QYLD ETF — Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF

Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD)

Updated October 2, 2026.

QYLD is an ETF that tracks the Cboe Nasdaq-100 BuyWrite V2 Index. its distribution rate is 11.38%, its trailing-12-month yield is 11.44%, its expense ratio is 0.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 82/100 (Safe). Total return is 202.8% over the past 12.8 years, 234.7 points behind SPY at 437.5%.

At the current 11.38% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,138 per year, or $94.83 per month.

QYLD performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 202.8% over the past 12.8 years, 234.7 points behind SPY at 437.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 23.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 5.8%.

QYLD key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

82 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

9.33%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/11/2013

Expense ratio

0.60%

Distribution rate

11.38%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

11.44%

Last close

$18.63 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$8,506,818,949

Average volume

3547200.0

Last dividend

$0.1767

Last ex-dividend date

09/21/2026

Last payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

0.49

P/E ratio

29.6863

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (11.38%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (11.44%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Global X or company page; Index: Cboe Nasdaq-100 BuyWrite V2 Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

QYLD risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 5.8%.

Who may consider QYLD — and who may not

QYLD may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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