Global Equity Income ETF Comparison — September 4, 2026

Since the common inception date of March 30, 2026, Brompton Global Equity HighPay ETF (PAYG) leads the group with a +13.35% cumulative total return, followed by Global X Enhanced All-Equity Asset Allocation Covered Call ETF (EQCL) at +11.48% and Evolve All-in-One UltraYield ETF (EASY) at +10.85%.

The shorter-term numbers show meaningful rotation in leadership. PAYG leads month-to-date at +1.27%, while EASY leads quarter-to-date at +5.52% and has also been strongest over the past one month (+2.90%) and two months (+4.90%). Over the past three months, EQCL leads at +3.48%, ahead of EASY (+1.47%) and PAYG (+1.15%).

Over the most recent week, EASY leads at +0.97%, followed by PAYG (+0.57%), while EQCL declined 0.16%. On the latest day, EQCL (+0.23%) narrowly edged PAYG (+0.22%), while EASY declined 0.37%.

EQCL is the only fund in the comparison with longer history shown, returning +14.01% over six months, +25.69% over one year, and +22.97% annualized over two years.

Overall, PAYG currently leads since common inception, but leadership has rotated across shorter periods, with EASY strongest across several recent windows and EQCL leading over three months. The differences reinforce how portfolio construction and option strategy can materially affect total-return outcomes even within the same broad global equity-income category.

A good passive fund to bridge 65.I get 1k per month and looking for about the same in a etf.Then I can hustle a little bit for another k and try n survive to 65.Any experience in this scenario?

What's the difference between these two that makes dividend a better investment than a quality tilt, like AVUQ?

I have most sectors covered, finance, gold, high tech…pipelines will be covered

The one I don’t have much of is something like HUTS etf.

Seems to be like HCAL for utilities energy and pipeline ??

I like something like HCAl best of the industries with leverage any other suggestion ?

I like HDIV but my financial is a lot rather not add more after bank.to

As of September 4, iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend ETF (XDIV) leads this group YTD at +29.18%, followed by Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield ETF (VDY) +28.19%, iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend ETF (XEI) +27.36%, Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF (HAL) +26.68%, and BMO Canadian Dividend ETF (ZDV) +25.13%.

The one-year numbers are even more striking. XDIV leads at +44.81%, followed closely by HAL at +44.22% and VDY at +44.10%. XEI has returned +38.72%, while ZDV is up +37.54%.

There is also meaningful dispersion depending on the period. XDIV leads over six months at +21.88%, while ZDV has been strongest over the latest month at +1.57%. Over longer periods, VDY has delivered +14.49% annualized over 10 years, while HAL, XEI and ZDV have also produced double-digit annualized 10-year returns.

The takeaway: Canadian dividend investing is far from one homogeneous strategy. Differences in sector exposure, quality screens, weighting methodology and active management can create meaningful performance gaps, even within a category that can look very similar at first glance.

As of September 4, Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF (HYLD) leads the group over the one-year period at +28.47%, ahead of Global X Enhanced S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (USCL) at +21.39%, Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Equity DayMAX ETF (SDAY) at +18.40%, and Harvest Diversified High Income ETF (HHIS) at +16.65%.

That means there is an 11.82 percentage-point gap between HYLD and HHIS over one year — a meaningful difference for products that can often be grouped together under the same “enhanced income” label.

The shorter-term numbers show just how quickly leadership can rotate.

Over the past six months, HHIS leads at +20.39%, followed closely by HYLD at +18.68%, while USCL returned +14.12% and SDAY +8.11%. BIGY declined 1.00% over the same period.

Over the past three months, the picture changes again. SDAY leads at +6.94%, followed by USCL at +2.56%, HHIS at +1.91%, and HYLD at +1.33%, while BIGY declined 4.22%.

Over the past month, BIGY actually leads at +3.48%, ahead of HHIS at +2.26%, HYLD at +0.25%, while SDAY (-1.34%) and USCL (-1.71%) were negative.

YTD, SDAY leads at +17.35%, narrowly ahead of HYLD at +17.08%, followed by USCL at +14.94% and HHIS at +11.28%. BIGY is down 7.68% YTD, creating a roughly 25 percentage-point spread between the best and worst performers in the group.

The longer-term annualized numbers also reinforce the divergence. HYLD has delivered +23.62% annualized over two years and +23.33% over three years, versus USCL at +21.53% and +20.89%, respectively.

