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TMGN vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $72m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
12.7%
XYLG cash paid, 1 year
+5.2%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+15.6%
XYLG 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.
XYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of SPY
XYLG
+15.6%
SPY
+14.8%

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLG

+15.6%

12.7% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLG

+15.6%

12.7% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

12.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XYLG costs 0.53 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TMGN vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTMGNXYLG
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+15.6%
Price changefell 0.1% (since Jul 15, 2026)rose 1.5% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment80% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.88%0.35%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$72m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth 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% 4.4%
Expense ratio 0.88% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) 12.7%
Price change, 1 year −0.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) +1.5%
Total return, 1 year +5.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) +15.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%
Ahead or behind not available +0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 80%
Age 112 days 6.1 years
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $72m

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 XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTMGNXYLGTMGNXYLGTMGNXYLG
3 months+3.6%+1.4%5.3%1.1%not measured+1.5 pts
6 months–+6.7%–2.5%–+1.7 pts
1 year–+15.6%–12.7%–+0.8 pts
3 years–+65.6%–44.3%–−17.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: TMGN Jul 2026 · XYLG Sep 2020+5.2%+116.0%5.4%69.8%not measured−38.4 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.

XYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLG paid 12.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, TMGN or XYLG?
TMGN charges 0.88% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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