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

QYLG and XVSP both write options for income.

Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF and FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

17.4%QYLG cash paid, 1 year
0.0%XVSP cash paid, 1 year
+22.2%QYLG total return, 1 year
+9.2%XVSP 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
XVSP9.6 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QYLG and XVSP hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QYLG and XVSP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQYLGXVSP
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A2.85%51.81%
Only in each
Only in QYLGOnly in XVSP
NVIDIA CORP 8.44%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 304.12%
APPLE INC 7.73%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 110.96%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.77%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.99%2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,232.73 0.00%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.31%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.04%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.97%2026-09-25 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 152.50 -0.31%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.23%2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,232.73 -366.53%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.11%

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.

Performance, window by window

QYLG and XVSP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QYLGXVSPQYLGXVSPQYLGXVSP
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%+9.2%75.3%0.0%−52.0 pts+9.6 pts
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QYLG and XVSP 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
XVSP
FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerGlobal XFirst Trust
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized6.8%not published
Expense ratio0.35%not published
Cash paid, 1 year17.4%0.0% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+2.4%+9.2%
Total return, 1 year+22.2%+9.2% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%−0.3%
Ahead or behind+0.5 pts+9.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate96%not published
Age2187 days23 days
Net assets$175m$2m

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).

XVSP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XVSP paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned −0.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.6 pts.

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Where these figures came from

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QYLG against XVSP, 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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