Which is cheaper, QYLG or XVSP?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QYLG vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

QYLG and XVSP both write options for income.

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Net assets: $183m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF, and $4.5m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

16.7%

QYLG cash paid, 1 year

2.7%

XVSP cash paid, since launch, Aug 26, 2026

+14.4%

QYLG total return, 1 year

−2.2%

XVSP total return, since launch, Aug 26, 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.

XVSP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPCX

XVSP

−2.2%

SPCX

−2.7%

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

2.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QYLG costs 0.50 points a year less; QYLG is far larger, $183m against $1.7m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QYLG vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QYLG	XVSP
Paid and earned
Measure	QYLG	XVSP
Total return, 1 year	+14.4%	not published
Price change	fell 3.9% (1 year)	fell 4.6% (since Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QYLG	XVSP
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	QYLG	XVSP
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$183m	$1.7m
Holdings
Measure	QYLG	XVSP
Holdings in common	1%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, QYLG and XVSP hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QYLG XVSP

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0.96% 50.05%

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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 XVSP

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 342.87%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 122.35%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%

2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,327.41 0.00%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.49%

2026-11-06 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 135 -0.52%

2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,327.41 -416.73%

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Side by side

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 SPCX

Issuer Global X First Trust

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 7.1% 16.6%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 16.7% 2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −3.9% −4.6% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +14.4% −2.2% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% −2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Ahead or behind +2.1 pts +0.5 pts (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 100%

Age 6.1 years 70 days

Net assets, QYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and XVSP as of Nov 3, 2026 $183m $4.5m

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 XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QYLG	XVSP	QYLG	XVSP	QYLG	XVSP
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 · XVSP Aug 2026	+116.2%	−2.2%	76.4%	2.7%	−46.8 pts	+0.4 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.

XVSP

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XVSP paid 2.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned −2.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid periodically. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QYLG or XVSP?: QYLG charges 0.35% a year and XVSP charges 0.85%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →QYLG on its own →XVSP on its own →QYLG dividend history →QYLG holdings →XVSP dividend history →XVSP 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 ↗

XVSP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XVSP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XVSP 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XVSP ↗

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How this is computed

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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