Which paid more, TYLG or USOY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TYLG paid 10.2% of its starting price in cash and USOY paid 51.6%, so USOY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, TYLG or USOY?

With every distribution reinvested, TYLG returned +20.4% and USOY +56.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, TYLG or USOY?

TYLG charges 0.60% a year and USOY charges 1.12%, so TYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

TYLG vs USOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, USOY paid 51.6% of its price in cash against TYLG’s 10.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $17m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF, and $79m on Nov 3, 2026 for Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF.

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At a glance

10.2%

TYLG cash paid, 1 year

51.6%

USOY cash paid, 1 year

+20.4%

TYLG total return, 1 year

+56.0%

USOY total return, 1 year

TYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

TYLG

+20.4%

none

Not measured

TYLG over 1 year: paid 10.2%, price +9.3%, total +20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TYLG

+20.4%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TYLG over 1 year: paid 10.2%, price +9.3%, total +20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TYLG

+20.4%

10.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TYLG over 1 year: paid 10.2%, price +9.3%, total +20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

USOY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 46.2 pts behind USO

USOY

+56.0%

USO

+102.2%

46.2 pts behind USO

USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

USO

+102.2%

USOY

+56.0%

51.6% of it arrived as cash

46.2 pts behind USO

Total return, distributions reinvested

46.2 pts behind USO

USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

USO

+102.2%

USOY

+56.0%

46.2 pts behind USO

51.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TYLG costs 0.52 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 35.6 points; USOY is 4.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TYLG vs USOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	TYLG	USOY
Paid and earned
Measure	TYLG	USOY
Total return, 1 year	+20.4%	+56.0%
Price change, 1 year	rose 9.3%	fell 4.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	96% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	TYLG	USOY
Benchmark	not published	United States Oil Fund, LP, measured through USO
Cost and size
Measure	TYLG	USOY
Expense ratio	0.60%	1.12%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$17m	$74m
Holdings
Measure	TYLG	USOY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, TYLG and USOY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TYLG USOY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in TYLG

THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST - The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund 54.55%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.51%

APPLE INC. 6.07%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.62%

BROADCOM INC. 2.46%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1.97%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.70%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.49%

Only in USOY

US TREASURY N/B 18.88%

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Side by side

TYLG Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly USOY Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF · Option income on USO, paying weekly

Issuer Global X Defiance

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark none United States Oil Fund, LP (USO)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 50.6%

Expense ratio 0.60% 1.12%

Cash paid, 1 year 10.2% 51.6%

Price change, 1 year +9.3% −4.8%

Total return, 1 year +20.4% +56.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +102.2%

Ahead or behind not available −46.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 96%

Age 4.0 years 2.5 years

Net assets, TYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and USOY as of Nov 3, 2026 $17m $79m

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: TYLG vs USOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	TYLG	USOY	TYLG	USOY	TYLG	USOY
3 months	−1.2%	+14.8%	2.3%	12.6%	not measured	−11.8 pts
6 months	+6.1%	+1.8%	5.3%	20.9%	not measured	−6.8 pts
1 year	+20.4%	+56.0%	10.2%	51.6%	not measured	−46.1 pts
3 years	+82.8%	–	35.5%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: TYLG Nov 2022 · USOY May 2024	+130.4%	+55.7%	48.5%	83.8%	not measured	−37.4 pts

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About each fund

TYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TYLG paid 10.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.4%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

USOY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, USOY paid 51.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +56.0%. United States Oil Fund, LP (USO) returned +102.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 46.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.6%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, TYLG or USOY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TYLG paid 10.2% of its starting price in cash and USOY paid 51.6%, so USOY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, TYLG or USOY?: With every distribution reinvested, TYLG returned +20.4% and USOY +56.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TYLG or USOY?: TYLG charges 0.60% a year and USOY charges 1.12%, so TYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

TYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for TYLG ↗

USOY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

USOY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

USOY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Defiance page for USOY ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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