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VOOY vs XYLG: which paid, and which earned it?

VOOY and XYLG both write options for income.

XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF and Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
13.2%XYLG cash paid, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY total return, 1 year
+17.2%XYLG total return, 1 year
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY
XYLG0.7 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XYLG+17.2%13.2% of it arrived as cash0.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XYLG+17.2%13.2% as cash0.7 pts ahead of SPY

Performance, window by window

VOOY and XYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
VOOYXYLGVOOYXYLGVOOYXYLG
3 monthsnot published+3.6%not published1.3%not published+1.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+15.7%not published3.0%not published−2.3 pts
1 yearnot published+17.2%not published13.2%not published+0.7 pts
3 yearsnot published+60.9%not published43.0%not published−17.5 pts
Since launch−0.3%+114.0%0.0%69.0%0.0 pts−38.7 pts
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VOOY and XYLG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
XYLG
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerXFUNDSGlobal X
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published4.4%
Expense rationot published0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)13.2%
Price change, 1 year−0.3%+2.6%
Total return, 1 year−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)+17.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year−0.2%+16.6%
Ahead or behind0.0 pts+0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published80%
Age16 days2188 days
Net assetsnot published$65m

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

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).

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VOOY against XYLG, 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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