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

VOOY and YLDE both write options for income.

XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF and Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
7.6%YLDE cash paid, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY total return, 1 year
+10.5%YLDE 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
YLDE6 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%YLDE+10.5%7.6% of it arrived as cash6 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%YLDE+10.5%6 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

VOOY and YLDE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
VOOYYLDEVOOYYLDEVOOYYLDE
3 monthsnot published+2.5%not published2.3%not published+0.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+8.4%not published4.1%not published−9.6 pts
1 yearnot published+10.5%not published7.6%not published−6.0 pts
3 yearsnot published+51.1%not published16.8%not published−27.3 pts
Since launch−0.3%+181.4%0.0%42.1%0.0 pts−86.6 pts
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VOOY and YLDE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
YLDE
Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerXFUNDSFranklin
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published7.0%
Expense rationot published0.48%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)7.6%
Price change, 1 year−0.3%+2.6%
Total return, 1 year−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)+10.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year−0.2%+16.6%
Ahead or behind0.0 pts−6.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age16 days3405 days
Net assetsnot published$170m

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.

YLDE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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VOOY against YLDE, 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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