Which paid more, TYLG or XLEI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TYLG paid 10.2% of its starting price in cash and XLEI paid 22.3%, so XLEI 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 XLEI?

With every distribution reinvested, TYLG returned +20.4% and XLEI +39.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, TYLG or XLEI?

TYLG charges 0.60% a year and XLEI charges 0.35%, so XLEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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TYLG vs XLEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLEI paid 22.3% 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 $209m on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

10.2%

TYLG cash paid, 1 year

22.3%

XLEI cash paid, 1 year

+20.4%

TYLG total return, 1 year

+39.2%

XLEI 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%

10.2% as cash

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.

XLEI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 10.6 pts behind XLE

XLEI

+39.2%

XLE

+49.8%

10.6 pts behind XLE

XLEI over 1 year: paid 22.3%, price +13.8%, total +39.2%, XLE +49.8%, −10.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLE

+49.8%

XLEI

+39.2%

22.3% of it arrived as cash

10.6 pts behind XLE

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.6 pts behind XLE

XLEI over 1 year: paid 22.3%, price +13.8%, total +39.2%, XLE +49.8%, −10.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLE

+49.8%

XLEI

+39.2%

10.6 pts behind XLE

22.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +49.8%. XLEI over 1 year: paid 22.3%, price +13.8%, total +39.2%, XLE +49.8%, −10.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +49.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLEI costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.8 points; XLEI is 9.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TYLG vs XLEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	TYLG	XLEI
Paid and earned
Measure	TYLG	XLEI
Total return, 1 year	+20.4%	+39.2%
Price change, 1 year	rose 9.3%	rose 13.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	TYLG	XLEI
Benchmark	not published	Energy sector, measured through XLE
Cost and size
Measure	TYLG	XLEI
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$17m	$159m
Holdings
Measure	TYLG	XLEI
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Aug 8, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 64 weekly returns

TYLG XLEI

Return

Total return edge XLEI +33.2% +55.9%

Annualized edge XLEI +26.3% +43.4%

Price return edge XLEI +18.5% +22.3%

Risk

Volatility edge XLEI (slight) 16.1% 15.6%

Max drawdown edge TYLG −7.1% −7.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge XLEI 1.29 2.15

Sortino edge XLEI 2.06 3.42

Calmar edge XLEI 3.72 5.47

Reading

From Aug 2025 to Oct 2026, XLEI returned more: +55.9% to +33.2%. XLEI swung slightly less: 15.6% to 16.1%. TYLG fell less at its worst: −7.1% to −7.9%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: TYLG vs XLEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	TYLG	XLEI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+33.2%	+55.9%	XLEI	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+26.3%	+43.4%	XLEI	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+18.5%	+22.3%	XLEI	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	16.1%	15.6%	XLEI (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	10.1%	9.8%	XLEI (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−7.1%	−7.9%	TYLG	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	1.29	2.15	XLEI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	2.06	3.42	XLEI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	3.72	5.47	XLEI	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 64 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, TYLG and XLEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TYLG XLEI

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 XLEI

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC 100.78%

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 70.5 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 72.5 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 69 CALL -0.04%

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 71 CALL -0.07%

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 70 CALL -0.76%

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Side by side

TYLG Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly XLEI State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLE, paying monthly

Issuer Global X State Street

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark none Energy sector (XLE)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 22.0%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 10.2% 22.3%

Price change, 1 year +9.3% +13.8%

Total return, 1 year +20.4% +39.2%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +49.8%

Ahead or behind not available −10.6 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 4.0 years 1.3 years

Net assets, TYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and XLEI as of Nov 3, 2026 $17m $209m

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 XLEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	TYLG	XLEI	TYLG	XLEI	TYLG	XLEI
3 months	−1.2%	+9.7%	2.3%	5.3%	not measured	−1.8 pts
6 months	+6.1%	+14.8%	5.3%	10.5%	not measured	+1.9 pts
1 year	+20.4%	+39.2%	10.2%	22.3%	not measured	−10.6 pts
3 years	+82.8%	–	35.5%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: TYLG Nov 2022 · XLEI Jul 2025	+130.4%	+41.9%	48.5%	27.2%	not measured	−8.4 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.

XLEI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLEI paid 22.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +39.2%. Energy sector (XLE) returned +49.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.0%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, TYLG or XLEI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TYLG paid 10.2% of its starting price in cash and XLEI paid 22.3%, so XLEI 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 XLEI?: With every distribution reinvested, TYLG returned +20.4% and XLEI +39.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TYLG or XLEI?: TYLG charges 0.60% a year and XLEI charges 0.35%, so XLEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Energy sector (XLE) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →TYLG on its own →XLEI on its own →TYLG dividend history →TYLG holdings →XLEI dividend history →XLEI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

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 ↗

XLEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XLEI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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