Which paid more, SCLZ or XYLD?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 10.7%, so XYLD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, SCLZ or XYLD?

With every distribution reinvested, SCLZ returned +10.6% and XYLD +15.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SCLZ or XYLD?

SCLZ charges 0.79% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so XYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SCLZ vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLD paid 10.7% of its price in cash against SCLZ’s 8.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $20m on Jun 30, 2026 for Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF, and $3.4bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF.

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At a glance

8.5%

SCLZ cash paid, 1 year

10.7%

XYLD cash paid, 1 year

+10.6%

SCLZ total return, 1 year

+15.9%

XYLD total return, 1 year

SCLZ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ

+10.6%

SPY

+14.8%

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

8.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XYLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.1 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD

+15.9%

SPY

+14.8%

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLD

+15.9%

10.7% of it arrived as cash

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLD

+15.9%

10.7% cash

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

10.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.9%. XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XYLD costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SCLZ vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SCLZ	XYLD
Paid and earned
Measure	SCLZ	XYLD
Total return, 1 year	+10.6%	+15.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 1.6%	rose 4.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SCLZ	XYLD
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	SCLZ	XYLD
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.60%
Net assets, SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and XYLD as of Oct 12, 2026	$20m	$3.4bn
Holdings
Measure	SCLZ	XYLD
Holdings in common	47%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XYLD scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score71.6SCLZ77.5XYLD

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

SCLZ 71.6

XYLD 77.5

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

47%

By the books each fund has filed, SCLZ and XYLD hold 47% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

47% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SCLZ XYLD

APPLE INC 6.20% 7.13%

NVIDIA CORP 6.03% 7.64%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.77% 4.18%

MICROSOFT CORP 3.74% 5.42%

ALPHABET INC 5.22% 3.28%

BROADCOM INC 4.74% 2.90%

META PLATFORMS INC 3.36% 1.92%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 3.12% 1.47%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.95% 1.46%

TESLA INC 1.81% 1.38%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.18% 1.22%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.43% 0.97%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SCLZ

ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.88%

JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.53%

GE AEROSPACE 2.76%

EXXON MOBIL CORP 1.94%

LINDE PLC 0.99%

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC 0.32%

CRH PLC 0.19%

SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS INC 0.04%

Only in XYLD

ALPHABET INC. 2.65%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.48%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.43%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 1.01%

INTEL CORPORATION 0.67%

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 0.64%

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0.63%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 0.59%

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Side by side

SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Swan Global X

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.7% 9.1%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.5% 10.7%

Price change, 1 year +1.6% +4.4%

Total return, 1 year +10.6% +15.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −4.2 pts +1.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 93%

Age 2.7 years 13.4 years

Net assets, SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and XYLD as of Oct 12, 2026 $20m $3.4bn

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: SCLZ vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SCLZ	XYLD	SCLZ	XYLD	SCLZ	XYLD
3 months	0.0%	+2.4%	2.1%	2.2%	+0.2 pts	+2.6 pts
6 months	+4.4%	+7.9%	4.3%	5.1%	−0.6 pts	+2.9 pts
1 year	+10.6%	+15.9%	8.5%	10.7%	−4.2 pts	+1.1 pts
3 years	–	+48.4%	–	34.0%	–	−34.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SCLZ Feb 2024 · XYLD Jun 2013	+35.4%	+194.8%	21.2%	114.5%	−20.8 pts	−316.0 pts

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About each fund

SCLZ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.7%, paid monthly.

XYLD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLD paid 10.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, 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.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SCLZ or XYLD?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 10.7%, so XYLD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, SCLZ or XYLD?: With every distribution reinvested, SCLZ returned +10.6% and XYLD +15.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SCLZ or XYLD?: SCLZ charges 0.79% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so XYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

SCLZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCLZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Swan website ↗

XYLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XYLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XYLD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XYLD ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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