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

QYLD and TPRY both write options for income.

Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF and VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF.

12.5%QYLD cash paid, 1 year
7.4%TPRY cash paid, 1 year
+23.0%QYLD total return, 1 year
+2.1%TPRY 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
TPRY9.3 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.4%TPRY+2.1%9.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.4%TPRY+2.1%9.3 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QYLD and TPRY hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QYLD and TPRY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQYLDTPRY
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5.05%13.23%
APPLE INC7.82%4.91%
NVIDIA CORP8.54%4.39%
AMAZON.COM INC4.36%12.40%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES4.02%3.70%
META PLATFORMS INC3.15%5.35%
ALPHABET INC-CL C3.02%6.91%
LAM RESEARCH CORP1.58%4.08%
BROADCOM INC2.71%1.49%
QUALCOMM INC0.82%1.38%
ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS0.68%2.63%
COREWEAVE INC-CL A0.16%2.71%
Only in each
Only in QYLDOnly in TPRY
MICROSOFT CORP 5.84%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.48%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.27%Uber Technologies Inc 5.23%
TESLA INC 3.05%Vistra Corp 4.57%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.88%Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.46%
INTEL CORP 2.51%Boeing Co/The 4.30%
WALMART INC 2.28%NRG Energy Inc 4.18%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.90%Baidu Inc 3.72%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.80%American Airlines Group Inc 3.42%

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 TPRY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QYLDTPRYQYLDTPRYQYLDTPRY
3 months+3.2%−5.9%3.0%3.5%+5.7 pts−8.2 pts
6 months+14.5%+11.9%6.3%8.1%−9.7 pts−6.1 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%+2.1%116.0%7.4%−644.6 pts−9.3 pts
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QYLD and TPRY 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
TPRY
VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XVistaShares
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized11.8%15.3%
Expense ratio0.60%0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year12.5%7.4% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+9.1%−5.4%
Total return, 1 year+23.0%+2.1% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+11.4%
Ahead or behind+1.2 pts−9.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%not published
Age4663 days204 days
Net assets$8.5bn$4m

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).

TPRY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPRY paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +11.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QYLD or TPRY?
QYLD charges 0.60% a year and TPRY charges 0.95%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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QYLD against TPRY, 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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