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TYLG vs XLCI: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year XLCI paid 10.9% of its price in cash against TYLG’s 10.3%, though TYLG returned more with it reinvested.

Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF and State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF.

10.3%TYLG cash paid, 1 year
10.9%XLCI cash paid, 1 year
+32.9%TYLG total return, 1 year
+2.2%XLCI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: TYLG scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

TYLG 71.9XLCI 63.63.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

TYLG5.2 pts behind XLK · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLK+38.0%TYLG+32.9%10.3% as cash5.2 pts behind XLKTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLK+38.0%TYLG+32.9%5.2 pts behind XLK
XLCI7.9 pts ahead of XLC · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLC−5.7%XLCI+2.2%7.9 pts ahead of XLCTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLC−5.7%XLCI+2.2%7.9 pts ahead of XLC

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TYLG and XLCI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in TYLGOnly in XLCI
STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF 54.45%STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER 99.79%
NVIDIA CORP 7.30%SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.38%
APPLE INC 6.66%STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER OCT26 117 CALL -0.17%
MICROSOFT CORP 4.98%
BROADCOM INC 2.30%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.24%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.06%
INTEL CORP 1.48%

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

TYLG and XLCI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
TYLGXLCITYLGXLCITYLGXLCI
3 months+2.0%+3.2%2.4%2.9%+2.9 pts+1.6 pts
6 months+29.6%+2.8%5.7%5.5%−10.8 pts+3.4 pts
1 year+32.9%+2.2%10.3%10.9%−5.2 pts+7.9 pts
3 years+95.0%not published34.2%not published−33.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+141.1%+7.3%45.8%12.4%−51.3 pts+1.9 pts
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TYLG and XLCI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
TYLG
Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on XLK, paying monthly
XLCI
State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF
Covered call on XLC, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XState Street
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkTechnology sector (XLK)Communication services (XLC)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized7.8%8.1%
Expense ratio0.60%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year10.3%10.9%
Price change, 1 year+20.6%−8.8%
Total return, 1 year+32.9%+2.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+38.0%−5.7%
Ahead or behind−5.2 pts+7.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%not published
Age1396 days415 days
Net assets$15m$3m

TYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TYLG paid 10.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 20.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +32.9%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% 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).

XLCI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLCI paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.2%. Communication services (XLC) returned −5.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, TYLG or XLCI?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TYLG paid 10.3% of its starting price in cash and XLCI paid 10.9%, so XLCI 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 XLCI?
With every distribution reinvested, TYLG returned +32.9% and XLCI returned +2.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so TYLG returned more.
Which is cheaper, TYLG or XLCI?
TYLG charges 0.60% a year and XLCI charges 0.35%, so XLCI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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TYLG against XLCI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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