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

QYLD and XVSP both write options for income.

Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF and FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

12.5%QYLD cash paid, 1 year
0.0%XVSP cash paid, 1 year
+23.0%QYLD total return, 1 year
+9.2%XVSP 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%1.2 pts ahead of QQQ
XVSP9.6 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QYLD and XVSP hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QYLD and XVSP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQYLDXVSP
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A2.88%51.81%
Only in each
Only in QYLDOnly in XVSP
NVIDIA CORP 8.54%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 304.12%
APPLE INC 7.82%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 110.96%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.84%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.05%2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,232.73 0.00%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.36%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.04%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.02%2026-09-25 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 152.50 -0.31%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.27%2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,232.73 -366.53%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.15%

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

QYLD and XVSP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QYLDXVSPQYLDXVSPQYLDXVSP
3 months+3.2%not published3.0%not published+5.7 ptsnot published
6 months+14.5%not published6.3%not published−9.7 ptsnot published
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%+9.2%116.0%0.0%−644.6 pts+9.6 pts
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QYLD and XVSP 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
XVSP
FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerGlobal XFirst Trust
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized11.8%not published
Expense ratio0.60%not published
Cash paid, 1 year12.5%0.0% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+9.1%+9.2%
Total return, 1 year+23.0%+9.2% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%−0.3%
Ahead or behind+1.2 pts+9.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%not published
Age4663 days23 days
Net assets$8.5bn$2m

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).

XVSP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XVSP paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned −0.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.6 pts.

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Where these figures came from

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QYLD against XVSP, 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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How every figure is computed · Standards and sources