Is HEXEY or QYLD a better dividend investment in 2026?

HEXEY currently yields 4.98% with a 5% 5-year dividend growth rate. QYLD yields 11.92% with -2.1% growth. The better choice depends on your goal: QYLD offers higher current income.

What is the dividend yield difference between HEXEY and QYLD?

HEXEY has a forward dividend yield of 4.98% ($0.71/share annually). QYLD yields 11.92% ($2.04/share annually). The yield gap is 6.94 percentage points.

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HEXEY vs QYLD: Dividend Comparison 2026

HEXEY yields 4.98% · QYLD yields 11.92%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled

🏆 HEXEY wins by $6030.83M in total portfolio value

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TIME HORIZON10 years

HEXEY

● Live price

4.98%

Share price

$14.20

Annual div

$0.71

5Y div CAGR

100%

Payout ratio

50%

After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP

Portfolio value

$6030.86M

Annual income

$5,806,974,978.52

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QYLD

Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF

● Live price

11.92%

Share price

$17.15

Annual div

$2.04

5Y div CAGR

Payout ratio

50%

After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP

Portfolio value

$25.4K

Annual income

$5,659.31

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Portfolio growth — HEXEY vs QYLD

📍 HEXEY pulled ahead of the other in Year 1

Annual dividend income

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Recession Test — Did They Cut Dividends?

How each stock treated shareholders during the 3 biggest crises of the last 20 years

Crisis Period	HEXEY	QYLD
2008–2009 GFC	— No data	— No data
2020 Q1–Q2 COVID	— No data	— No data
2022 Q4 Rate Hike	— No data	— No data

Based on dividend payment history. "Increased" = dividend grew during crisis. "Maintained" = held within 3%. "Cut" = reduced by more than 3%.

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Dividend Calendar Overlap

Combined, HEXEY + QYLD cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage

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HEXEY pays

QYLD pays

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Neither

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Tax Bracket Optimizer

Which stock is actually better after tax? Adjust your rate to find out.

HEXEY

Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)

$423.53/yr

After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)

$4,935,928,731.74/yr

QYLD

Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)

$1,013.51/yr

After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)

$4,810.41/yr

At 15% tax rate, HEXEY beats the other by $4,935,923,921.33/year in after-tax income after 10 years on $10,000

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Lazy Portfolio Split Optimizer

What's the optimal mix of HEXEY + QYLD for your $10,000?

HEXEY: 50%QYLD: 50%

100% QYLD50/50100% HEXEY

Portfolio after 10yr

$3015.44M

Annual income

$2,903,490,318.92/yr

Blended yield

96.29%

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Copy Congress — What Are Politicians Buying?

Senate & House STOCK Act disclosures (last 90 days)

HEXEY buys

QYLD buys

Politician	Chamber	Ticker	Type	Amount	Date
Tim Moore	🏢 House	$QYLD	▼ Sell	$15,001 - $50,000	2025-05-02
Tim Moore	🏢 House	$QYLD	▲ Buy	$15,001 - $50,000	2025-04-07
Dwight Evans	🏢 House	$QYLD	▼ Sell	$1,001 - $15,000	2022-11-14
Dwight Evans	🏢 House	$QYLD	▼ Sell	$1,001 - $15,000	2020-10-29

STOCK Act mandates disclosure within 45 days of transaction. Data via FMP.Full tracker →

MetricHEXEYQYLD

Forward yield	4.98%	11.92% ✓
Annual dividend / share	$0.71	$2.04 ✓
Payout ratio	50%	50%
1-year div growth	0%	0%
5-year div CAGR	100% ✓	0%
Portfolio after 10y	$6030.86M ✓	$25.4K
Annual income after 10y	$5,806,974,978.52 ✓	$5,659.31
Total dividends collected	$6015.15M ✓	$27.1K
Payment frequency	quarterly	monthly
Sector	Stock	ETF

Year-by-year: HEXEY vs QYLD ($10,000, DRIP)

Year	HEXEY Portfolio	HEXEY Income/yr	QYLD Portfolio	QYLD Income/yr	Gap
1← crossover	$11,697	$996.54	$10,352	$1,192.36	+$1.3K → HEXEY
2	$14,694	$2,178.69	$10,830	$1,347.57	+$3.9K → HEXEY
3	$20,838	$5,115.93	$11,460	$1,539.07	+$9.4K → HEXEY
4	$35,858	$13,561.19	$12,275	$1,777.84	+$23.6K → HEXEY
5	$81,987	$43,618.24	$13,323	$2,078.95	+$68.7K → HEXEY
6	$274,135	$186,409.13	$14,667	$2,463.34	+$259.5K → HEXEY
7	$1,458,347	$1,165,022.43	$16,396	$2,960.57	+$1.44M → HEXEY
8	$13,144,923	$11,584,491.64	$18,631	$3,612.97	+$13.13M → HEXEY
9	$209,238,378	$195,173,310.54	$21,548	$4,482.15	+$209.22M → HEXEY
10	$6,030,860,043	$5,806,974,978.52	$25,398	$5,659.31	+$6030.83M → HEXEY

HEXEY vs QYLD: Complete Analysis 2026

HEXEY — Stock

Hellenic Exchanges - Athens Stock Exchange SA provides support services to the Greek capital market. It operates equities and derivatives markets, and the alternative market; performs clearing and settlement of trades; and offers financing tools and solutions. The company is involved in the management of clearing systems and/or central counterparty; and finalizing, reconciling, or settling the finalization of transactions in financial instruments, as well as operates as a system administrator in the Athens Exchange Clearing House. It engages in carrying out activities relating to the provision of central securities depository services, and ancillary or supplementary services. In addition, the company offers listing, trading, clearing, settlement, registry, and regulatory services. The company was formerly known as Hellenic Exchanges S.A. and changed its name to Hellenic Exchanges - Athens Stock Exchange SA in December 2013. Hellenic Exchanges - Athens Stock Exchange SA was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Athens, Greece.

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QYLD — ETF

The Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Cboe Nasdaq-100 BuyWrite V2 Index.

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