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SIOO vs XYLD: which paid, and which earned it?

SIOO and XYLD both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF and Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF.

11.1%SIOO cash paid, 1 year
11.0%XYLD cash paid, 1 year
+10.8%SIOO total return, 1 year
+17.9%XYLD total return, 1 year
SIOOAbout even with OEF · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
OEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with OEFTotal return, distributions reinvestedOEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%11.1% cashabout even with OEF
XYLD1.4 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XYLD+17.9%11.0% of it arrived as cash1.4 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XYLD+17.9%11.0% cash1.4 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SIOO and XYLD hold 69% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SIOO and XYLD both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSIOOXYLD
NVIDIA Corp9.83%8.24%
Apple Inc9.24%7.55%
Microsoft Corp5.91%5.61%
Amazon.com Inc4.41%3.83%
Broadcom Inc3.57%2.62%
Alphabet Inc3.62%2.49%
Meta Platforms Inc3.12%2.26%
Micron Technology Inc2.37%1.77%
Tesla Inc2.23%1.58%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.1.99%1.43%
Eli Lilly & Co1.85%1.42%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc2.00%1.41%
Only in each
Only in SIOOOnly in XYLD
United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 7.85%BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.46%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.03%CASH 0.94%
GOOGL US 10/16/26 C345 0.18%PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 0.45%
NVDA US 10/16/26 C210 0.12%SANDISK CORP 0.40%
AAPL US 10/16/26 C330 0.05%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 0.37%
AMZN US 10/16/26 C250 0.03%KLA CORP 0.35%
MSFT US 10/16/26 C505 0.03%MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 0.33%
XEO US 10/16/26 C3850 0.00%ARISTA NETWORKS INC 0.32%

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

SIOO and XYLD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SIOOXYLDSIOOXYLDSIOOXYLD
3 months+4.0%+4.5%3.7%2.6%+0.7 pts+2.3 pts
6 months+14.3%+12.4%7.9%5.6%−5.8 pts−5.6 pts
1 yearnot published+17.9%not published11.0%not published+1.4 pts
3 yearsnot published+44.5%not published32.5%not published−33.9 pts
Since launch+10.8%+191.5%11.1%112.9%−0.2 pts−315.3 pts
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SIOO and XYLD on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SIOO
VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF
Covered call on OEF, paying monthly
XYLD
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesGlobal X
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 100 (OEF)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.1%8.9%
Expense rationot published0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)11.0%
Price change, 1 year−1.1%+5.9%
Total return, 1 year+10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)+17.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year+11.0%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−0.2 pts+1.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published93%
Age281 days4834 days
Net assets$21m$3.4bn

SIOO in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SIOO paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +11.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.

XYLD in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% 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).

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Where these figures came from

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SIOO against XYLD, 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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