Data as of .
QYLG vs TDAQ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QYLG paid 17.4% of its price in cash against TDAQ’s 17.4%, though TDAQ returned more with it reinvested.
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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 TDAQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QYLG | Only in TDAQ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 8.44% | Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 100.00% |
| APPLE INC 7.73% | |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.77% | |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.99% | |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.31% | |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.97% | |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.23% | |
| META PLATFORMS INC 3.11% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QYLG | TDAQ | QYLG | TDAQ | QYLG | TDAQ | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | −1.0% | 2.1% | 4.1% | +2.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +19.6% | +22.7% | 4.6% | 9.7% | −4.7 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 1 year | +22.2% | +22.8% | 17.4% | 17.4% | +0.5 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 3 years | +76.2% | not published | 51.1% | not published | −22.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +122.0% | +27.2% | 75.3% | 18.0% | −52.0 pts | +1.2 pts |
| QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | TDAQ TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | TappAlpha |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.8% | 17.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.83% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 17.4% | 17.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +2.4% | +3.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.2% | +22.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.5 pts | +1.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 96% | not published |
| Age | 2187 days | 379 days |
| Net assets | $175m | $248m |
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).
TDAQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TDAQ paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.8%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QYLG or TDAQ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLG paid 17.4% of its starting price in cash and TDAQ paid 17.4%, 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 TDAQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, QYLG returned +22.2% and TDAQ returned +22.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so TDAQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QYLG or TDAQ?
- QYLG charges 0.35% a year and TDAQ charges 0.83%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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