Data as of .
TYLG vs XLFI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XLFI paid 10.9% of its price in cash against TYLG’s 10.3%, though TYLG returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: TYLG scores higher
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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
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, TYLG and XLFI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in TYLG | Only in XLFI |
|---|---|
| STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR SP 54.45% | STATE STREET FINANCIAL SELECT 99.95% |
| NVIDIA CORP 7.30% | SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.48% |
| APPLE INC 6.66% | STATE STREET FINANCIAL SELECT OCT26 59 C -0.01% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 4.98% | STATE STREET FINANCIAL SELECT OCT26 58 C -0.42% |
| 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 17, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYLG | XLFI | TYLG | XLFI | TYLG | XLFI | |
| 3 months | +2.0% | +5.1% | 2.4% | 2.4% | +2.9 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 6 months | +29.6% | +12.6% | 5.7% | 5.5% | −10.8 pts | −2.2 pts |
| 1 year | +32.9% | +5.2% | 10.3% | 10.9% | −5.2 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 3 years | +95.0% | not published | 34.2% | not published | −33.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +141.1% | +8.7% | 45.8% | 12.4% | −51.3 pts | +1.0 pts |
| TYLG Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on XLK, paying monthly | XLFI State Street(R) Financial Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF Covered call on XLF, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | State Street |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Technology sector (XLK) | Financials sector (XLF) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.8% | 6.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 10.3% | 10.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +20.6% | −6.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +32.9% | +5.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +38.0% | +4.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.2 pts | +0.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 1396 days | 415 days |
| Net assets | $15m | $10m |
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).
XLFI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLFI paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. Financials sector (XLF) returned +4.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, TYLG or XLFI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TYLG paid 10.3% of its starting price in cash and XLFI paid 10.9%, so XLFI 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 XLFI?
- With every distribution reinvested, TYLG returned +32.9% and XLFI returned +5.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so TYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, TYLG or XLFI?
- TYLG charges 0.60% a year and XLFI charges 0.35%, so XLFI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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