RYLD ETF — Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF

Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF (RYLD)

Updated October 2, 2026.

RYLD is an ETF that tracks the Cboe Russell 2000 BuyWrite Index. its distribution rate is 11.35%, its trailing-12-month yield is 11.99%, its expense ratio is 0.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 64/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 50.0% over the past 7.4 years, 145.8 points behind SPY at 195.8%.

At the current 11.35% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,135 per year, or $94.58 per month.

RYLD performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 50.0% over the past 7.4 years, 145.8 points behind SPY at 195.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 6.3%.

RYLD key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

64 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

7.26%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/17/2019

Expense ratio

0.60%

Distribution rate

11.35%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

11.99%

Last close

$15.60 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$1,328,711,116

Average volume

315500.0

Last dividend

$0.1475

Last ex-dividend date

09/21/2026

Last payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

0.53

P/E ratio

16.5845

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (11.35%) 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 (11.99%) 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 Russell 2000 BuyWrite 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.

RYLD risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 6.3%.

Who may consider RYLD — and who may not

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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