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

TYLG and YRAM both write options for income.

Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF and YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF.

10.3%TYLG cash paid, 1 year
1.6%YRAM cash paid, 1 year
+32.9%TYLG total return, 1 year
+6.1%YRAM total return, 1 year
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
YRAM3 pts ahead of SMH · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SMH+3.1%YRAM+6.1%3 pts ahead of SMHTotal return, distributions reinvestedSMH+3.1%YRAM+6.1%3 pts ahead of SMH

Performance, window by window

TYLG and YRAM over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
TYLGYRAMTYLGYRAMTYLGYRAM
3 months+2.0%not published2.4%not published+2.9 ptsnot published
6 months+29.6%not published5.7%not published−10.8 ptsnot published
1 year+32.9%not published10.3%not published−5.2 ptsnot published
3 years+95.0%not published34.2%not published−33.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+141.1%+6.1%45.8%1.6%−51.3 pts+3.0 pts
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TYLG and YRAM 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
YRAM
YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF
Synthetic covered call on SMH
IssuerGlobal XYieldMax
Strategycovered callsynthetic covered call
BenchmarkTechnology sector (XLK)Semiconductors (SMH), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized7.8%8.8%
Expense ratio0.60%not published
Cash paid, 1 year10.3%1.6% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+20.6%+4.5%
Total return, 1 year+32.9%+6.1% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+38.0%+3.1%
Ahead or behind−5.2 pts+3.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%97%
Age1396 days24 days
Net assets$15m$5m

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).

YRAM in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 25, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YRAM paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. Semiconductors (SMH), used as the proxy returned +3.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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TYLG against YRAM, 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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