Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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QYLG vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $183m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF, and $11m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
16.7%
QYLG cash paid, 1 year
11.3%
XSHP cash paid, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
+14.4%
QYLG total return, 1 year
−21.1%
XSHP total return, since launch, Jun 17, 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%

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.
XSHP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
XSHP
−21.1%
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Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QYLG costs 0.64 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QYLG vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQYLGXSHP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.4%not published
Price changefell 3.9% (1 year)fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment92% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.99%
Net assets, QYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and XSHP as of Nov 3, 2026$183m$11m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

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

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half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QYLG XSHP
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 XSHP
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Side by side

QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly XSHP Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Issuer Global X Kurv
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 7.1% 33.7%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 16.7% 11.3% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −3.9% −32.7% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +14.4% −21.1% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% not published
Ahead or behind +2.1 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 92%
Age 6.1 years 140 days
Net assets, QYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and XSHP as of Nov 3, 2026 $183m $11m

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 XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQYLGXSHPQYLGXSHPQYLGXSHP
3 months−0.8%+31.3%1.6%11.2%+2.6 ptsnot measured
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 · XSHP Jun 2026+116.2%−21.1%76.4%11.3%−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.

XSHP

Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSHP paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QYLG or XSHP?
QYLG charges 0.35% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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