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

QYLG and YSPC both write options for income.

Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF and YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF.

17.4%QYLG cash paid, 1 year
10.9%YSPC cash paid, 1 year
+22.2%QYLG total return, 1 year
+6.4%YSPC 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
YSPC5.3 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+1.2%YSPC+6.4%10.9% as cash5.3 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+1.2%YSPC+6.4%5.3 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QYLG and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in QYLGOnly in YSPC
NVIDIA CORP 8.44%United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 43.24%
APPLE INC 7.73%United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 34.02%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.77%United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.09%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.99%SPCX 10/16/2026 150.01 C 6.39%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.31%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 5.82%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.97%SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 162.500 0.62%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.23%SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 157.500 0.07%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.11%SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 152.500 -0.15%

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 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

QYLG and YSPC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QYLGYSPCQYLGYSPCQYLGYSPC
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%+6.4%75.3%10.9%−52.0 pts+5.3 pts
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QYLG and YSPC 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
YSPC
YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF
Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerGlobal XYieldMax
Strategycovered callsynthetic covered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized6.8%63.0%
Expense ratio0.35%1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year17.4%10.9% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+2.4%−5.3%
Total return, 1 year+22.2%+6.4% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+1.2%
Ahead or behind+0.5 pts+5.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate96%0%
Age2187 days65 days
Net assets$175m$32m

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).

YSPC in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jul 15, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YSPC paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +1.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 63.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QYLG or YSPC?
QYLG charges 0.35% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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QYLG against YSPC, 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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