Data as of .
XPAY vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XPAY paid 19.9% of its price in cash against YLDE’s 7.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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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, XPAY and YLDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in XPAY | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| SPY 02/12/2027 33.47 C 13.75% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| SPY 07/16/2027 36.7 C 11.79% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 4.05% |
| SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 11.51% | ALPHABET INC 3.60% |
| SPY 04/16/2027 33.87 C 11.49% | NVIDIA CORP 3.03% |
| SPY 06/11/2027 37.11 C 10.07% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| SPY 01/15/2027 33.21 C 6.96% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% |
| SPY 12/11/2026 33.1 C 6.40% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| SPY 09/10/2027 37.99 C 5.57% | MICROSOFT CORP 2.67% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XPAY | YLDE | XPAY | YLDE | XPAY | YLDE | |
| 3 months | +2.0% | +2.5% | 5.0% | 2.3% | −0.3 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +17.8% | +8.4% | 11.1% | 4.1% | −0.2 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | +15.7% | +10.5% | 19.9% | 7.6% | −0.9 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +34.7% | +181.4% | 37.5% | 42.1% | −2.3 pts | −86.6 pts |
| XPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | Franklin |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 20.8% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 19.9% | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −5.8% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.7% | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.9 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 687 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $179m | $170m |
XPAY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XPAY paid 19.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.8%, paid monthly.
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.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, XPAY or YLDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XPAY paid 19.9% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.6%, so XPAY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, XPAY or YLDE?
- With every distribution reinvested, XPAY returned +15.7% and YLDE returned +10.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XPAY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, XPAY or YLDE?
- XPAY charges 0.49% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, XPAY against YLDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/xpay-vs-ylde Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.