Which paid more, QYLG or XIJN?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLG paid 16.7% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, 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 XIJN?

With every distribution reinvested, QYLG returned +14.4% and XIJN +6.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QYLG or XIJN?

QYLG charges 0.35% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QYLG vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLG paid 16.7% of its price in cash against XIJN’s 6.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $183m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF, and $50m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June.

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At a glance

16.7%

QYLG cash paid, 1 year

6.9%

XIJN cash paid, 1 year

+14.4%

QYLG total return, 1 year

+6.8%

XIJN total return, 1 year

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.

XIJN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8 pts behind VOO

XIJN

+6.8%

VOO

+14.8%

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

6.9% of it arrived as cash

8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

8 pts behind VOO

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QYLG costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.6 points; QYLG is 3.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QYLG vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QYLG	XIJN
Paid and earned
Measure	QYLG	XIJN
Total return, 1 year	+14.4%	+6.8%
Price change, 1 year	fell 3.9%	fell 0.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	95% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QYLG	XIJN
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 2.1 pts	behind by 8.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	QYLG	XIJN
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$183m	$52m
Holdings
Measure	QYLG	XIJN
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XIJN scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score49.4QYLG55.4XIJN

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

QYLG 49.4

XIJN 55.4

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, QYLG and XIJN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QYLG XIJN

Only in one fund ↓

Only in QYLG

NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.13%

APPLE INC. 7.59%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.78%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.89%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.29%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.59%

ALPHABET INC. 3.47%

ALPHABET INC. 3.25%

Only in XIJN

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 100.31%

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 746.73 3.98%

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 672.06 -1.97%

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 746.73 -7.46%

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Side by side

QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly XIJN FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Global X First Trust

Strategy covered call buffer with income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 7.1% 6.7%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 16.7% 6.9%

Price change, 1 year −3.9% −0.3%

Total return, 1 year +14.4% +6.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +2.1 pts −8.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 95%

Age 6.1 years 2.4 years

Net assets, QYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and XIJN as of Nov 3, 2026 $183m $50m

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 XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QYLG	XIJN	QYLG	XIJN	QYLG	XIJN
3 months	−0.8%	+1.4%	1.6%	1.7%	+2.6 pts	+1.6 pts
6 months	+2.5%	+3.2%	4.0%	3.4%	+2.8 pts	−1.8 pts
1 year	+14.4%	+6.8%	16.7%	6.9%	+2.1 pts	−8.0 pts
3 years	+72.0%	–	52.1%	–	−19.4 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: QYLG Sep 2020 · XIJN Jun 2024	+116.2%	+17.7%	76.4%	15.8%	−46.8 pts	−27.5 pts

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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.

XIJN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.8%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QYLG or XIJN?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLG paid 16.7% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, 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 XIJN?: With every distribution reinvested, QYLG returned +14.4% and XIJN +6.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QYLG or XIJN?: QYLG charges 0.35% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →QYLG on its own →XIJN on its own →QYLG dividend history →QYLG holdings →XIJN dividend history →XIJN holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for QYLG ↗

XIJN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIJN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIJN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIJN ↗

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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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