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

QYLG and VOOY both write options for income.

Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF and XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

17.4%QYLG cash paid, 1 year
0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
+22.2%QYLG total return, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY 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
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY

Performance, window by window

QYLG and VOOY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QYLGVOOYQYLGVOOYQYLGVOOY
3 months−0.1%not published2.1%not published+2.4 ptsnot published
6 months+19.6%not published4.6%not published−4.7 ptsnot published
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%−0.3%75.3%0.0%−52.0 pts0.0 pts
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QYLG and VOOY 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
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerGlobal XXFUNDS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized6.8%not published
Expense ratio0.35%not published
Cash paid, 1 year17.4%0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+2.4%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+22.2%−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%−0.2%
Ahead or behind+0.5 pts0.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate96%not published
Age2187 days16 days
Net assets$175mnot published

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).

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

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QYLG against VOOY, 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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