Which is cheaper, SIOO or XYLD?

SIOO charges 0.59% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so SIOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SIOO vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

SIOO and XYLD both write options for income.

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Net assets: $25m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF, and $3.4bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF.

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At a glance

13.6%

SIOO cash paid, since launch, Dec 11, 2025

10.7%

XYLD cash paid, 1 year

+10.8%

SIOO total return, since launch, Dec 11, 2025

+15.9%

XYLD total return, 1 year

SIOO · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with OEF

SIOO

+10.8%

OEF

+10.9%

About even with OEF

SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

OEF

+10.9%

SIOO

+10.8%

13.6% of it arrived as cash

about even with OEF

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with OEF

SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

OEF

+10.9%

SIOO

+10.8%

13.6% as cash

about even with OEF

13.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 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, with zero at the line. XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SIOO costs 0.01 points a year less; XYLD is far larger, $3.4bn against $22m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SIOO vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SIOO	XYLD
Paid and earned
Measure	SIOO	XYLD
Total return, 1 year	not published	+15.9%
Price change	fell 3.6% (since Dec 11, 2025)	rose 4.4% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	97% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment	93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SIOO	XYLD
Benchmark	S&P 100, measured through OEF	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	SIOO	XYLD
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$22m	$3.4bn
Holdings
Measure	SIOO	XYLD
Holdings in common	70%

Method

What they share

70%

By the books each fund has filed, SIOO and XYLD hold 70% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

70% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SIOO XYLD

NVIDIA Corp 8.37% 7.64%

Apple Inc 9.09% 7.13%

Microsoft Corp 6.30% 5.42%

Amazon.com Inc 4.54% 4.18%

Broadcom Inc 3.17% 2.90%

Alphabet Inc 2.80% 2.65%

Meta Platforms Inc 2.84% 1.92%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.92% 1.48%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.20% 1.47%

Micron Technology Inc 1.84% 1.46%

Eli Lilly & Co 2.30% 1.43%

Tesla Inc 2.23% 1.38%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SIOO

MSFT US 12/18/26 C535 0.13%

AAPL US 12/18/26 C330 0.10%

AMZN US 12/18/26 C250 0.07%

GOOGL US 12/18/26 C345 0.01%

NVDA US 12/18/26 C245 0.01%

AAPL 12/18/2026 330.01 P -0.02%

AMZN 12/18/2026 250.01 P -0.02%

MSFT 12/18/2026 535.01 P -0.04%

Only in XYLD

KLA CORPORATION 0.38%

AMPHENOL CORPORATION 0.31%

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC. 0.30%

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.30%

WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 0.29%

ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 0.28%

THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. 0.27%

WELLTOWER INC. 0.26%

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Side by side

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

Issuer VistaShares Global X

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 100 (OEF) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.4% 9.1%

Expense ratio 0.59% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 13.6% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025) 10.7%

Price change, 1 year −3.6% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025) +4.4%

Total return, 1 year +10.8% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025) +15.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +10.9% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025) +14.8%

Ahead or behind −0.1 pts (since launch, Dec 11, 2025) +1.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 97% 93%

Age 328 days 13.4 years

Net assets, SIOO as of Nov 3, 2026 and XYLD as of Oct 12, 2026 $25m $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: SIOO vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SIOO	XYLD	SIOO	XYLD	SIOO	XYLD
3 months	+0.8%	+2.4%	3.7%	2.2%	+1.0 pts	+2.6 pts
6 months	+5.6%	+7.9%	7.5%	5.1%	+1.1 pts	+2.9 pts
1 year	–	+15.9%	–	10.7%	–	+1.1 pts
3 years	–	+48.4%	–	34.0%	–	−34.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SIOO Dec 2025 · XYLD Jun 2013	+10.8%	+194.8%	13.6%	114.5%	−0.1 pts	−316.0 pts

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About each fund

SIOO

Over the period from its first trade on Dec 11, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, SIOO paid 13.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +10.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

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).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, SIOO or XYLD?: SIOO charges 0.59% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so SIOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 100 (OEF) →S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →SIOO on its own →XYLD on its own →SIOO dividend history →SIOO holdings →XYLD dividend history →XYLD holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

SIOO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SIOO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SIOO 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for SIOO ↗

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

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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