Data as of .
TDVI vs TYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year TYLG paid 10.3% of its price in cash against TDVI’s 8.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: TYLG 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, TDVI and TYLG hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | TDVI | TYLG |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | 7.83% | 4.98% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 7.77% | 2.30% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.99% | 1.18% |
| Oracle Corporation | 7.97% | 0.70% |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 8.22% | 0.67% |
| International Business Machines Corporat | 7.90% | 0.59% |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 1.98% | 0.53% |
| Amphenol Corporation | 1.68% | 0.52% |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated | 4.19% | 0.52% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 3.19% | 0.50% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) | 1.42% | 0.47% |
| Corning Incorporated | 1.48% | 0.32% |
| Only in TDVI | Only in TYLG |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.21% | STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR SP 54.45% |
| Thomson Reuters Corporation 2.30% | NVIDIA CORP 7.30% |
| Vistance Networks Inc. 2.09% | APPLE INC 6.66% |
| AT&T Inc. 1.97% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.24% |
| Verizon Communications Inc. 1.93% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.06% |
| T-Mobile US, Inc. 1.88% | INTEL CORP 1.48% |
| TELUS Corporation 1.82% | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.12% |
| Comcast Corporation (Class A) 1.72% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 0.99% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDVI | TYLG | TDVI | TYLG | TDVI | TYLG | |
| 3 months | −2.9% | +2.0% | 1.9% | 2.4% | −2.1 pts | +2.9 pts |
| 6 months | +21.2% | +29.6% | 4.5% | 5.7% | −19.2 pts | −10.8 pts |
| 1 year | +17.1% | +32.9% | 8.1% | 10.3% | −20.9 pts | −5.2 pts |
| 3 years | +101.3% | +95.0% | 31.3% | 34.2% | −26.7 pts | −33.0 pts |
| Since launch | +101.0% | +141.1% | 31.3% | 45.8% | −29.0 pts | −51.3 pts |
| TDVI FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on XLK, paying monthly | TYLG Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on XLK, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Global X |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | covered call |
| Benchmark | Technology sector (XLK) | Technology sector (XLK) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.9% | 7.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 10.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.2% | +20.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.1% | +32.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +38.0% | +38.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −20.9 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 1135 days | 1396 days |
| Net assets | $631m | $15m |
TDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TDVI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 20.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.9%, paid monthly.
TYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TYLG paid 10.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 20.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +32.9%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% 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, TDVI or TYLG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TDVI paid 8.1% of its starting price in cash and TYLG paid 10.3%, so TYLG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, TDVI or TYLG?
- With every distribution reinvested, TDVI returned +17.1% and TYLG returned +32.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so TYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, TDVI or TYLG?
- TDVI charges 0.75% a year and TYLG charges 0.60%, so TYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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