Data as of .
ULTY vs XYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ULTY paid 44.9% of its price in cash against XYLG’s 13.2%, though XYLG returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XYLG 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, ULTY and XYLG hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ULTY | XYLG |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 4.39% | 3.12% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 2.36% | 8.20% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 5.23% | 1.40% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 4.27% | 0.62% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 3.07% | 0.57% |
| Lam Research Corp | 4.34% | 0.55% |
| Analog Devices Inc | 4.11% | 0.28% |
| Dell Technologies Inc | 2.95% | 0.26% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp | 2.38% | 0.18% |
| Robinhood Markets Inc | 4.07% | 0.15% |
| Quanta Services Inc | 2.67% | 0.14% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc | 4.75% | 0.12% |
| Only in ULTY | Only in XYLG |
|---|---|
| MercadoLibre Inc 4.99% | APPLE INC 7.50% |
| Strategy Inc 4.66% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.59% |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.11% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.81% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.07% | BROADCOM INC 2.59% |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 4.07% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.48% |
| Figure Technology Solutions Inc 4.02% | META PLATFORMS INC 2.24% |
| Shopify Inc 3.55% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 1.75% |
| TransMedics Group Inc 3.48% | TESLA INC 1.57% |
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 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ULTY | XYLG | ULTY | XYLG | ULTY | XYLG | |
| 3 months | −1.1% | +3.6% | 13.7% | 1.3% | −3.3 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +14.0% | +15.7% | 30.1% | 3.0% | −4.0 pts | −2.3 pts |
| 1 year | −7.8% | +17.2% | 44.9% | 13.2% | −24.3 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +60.9% | not published | 43.0% | not published | −17.5 pts |
| Since launch | +10.7% | +114.0% | 86.9% | 69.0% | −44.1 pts | −38.7 pts |
| ULTY YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Global X |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 59.8% | 4.4% |
| Expense ratio | 1.30% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 44.9% | 13.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −54.1% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | −7.8% | +17.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −24.3 pts | +0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | 80% |
| Age | 932 days | 2188 days |
| Net assets | $721m | $65m |
ULTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ULTY paid 44.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 24.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 59.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% 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).
XYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLG paid 13.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% 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).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ULTY or XYLG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ULTY paid 44.9% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 13.2%, so ULTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, ULTY or XYLG?
- With every distribution reinvested, ULTY returned −7.8% and XYLG returned +17.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ULTY or XYLG?
- ULTY charges 1.30% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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