Derivative-income / covered-call ETFs
QYLD vs SPYI.
Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (Cboe Nasdaq-100 BuyWrite) against NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF (Active — S&P 500 + index option overlay) — fees, long-horizon total returns, holdings overlap, and sector tilt, side by side.
Performance · total returndaily bars · as of 2026-07-16
| QYLD | SPYI | SPREAD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YTD (cumulative) | +8.38% | — | — |
| 1Y CAGR | +21.1% | — | — |
| 3Y CAGR | +13.0% | — | — |
| 5Y CAGR | +8.29% | — | — |
| 10Y CAGR | +9.72% | — | — |
| Since inception CAGR | +8.33% | — | — |
Total return: dividend- and split-adjusted daily closes (distributions reinvested). Spread is QYLD minus SPYI. QYLD since-inception measured from first available bar December 12, 2013. Since-inception spans differ — compare that row with care.
Fund facts
| QYLD | SPYI | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF | Neos S&P 500(R) High Income ETF |
| Category | Derivative Income | Derivative Income |
| Style | Passive | Passive |
| Expense ratio | 0.61% | 0.68% |
| Assets (AUM) | $8.4B | $10.4B |
| Dividend yield | 5.94% | 1.46% |
| Avg volume (3-mo) | 5.5M | 2.8M |
| Inception | December 11, 2013 | August 29, 2022 |
| Benchmark proxy | S&P 500 | S&P 500 |
QYLD costs 0.07 pp less per year — about $7.00 per $10,000 invested.
Holdings overlaptop-25 holdings · coverage QYLD 45.9% · SPYI 36.4%
31.7%of portfolio weight overlaps8 shared of top 10
| Shared holding | QYLD | SPYI | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDANVIDIA Corp | 7.75% | 7.54% | 7.54% |
| AAPLApple Inc | 6.80% | 6.56% | 6.56% |
| MSFTMicrosoft Corp | 4.43% | 4.30% | 4.30% |
| AMZNAmazon.com Inc | 4.10% | 3.63% | 3.63% |
| GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A | 3.33% | 3.27% | 3.27% |
| GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C | 3.08% |
Sector tilt QYLD SPYI
Technology61.0% / 38.3%+22.7pp
Communication Services13.1% / 10.0%+3.1pp
Financial Services0.2% / 11.7%-11.5pp
Consumer Cyclical
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ALAN GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE · alanglobalintelligence.comdaily bars as of 2026-07-16 · fund facts · issuer-verified · holdings · fund data provider
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