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VOOY vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $186m on Nov 3, 2026 for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

At a glance
1.5%
VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
7.9%
YLDE cash paid, 1 year
+0.3%
VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
+19.0%
YLDE 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.
YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV
YLDE
+19.0%
IWV
+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YLDE costs 0.27 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VOOY vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureVOOYYLDE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+19.0%
Price changefell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)rose 10.5% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment67% of the Apr 6, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishediShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.48%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$186m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark none iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.1% 6.3%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.48%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) 7.9%
Price change, 1 year −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) +10.5%
Total return, 1 year +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) +19.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%
Ahead or behind not available +4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 26% 67%
Age 63 days 9.5 years
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $186m

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 YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowVOOYYLDEVOOYYLDEVOOYYLDE
3 months–+3.2%–1.6%–+3.6 pts
6 months–+8.6%–4.0%–+3.7 pts
1 year–+19.0%–7.9%–+4.2 pts
3 years–+61.5%–18.0%–−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: VOOY Sep 2026 · YLDE May 2017+0.3%+197.5%1.5%44.5%not measured−52.9 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.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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Which is cheaper, VOOY or YLDE?
VOOY charges 0.75% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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