Data as of .
QYLG vs RDVI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QYLG paid 17.4% of its price in cash against RDVI’s 8.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: QYLG 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, QYLG and RDVI hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QYLG | RDVI |
|---|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 4.99% | 2.18% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.44% | 2.16% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.77% | 2.05% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.11% | 2.04% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 3.23% | 1.97% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.73% | 1.78% |
| APPLE INC | 7.73% | 1.66% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 1.57% | 2.31% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 1.53% | 2.30% |
| KLA CORP | 1.00% | 2.16% |
| WESTERN DIGITAL CORP | 0.69% | 0.92% |
| BOOKING HOLDINGS INC | 0.55% | 1.26% |
| Only in QYLG | Only in RDVI |
|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.31% | The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.97% | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% |
| TESLA INC 3.01% | GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.00% | The Allstate Corporation 2.14% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.85% | Expedia Group, Inc. 2.13% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.67% | JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.10% |
| INTEL CORP 2.48% | U.S. Bancorp 2.08% |
| WALMART INC 2.25% | Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.06% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QYLG | RDVI | QYLG | RDVI | QYLG | RDVI | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | +0.3% | 2.1% | 2.1% | +2.4 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 6 months | +19.6% | +15.1% | 4.6% | 4.6% | −4.7 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | +22.2% | +19.2% | 17.4% | 8.8% | +0.5 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 3 years | +76.2% | +69.2% | 51.1% | 29.6% | −22.0 pts | +15.5 pts |
| Since launch | +122.0% | +101.2% | 75.3% | 41.0% | −52.0 pts | +32.0 pts |
| QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 17.4% | 8.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +2.4% | +9.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.2% | +19.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.5 pts | −8.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 96% | not published |
| Age | 2187 days | 1429 days |
| Net assets | $175m | $3.7bn |
QYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLG paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 96% 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).
RDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QYLG or RDVI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLG paid 17.4% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 8.8%, so QYLG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, QYLG or RDVI?
- With every distribution reinvested, QYLG returned +22.2% and RDVI returned +19.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QYLG or RDVI?
- QYLG charges 0.35% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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