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VEVFX vs XYLD: Dividend Comparison 2026

VEVFX yields 9.99% · XYLD yields 10.98%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled
🏆 VEVFX wins by $13.4K in total portfolio value
10 years
VEVFX
VEVFX
● Live price
9.99%
Share price
$43.01
Annual div
$4.30
5Y div CAGR
0%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$38.7K
Annual income
$1,871.66
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XYLD
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF
● Live price
10.98%
Share price
$39.13
Annual div
$4.30
5Y div CAGR
0%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$25.3K
Annual income
$3,219.02
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Portfolio growth — VEVFX vs XYLD

📍 VEVFX 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 PeriodVEVFXXYLD
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, VEVFX + XYLD cover 0 of 12 monthsgood coverage

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VEVFX pays
XYLD pays
Both pay
Neither
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Tax Bracket Optimizer

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

VEVFX
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$849.17/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$1,590.91/yr
XYLD
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$933.63/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$2,736.17/yr
At 15% tax rate, XYLD beats the other by $1,145.26/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 VEVFX + XYLD for your $10,000?

VEVFX: 50%XYLD: 50%
100% XYLD50/50100% VEVFX
Portfolio after 10yr
$32.0K
Annual income
$2,545.34/yr
Blended yield
7.95%
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Copy Congress — What Are Politicians Buying?

Senate & House STOCK Act disclosures (last 90 days)

VEVFX buys
0
XYLD buys
0
No recent congressional trades found for VEVFX or XYLD in the last 90 days.
STOCK Act mandates disclosure within 45 days of transaction. Data via FMP.Full tracker →
MetricVEVFXXYLD
Forward yield9.99%10.98%
Annual dividend / share$4.30$4.30
Payout ratio50%50%
1-year div growth0%0%
5-year div CAGR0%0%
Portfolio after 10y$38.7K$25.3K
Annual income after 10y$1,871.66$3,219.02
Total dividends collected$14.3K$19.6K
Payment frequencyquarterlymonthly
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Year-by-year: VEVFX vs XYLD ($10,000, DRIP)

YearVEVFX PortfolioVEVFX Income/yrXYLD PortfolioXYLD Income/yrGap
1← crossover$11,699$999.02$10,818$1,098.39+$881.00VEVFX
2$13,610$1,092.29$11,738$1,222.51+$1.9KVEVFX
3$15,751$1,187.61$12,774$1,364.64+$3.0KVEVFX
4$18,138$1,284.45$13,944$1,527.86+$4.2KVEVFX
5$20,790$1,382.35$15,270$1,715.87+$5.5KVEVFX
6$23,726$1,480.81$16,775$1,933.09+$7.0KVEVFX
7$26,966$1,579.39$18,490$2,184.87+$8.5KVEVFX
8$30,531$1,677.65$20,450$2,477.63+$10.1KVEVFX
9$34,443$1,775.19$22,697$2,819.19+$11.7KVEVFX
10$38,726$1,871.66$25,280$3,219.02+$13.4KVEVFX

VEVFX vs XYLD: Complete Analysis 2026

VEVFXStock

The Explorer Value Fund invests in small and mid-sized U.S. companies that, in the advisor’s judgment, are mispriced by the market. The fund’s portfolio management teams each have over 20 years of experience investing in the value market. Because of its focus on small and mid-sized companies, the fund tends to be more volatile than stock funds that focus on larger companies. This fund may be considered complementary to an already diversified portfolio with a long-term time horizon.

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XYLDETF

The Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (XYLD) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite Index.

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⚠️ Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Congressional trades sourced from SEC STOCK Act filings via FMP. Past performance does not guarantee future results.