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QYLG vs TPAY: which paid, and which earned it?

QYLG and TPAY both write options for income.

Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF and Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF.

17.4%QYLG cash paid, 1 year
5.8%TPAY cash paid, 1 year
+22.2%QYLG total return, 1 year
+11.0%TPAY total return, 1 year
QYLGAbout even with QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QYLG+22.2%17.4% of it arrived as cashabout even with QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QYLG+22.2%17.4% as cashabout even with QQQ
TPAY0.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.8%TPAY+11.0%5.8% as cash0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.8%TPAY+11.0%0.8 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QYLG and TPAY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in QYLGOnly in TPAY
NVIDIA CORP 8.44%SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 61.75%
APPLE INC 7.73%SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 33.20%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.77%SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 5.05%
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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

QYLG and TPAY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QYLGTPAYQYLGTPAYQYLGTPAY
3 months−0.1%+1.5%2.1%2.4%+2.4 pts−0.8 pts
6 months+19.6%+17.3%4.6%5.3%−4.7 pts−0.7 pts
1 year+22.2%not published17.4%not published+0.5 ptsnot published
3 years+76.2%not published51.1%not published−22.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+122.0%+11.0%75.3%5.8%−52.0 pts−0.8 pts
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QYLG and TPAY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QYLG
Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
TPAY
Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XRoundhill
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.8%9.5%
Expense ratio0.35%0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year17.4%5.8% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+2.4%+4.9%
Total return, 1 year+22.2%+11.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+11.8%
Ahead or behind+0.5 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate96%not published
Age2187 days212 days
Net assets$175m$2m

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).

TPAY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPAY paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QYLG or TPAY?
QYLG charges 0.35% a year and TPAY charges 0.49%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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QYLG against TPAY, 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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