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

Over the year XLKI paid 18.9% 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) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF.

10.3%TYLG cash paid, 1 year
18.9%XLKI cash paid, 1 year
+32.9%TYLG total return, 1 year
+26.1%XLKI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: TYLG scores higher

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

TYLG 71.9XLKI 47.53.8, 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
XLKI12 pts behind XLK · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLK+38.0%XLKI+26.1%18.9% of it arrived as cash12 pts behind XLKTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLK+38.0%XLKI+26.1%12 pts behind XLK

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TYLG and XLKI hold 54% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions TYLG and XLKI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingTYLGXLKI
STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF54.45%101.55%
Only in each
Only in TYLGOnly in XLKI
NVIDIA CORP 7.30%SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.20%
APPLE INC 6.66%STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT OCT26 194 CALL -0.04%
MICROSOFT CORP 4.98%STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT OCT26 192 CALL -1.71%
BROADCOM INC 2.30%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.24%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.06%
INTEL CORP 1.48%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.18%

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 XLKI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
TYLGXLKITYLGXLKITYLGXLKI
3 months+2.0%+3.3%2.4%5.1%+2.9 pts+4.2 pts
6 months+29.6%+22.9%5.7%10.5%−10.8 pts−17.5 pts
1 year+32.9%+26.1%10.3%18.9%−5.2 pts−12.0 pts
3 years+95.0%not published34.2%not published−33.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+141.1%+32.4%45.8%21.4%−51.3 pts−11.6 pts
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TYLG and XLKI 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
XLKI
State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF
Covered call on XLK, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XState Street
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkTechnology sector (XLK)Technology sector (XLK)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized7.8%15.3%
Expense ratio0.60%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year10.3%18.9%
Price change, 1 year+20.6%+4.6%
Total return, 1 year+32.9%+26.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year+38.0%+38.0%
Ahead or behind−5.2 pts−12.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%not published
Age1396 days415 days
Net assets$15m$18m

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).

XLKI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLKI paid 18.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +26.1%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, TYLG or XLKI?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TYLG paid 10.3% of its starting price in cash and XLKI paid 18.9%, so XLKI 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 XLKI?
With every distribution reinvested, TYLG returned +32.9% and XLKI returned +26.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so TYLG returned more.
Which is cheaper, TYLG or XLKI?
TYLG charges 0.60% a year and XLKI charges 0.35%, so XLKI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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TYLG against XLKI, 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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