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

QYLG and TPRY both write options for income.

Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF and VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF.

17.4%QYLG cash paid, 1 year
7.4%TPRY cash paid, 1 year
+22.2%QYLG total return, 1 year
+2.1%TPRY 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
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, QYLG and TPRY hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QYLG and TPRY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQYLGTPRY
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC4.99%13.23%
APPLE INC7.73%4.91%
NVIDIA CORP8.44%4.39%
AMAZON.COM INC4.31%12.40%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES3.97%3.70%
META PLATFORMS INC3.11%5.35%
ALPHABET INC-CL C3.00%6.91%
LAM RESEARCH CORP1.57%4.08%
BROADCOM INC2.67%1.49%
QUALCOMM INC0.81%1.38%
ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS0.68%2.63%
COREWEAVE INC-CL A0.16%2.71%
Only in each
Only in QYLGOnly in TPRY
MICROSOFT CORP 5.77%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.48%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.23%Uber Technologies Inc 5.23%
TESLA INC 3.01%Vistra Corp 4.57%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.85%Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.46%
INTEL CORP 2.48%Boeing Co/The 4.30%
WALMART INC 2.25%NRG Energy Inc 4.18%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.88%Baidu Inc 3.72%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.77%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

QYLG and TPRY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QYLGTPRYQYLGTPRYQYLGTPRY
3 months−0.1%−5.9%2.1%3.5%+2.4 pts−8.2 pts
6 months+19.6%+11.9%4.6%8.1%−4.7 pts−6.1 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%+2.1%75.3%7.4%−52.0 pts−9.3 pts
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QYLG and TPRY 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
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, annualized6.8%15.3%
Expense ratio0.35%0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year17.4%7.4% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+2.4%−5.4%
Total return, 1 year+22.2%+2.1% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+11.4%
Ahead or behind+0.5 pts−9.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate96%not published
Age2187 days204 days
Net assets$175m$4m

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).

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, QYLG or TPRY?
QYLG charges 0.35% a year and TPRY charges 0.95%, 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 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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