Which paid more, TYLG or XLUI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TYLG paid 10.2% of its starting price in cash and XLUI paid 14.1%, so XLUI 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 XLUI?

With every distribution reinvested, TYLG returned +20.4% and XLUI +5.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, TYLG or XLUI?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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TYLG vs XLUI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLUI paid 14.1% of its price in cash against TYLG’s 10.2%, though TYLG 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 $69m on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

10.2%

TYLG cash paid, 1 year

14.1%

XLUI cash paid, 1 year

+20.4%

TYLG total return, 1 year

+5.6%

XLUI 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% of it arrived 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.

XLUI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.6 pts ahead of XLU

XLUI

+5.6%

XLU

+1.0%

4.6 pts ahead of XLU

XLUI over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price −8.9%, total +5.6%, XLU +1.0%, +4.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLU

+1.0%

XLUI

+5.6%

14.1% as cash

4.6 pts ahead of XLU

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.6 pts ahead of XLU

XLUI over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price −8.9%, total +5.6%, XLU +1.0%, +4.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLU

+1.0%

XLUI

+5.6%

4.6 pts ahead of XLU

14.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLUI over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price −8.9%, total +5.6%, XLU +1.0%, +4.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLUI costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.8 points; XLUI is 3.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TYLG vs XLUI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	TYLG	XLUI
Paid and earned
Measure	TYLG	XLUI
Total return, 1 year	+20.4%	+5.6%
Price change, 1 year	rose 9.3%	fell 8.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	TYLG	XLUI
Benchmark	not published	Utilities sector, measured through XLU
Cost and size
Measure	TYLG	XLUI
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$17m	$60m
Holdings
Measure	TYLG	XLUI
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

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

TYLG XLUI

Return

Total return edge TYLG +33.2% +6.5%

Annualized edge TYLG +26.3% +5.3%

Price return edge TYLG +18.5% −10.2%

Risk

Volatility edge XLUI 16.1% 12.1%

Max drawdown edge TYLG −7.1% −11.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge TYLG 1.29 0.17

Sortino edge TYLG 2.06 0.23

Calmar edge TYLG 3.72 0.44

Reading

From Aug 2025 to Oct 2026, TYLG returned more: +33.2% to +6.5%. XLUI swung less: 12.1% to 16.1%. TYLG fell less at its worst: −7.1% to −11.9%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: TYLG vs XLUI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	TYLG	XLUI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+33.2%	+6.5%	TYLG	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+26.3%	+5.3%	TYLG	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+18.5%	−10.2%	TYLG	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	16.1%	12.1%	XLUI	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	10.1%	8.8%	XLUI	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−7.1%	−11.9%	TYLG	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	1.29	0.17	TYLG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	2.06	0.23	TYLG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	3.72	0.44	TYLG	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 XLUI 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%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TYLG XLUI

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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 XLUI

STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT 102.24%

STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT NOV26 44.5 CALL -0.01%

STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT NOV26 44 CALL -0.03%

STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT NOV26 43.5 CALL -0.07%

STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT NOV26 42.5 CALL -0.08%

STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT NOV26 43 CALL -2.05%

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Side by side

TYLG Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly XLUI State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLU, paying monthly

Issuer Global X State Street

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark none Utilities sector (XLU)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 14.9%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 10.2% 14.1%

Price change, 1 year +9.3% −8.9%

Total return, 1 year +20.4% +5.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +1.0%

Ahead or behind not available +4.6 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 4.0 years 1.3 years

Net assets, TYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and XLUI as of Nov 3, 2026 $17m $69m

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 XLUI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	TYLG	XLUI	TYLG	XLUI	TYLG	XLUI
3 months	−1.2%	+1.2%	2.3%	3.9%	not measured	+0.5 pts
6 months	+6.1%	−0.9%	5.3%	6.8%	not measured	+2.4 pts
1 year	+20.4%	+5.6%	10.2%	14.1%	not measured	+4.6 pts
3 years	+82.8%	–	35.5%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: TYLG Nov 2022 · XLUI Jul 2025	+130.4%	+8.1%	48.5%	17.5%	not measured	+2.1 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.

XLUI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLUI paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.6%. Utilities sector (XLU) returned +1.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.9%, 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 XLUI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TYLG paid 10.2% of its starting price in cash and XLUI paid 14.1%, so XLUI 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 XLUI?: With every distribution reinvested, TYLG returned +20.4% and XLUI +5.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TYLG or XLUI?: TYLG charges 0.60% a year and XLUI charges 0.35%, so XLUI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Utilities sector (XLU) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →TYLG on its own →XLUI on its own →TYLG dividend history →TYLG holdings →XLUI dividend history →XLUI 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 ↗

XLUI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLUI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XLUI 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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