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VOOY vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $72m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

At a glance
1.5%
VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
12.7%
XYLG cash paid, 1 year
+0.3%
VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
+15.6%
XYLG total return, 1 year
VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
VOOY
+0.3%
none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of SPY
XYLG
+15.6%
SPY
+14.8%

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLG

+15.6%

12.7% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLG

+15.6%

12.7% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

12.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XYLG costs 0.40 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VOOY vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureVOOYXYLG
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+15.6%
Price changefell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)rose 1.5% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment80% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.35%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$72m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.1% 4.4%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) 12.7%
Price change, 1 year −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) +1.5%
Total return, 1 year +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) +15.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%
Ahead or behind not available +0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 26% 80%
Age 63 days 6.1 years
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $72m

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: VOOY vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowVOOYXYLGVOOYXYLGVOOYXYLG
3 months–+1.4%–1.1%–+1.5 pts
6 months–+6.7%–2.5%–+1.7 pts
1 year–+15.6%–12.7%–+0.8 pts
3 years–+65.6%–44.3%–−17.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: VOOY Sep 2026 · XYLG Sep 2020+0.3%+116.0%1.5%69.8%not measured−38.4 pts

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About each fund
VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLG paid 12.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, VOOY or XYLG?
VOOY charges 0.75% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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