Data as of .
TPAY vs XYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
TPAY and XYLD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, TPAY and XYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in TPAY | Only in XYLD |
|---|---|
| SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 61.75% | NVIDIA CORP 8.24% |
| SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 33.20% | APPLE INC 7.55% |
| SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 5.05% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.61% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.83% | |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.13% | |
| BROADCOM INC 2.62% | |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.49% | |
| META PLATFORMS INC 2.26% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPAY | XYLD | TPAY | XYLD | TPAY | XYLD | |
| 3 months | +1.5% | +4.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | −0.8 pts | +2.3 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +12.4% | 5.3% | 5.6% | −0.7 pts | −5.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +17.9% | not published | 11.0% | not published | +1.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +44.5% | not published | 32.5% | not published | −33.9 pts |
| Since launch | +11.0% | +191.5% | 5.8% | 112.9% | −0.8 pts | −315.3 pts |
| TPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | Global X |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.5% | 8.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) | 11.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.9% | +5.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) | +17.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.8 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 212 days | 4834 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $3.4bn |
TPAY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPAY paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly.
XYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% 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 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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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, TPAY against XYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/tpay-vs-xyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.