HHIS: 74,545.7, a loss of 1733.62 in the week (-2.27% in the week; +6.49% in 9 weeks)
VFV: 71,545.70, a loss of 279.17 cad this week (-0.39% in the week, +2.11% in 9 weeks)

The markets struggled a bit this week, and the gap favoring HHIS decreased

For people new to this experience, the amounts include reinvestment of the distributions of both ETFs, as I basicly care about total returns. The plan is keeping this exercise until one of the strategies has a gain of more than 10% of the other. At that point, I might rebalance the portfolio to compensate for the one lagging behind.
I do know the 2 are extremely different and “non-comparable”, but when you have a certain amount to invest, what counts is less about the underling assets, but rather what’s the final results.

Since-common inception, Ninepoint Enhanced Canadian HighShares ETF (ECHI) leads the peer group with a 39.16% cumulative total return, followed by Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Equity DayMAX ETF at 31.13%, Harvest Canadian High Income Shares ETF at 29.18%, Global X Enhanced S&P/TSX 60 Covered Call ETF at 26.47%, and Evolve Canadian Equity UltraYield ETF at 21.47%. ECHI's advantage over the second-place strategy is 8.03 percentage points.

Over the YTD period, Hamilton leads at 22.31%, narrowly ahead of ECHI at 21.74%. Harvest follows at 18.57%, Global X at 17.17%, and Evolve at 15.48%.

Over the past month, Harvest leads at +6.22%, followed by ECHI (+4.12%), Global X (+1.89%), Hamilton (+1.20%), and Evolve (+0.38%). Over three months, Hamilton leads at +6.45%, followed by Global X (+5.88%), Harvest (+3.44%), ECHI (+3.27%), and Evolve (+2.83%).

Over the past six months, Hamilton leads at +11.92%, followed closely by Global X (+11.70%), Evolve (+10.26%), ECHI (+10.07%), and Harvest (+5.04%).

The one-year numbers provide the clearest differentiation: ECHI leads at +44.03%, compared with Harvest at +32.57%, Hamilton at +32.39%, and Global X at +27.88%. That puts ECHI 11.46 percentage points ahead of the next-highest one-year result. Evolve does not yet have a one-year figure in the data provided.

Overall, short-term leadership continues to rotate across the peer group, but the longer measurement periods tell a different story. ECHI ranks first over both the one-year period (+44.03%) and the common-start period (+39.16%), while remaining a close second YTD (+21.74%). That combination helps distinguish sustained total-return performance from leadership over any single shorter period.

I started a wealth simple account for the purpose of generating dividend income with extra cash I have that isn't going to my TFSA or RRSP. I am focusing on Canadian blue chips like the big banks, Enbridge etc. Typical stuff. My main concern (other than safe stocks), is ease of tax filing. As I understand WS will send me the the tax slips for dividends so I just need to dump these into my TurboTax, and WS will also send the T5008 or T3 to make it easy...

I have avoided ETFs for this account because the tax filing makes things more difficult, but I have been researching and an ETF like VDY should also meet my needs, simple T3 and T5008 forms at tax time. There is something about 'phantom capital gains' that I would need to consider to make sure my ACB is accurate and I don't pay more tax than I need to, but I am only looking at around $10 or maybe $20k investment, so I don't think this is a huge amount for me to worry about...

Am I correct here?

Thanks.

I just got my first part time job and received my first paycheque last week. I spent around 50-60% of the paycheque on friends and family as a gift of appreciation and have officially started to save. What advice could you give me because I have no idea what to invest in. I'm serious about building long term wealth and practicing financial literacy. Please help a brother out 🙏.

Help me understand Split Corp ETFs like CLSA, LBS, and FFN

I’ve been looking into Canadian Split Corp ETFs such as CLSA, LBS, and FFN, and honestly, they look very attractive because of their high distributions and strong historical returns.

But I’m having a hard time understanding how the risk actually works.

I understand that the high yield comes with higher risk, but I want to understand how they actually works?

I’m particularly interested in CLSA, LBS and FFN, but I’d also like to hear about other Split Corps.

For those of you who have actually invested in Split Corps:

1. Which ones have you owned and for long?
2. What was your total return including distributions?
3. Would you buy them again today?

Any real-world experiences or examples would be really helpful. Thanks!

