Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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TPAY vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $2.1m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF, and $3.4bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF.

At a glance
6.6%
TPAY cash paid, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
10.7%
XYLD cash paid, 1 year
+11.6%
TPAY total return, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
+15.9%
XYLD total return, 1 year
TPAY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind VOO
TPAY
+11.6%
VOO
+12.6%

1 pt behind VOO

TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+12.6%

TPAY

+11.6%

6.6% of it arrived as cash

1 pt behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind VOO

TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+12.6%

TPAY

+11.6%

1 pt behind VOO

6.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 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, 0 to +15.9%. XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TPAY costs 0.11 points a year less; XYLD is far larger, $3.4bn against $1.6m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TPAY vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTPAYXYLD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+15.9%
Price changerose 4.6% (since Feb 18, 2026)rose 4.4% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 15, 2026 payment93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOS&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 1.0 ptsahead by 1.1 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.49%0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$1.6m$3.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, TPAY and XYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TPAY XYLD
Only in one fund ↓
Only in TPAY
SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 44.68%
SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 44.62%
SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 6.11%
Only in XYLD
NVIDIA CORPORATION 7.64%
APPLE INC. 7.13%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.42%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.18%
ALPHABET INC. 3.28%
BROADCOM INC. 2.90%
ALPHABET INC. 2.65%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.92%
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Side by side

TPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.5% 9.1%
Expense ratio 0.49% 0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026) 10.7%
Price change, 1 year +4.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026) +4.4%
Total return, 1 year +11.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026) +15.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026) +14.8%
Ahead or behind −1.0 pts (since launch, Feb 18, 2026) +1.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 93%
Age 259 days 13.4 years
Net assets, TPAY as of Nov 4, 2026 and XYLD as of Oct 12, 2026 $2.1m $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: TPAY vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTPAYXYLDTPAYXYLDTPAYXYLD
3 months−0.8%+2.4%2.3%2.2%−0.7 pts+2.6 pts
6 months+4.2%+7.9%4.7%5.1%−0.8 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: TPAY Feb 2026 · XYLD Jun 2013+11.6%+194.8%6.6%114.5%−1.1 pts−316.0 pts

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About each fund
TPAY

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 18, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TPAY paid 6.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 15, 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, TPAY or XYLD?
TPAY charges 0.49% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so TPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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