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TMGN vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $3.4bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
10.7%
XYLD cash paid, 1 year
+5.2%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+15.9%
XYLD total return, 1 year
TMGN · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
TMGN
+5.2%
none

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. 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

XYLD costs 0.28 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TMGN vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTMGNXYLD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+15.9%
Price changefell 0.1% (since Jul 15, 2026)rose 4.4% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.88%0.60%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$3.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 21.7% 9.1%
Expense ratio 0.88% 0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) 10.7%
Price change, 1 year −0.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) +4.4%
Total return, 1 year +5.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) +15.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%
Ahead or behind not available +1.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 93%
Age 112 days 13.4 years
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $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: TMGN vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTMGNXYLDTMGNXYLDTMGNXYLD
3 months+3.6%+2.4%5.3%2.2%not measured+2.6 pts
6 months–+7.9%–5.1%–+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: TMGN Jul 2026 · XYLD Jun 2013+5.2%+194.8%5.4%114.5%not measured−316.0 pts

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About each fund
TMGN

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TMGN paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.7%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 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, TMGN or XYLD?
TMGN charges 0.88% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so XYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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