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QYLD vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $8.5bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
12.3%
QYLD cash paid, 1 year
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+16.5%
QYLD total return, 1 year
+5.2%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
QYLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of QQQ
QYLD
+16.5%
QQQ
+12.3%

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLD

+16.5%

12.3% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLD

+16.5%

12.3% as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

12.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
TMGN · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
TMGN
+5.2%
none

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QYLD costs 0.28 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QYLD vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQYLDTMGN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+16.5%not published
Price changerose 3.3% (1 year)fell 0.1% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate99% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.60%0.88%
Net assets$8.5bnnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 12.2% 21.7%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.88%
Cash paid, 1 year 12.3% 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +3.3% −0.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +16.5% +5.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% not published
Ahead or behind +4.2 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 100%
Age 12.9 years 112 days
Net assets $8.5bn not read by ETFIQ

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: QYLD vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQYLDTMGNQYLDTMGNQYLDTMGN
3 months+2.4%+3.6%3.0%5.3%+5.9 ptsnot measured
6 months+5.4%–6.0%–+5.8 pts–
1 year+16.5%–12.3%–+4.2 pts–
3 years+52.7%–37.9%–−38.6 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: QYLD Dec 2013 · TMGN Jul 2026+194.8%+5.2%117.5%5.4%−610.5 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
QYLD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLD paid 12.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

TMGN

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TMGN paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.7%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QYLD or TMGN?
QYLD charges 0.60% a year and TMGN charges 0.88%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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