Data as of .
RNTY vs XYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XYLG paid 13.2% of its price in cash against RNTY’s 11.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XYLG scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RNTY and XYLG hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RNTY | XYLG |
|---|---|---|
| Welltower Inc | 6.63% | 0.25% |
| Prologis Inc | 6.72% | 0.19% |
| Equinix Inc | 4.92% | 0.15% |
| AMERICAN TOWER CORP | 3.79% | 0.12% |
| Simon Property Group Inc | 5.30% | 0.10% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 5.99% | 0.09% |
| Realty Income Corp | 4.36% | 0.08% |
| Public Storage | 3.89% | 0.07% |
| Vivmark Residential | 6.31% | 0.07% |
| CBRE Group Inc | 3.49% | 0.06% |
| Iron Mountain Inc | 4.06% | 0.06% |
| Crown Castle Inc | 2.77% | 0.05% |
| Only in RNTY | Only in XYLG |
|---|---|
| St Joe Co/The 4.41% | NVIDIA CORP 8.20% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 3.97% | APPLE INC 7.50% |
| Sun Communities Inc 2.74% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.59% |
| Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc 2.70% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.81% |
| Independence Realty Trust Inc 2.29% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.12% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.30% | BROADCOM INC 2.59% |
| TPL US 10/16/26 C390 0.05% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.48% |
| CBRE US 10/16/26 C150 0.04% | META PLATFORMS INC 2.24% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNTY | XYLG | RNTY | XYLG | RNTY | XYLG | |
| 3 months | −2.3% | +3.6% | 3.0% | 1.3% | −4.5 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +2.5% | +15.7% | 6.2% | 3.0% | −15.6 pts | −2.3 pts |
| 1 year | +4.6% | +17.2% | 11.9% | 13.2% | −12.0 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +60.9% | not published | 43.0% | not published | −17.5 pts |
| Since launch | +7.9% | +114.0% | 15.8% | 69.0% | −39.2 pts | −38.7 pts |
| RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Global X |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.5% | 4.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 13.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.3% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | +17.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −12.0 pts | +0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | 80% |
| Age | 519 days | 2188 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $65m |
RNTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.5%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
XYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLG paid 13.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% 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).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, RNTY or XYLG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 13.2%, so XYLG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, RNTY or XYLG?
- With every distribution reinvested, RNTY returned +4.6% and XYLG returned +17.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, RNTY or XYLG?
- RNTY charges 0.99% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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