.87% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 3.27% | 5.65% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.15% | 3.14% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.05% | 2.91% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.71% | 3.23% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 4.02% | 2.61% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 1.55% | 1.52% |
| NETFLIX INC | 1.31% | 0.95% |
| LINDE PLC | 0.93% | 0.95% |
| Only in QYLD | Only in SPIN |
|---|---|
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.88% | JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 2.09% |
| INTEL CORP 2.51% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.07% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.90% | ELI LILLY + CO 2.00% |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 1.30% | VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 1.47% |
| SANDISK CORP 1.15% | AMPHENOL CORP CL A 1.28% |
| KLA CORP 1.02% | BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.25% |
| CASH 1.01% | HOME DEPOT INC 1.23% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 0.94% | EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 1.20% |
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 | SPIN | QYLD | SPIN | QYLD | SPIN | |
| 3 months | +3.2% | +3.7% | 3.0% | 0.8% | +5.7 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +14.5% | +12.3% | 6.3% | 3.2% | −9.7 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | +23.0% | +11.3% | 12.5% | 5.2% | +1.2 pts | −5.2 pts |
| 3 years | +55.3% | not published | 36.6% | not published | −42.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +198.3% | +28.5% | 116.0% | 15.2% | −644.6 pts | −13.7 pts |
| QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | SPIN State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | State Street |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.8% | 2.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.1% | +5.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.0% | +11.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.2 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 4663 days | 743 days |
| Net assets | $8.5bn | $48m |
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).
SPIN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% 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 2.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QYLD or SPIN?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.2%, so QYLD 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 SPIN?
- With every distribution reinvested, QYLD returned +23.0% and SPIN returned +11.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QYLD or SPIN?
- QYLD charges 0.60% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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