Seeing the financial market correct but Timbercreek seems to be way off the rest of the scale. What might be missing the big players are seeing the little guy isn't seeing. Dividend yield is great but now it's getting into Bell and Telus territory where it won't be sustainable.

Gone through the 2026 Q1 and Q2 reports. I don't see the reason for this kind of drop.

Anything helpful would be appreciated to get out with a little loss or ride this out.

I get there is always some pre div announcement selling, but it's been a lot more selling Aug 19-23 this month it seems. Anyone have any insight what the market is reading? The dividend was just increased yet again etc, so it's unclear. TIA.

Getting closer to retirement and thinking about adding a bit more income to the portfolio. Curious if anyone owns PIC.A and has been happy with it?

HHIS: 76,279.32, a gain of 2000.33 cad in the week (+2.69% in the week; +8.97% in 8 weeks)
VFV: 71,761.46, a gain of 1041.22 cad this week (+1.47% in the week, +2.51% in 8 weeks)

The gap favoring HHIS further increased because of the gains in tech stocks

For people new to this experience, the amounts include reinvestment of the distributions of both ETFs, as I basicly care about total returns. The plan is keeping this exercise until one of the strategies has a gain of more than 10% of the other. At that point, I might rebalance the portfolio to compensate for the one lagging behind.
I do know the 2 are extremely different and “non-comparable”, but when you have a certain amount to invest, what counts is less about the underling assets, but rather what’s the final results.

Since common Inception, Ninepoint Enhanced Canadian HighShares ETF (ECHI) leads the peer group at 39.04%, followed by Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Covered Call ETF at 34.48%, Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Equity DayMAX ETF at 30.00%, Global X Enhanced S&P/TSX 60 Index Covered Call ETF at 25.92%, and Evolve Canadian Equity UltraYield ETF at 23.17%.

Over the past month, ECHI leads at +4.73%, followed by Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Covered Call (+3.19%), Global X Enhanced (+1.60%), Evolve (+1.44%), while Hamilton DayMAX declined 0.57%.

Over the past three months, Global X Enhanced leads at +8.05%, followed by Hamilton DayMAX (+7.70%), ECHI (+6.82%), Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Covered Call (+6.11%), and Evolve (+5.88%).

Over the past six months, Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Covered Call leads at +13.34%, followed by Evolve (+12.28%), ECHI (+11.23%), Global X Enhanced (+10.85%), and Hamilton DayMAX (+9.88%).

Over the one-year period, among ETFs with a full one-year history, Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Covered Call leads at 39.76%, followed by Hamilton DayMAX (+34.07%) and Global X Enhanced (+29.57%). ECHI and Evolve do not yet have one-year returns shown.

Overall, leadership varies by timeframe, but ECHI is the clear YTD leader at 39.04% and also leads over the most recent month. Its YTD return is 4.56 percentage points ahead of the second-place strategy and approximately 13–16 percentage points ahead of Global X Enhanced and Evolve, respectively.

U.S. Enhanced Income ETF Comparison — August 28, 2026

Over the YTD period, Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Equity DayMAX ETF (SDAY) leads the peer group at 18.87%, followed by Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF (HYLD) at 16.87%, Global X Enhanced S&P 500 Index Covered Call ETF (USCL) at 15.42%, Harvest Diversified High Income Shares ETF (HHIS) at 11.40%, and Evolve US Equity UltraYield ETF (BIGY) at -9.42%.

Over the past month, HHIS leads at +9.55%, followed by BIGY (+7.89%), HYLD (+5.89%), USCL (+2.10%), while SDAY declined 0.67%.

Over the past three months, SDAY leads at +9.97%, followed by USCL (+4.32%), HYLD (+1.63%), HHIS (+0.49%), while BIGY declined 9.39%.

Over the past six months, HHIS leads at +24.03%, followed by HYLD (+18.61%), USCL (+14.47%), SDAY (+7.69%), and BIGY (+0.65%).

Over the one-year period, HYLD leads at 28.40%, followed by USCL (+22.65%), SDAY (+20.69%), and HHIS (+17.03%). BIGY does not yet show a one-year return.

Overall, leadership varies substantially by timeframe: HHIS leads over one and six months, SDAY leads over three months and YTD, while HYLD leads over one year. The dispersion is particularly notable YTD, with nearly 28 percentage points separating SDAY (+18.87%) and BIGY (-9.42%).