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QYLG vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $183m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

At a glance
16.7%
QYLG cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
+14.4%
QYLG total return, 1 year
+0.3%
VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
QYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.1 pts ahead of QQQ
QYLG
+14.4%
QQQ
+12.3%

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLG

+14.4%

16.7% of it arrived as cash

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLG

+14.4%

16.7% as cash

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
VOOY
+0.3%
none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QYLG costs 0.40 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QYLG vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQYLGVOOY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.4%not published
Price changefell 3.9% (1 year)fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.75%
Net assets$183mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 7.1% 9.1%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 16.7% 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −3.9% −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +14.4% +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% not published
Ahead or behind +2.1 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 26%
Age 6.1 years 63 days
Net assets $183m not read by ETFIQ

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: QYLG vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQYLGVOOYQYLGVOOYQYLGVOOY
3 months−0.8%–1.6%–+2.6 pts–
6 months+2.5%–4.0%–+2.8 pts–
1 year+14.4%–16.7%–+2.1 pts–
3 years+72.0%–52.1%–−19.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: QYLG Sep 2020 · VOOY Sep 2026+116.2%+0.3%76.4%1.5%−46.8 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
QYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLG paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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Which is cheaper, QYLG or VOOY?
QYLG charges 0.35% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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