XYLD ETF — Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF

Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (XYLD)

Updated October 2, 2026.

XYLD is an ETF that tracks the Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite Index. its distribution rate is 8.52%, its trailing-12-month yield is 10.36%, its expense ratio is 0.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 79/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 194.0% over the past 13.3 years, 318.6 points behind SPY at 512.6%.

At the current 8.52% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $852 per year, or $71.00 per month.

XYLD performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 194.0% over the past 13.3 years, 318.6 points behind SPY at 512.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 18.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 5.3%.

XYLD key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

79 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

6.73%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/21/2013

Expense ratio

0.60%

Distribution rate

8.52%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

10.36%

Last close

$41.73 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$3,396,460,727

Average volume

590600.0

Last dividend

$0.2964

Last ex-dividend date

09/21/2026

Last payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

0.39

P/E ratio

24.8677

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (8.52%) 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 (10.36%) 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 S&P 500 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.

XYLD risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 5.3%.

Who may consider XYLD — 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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Frequently asked questions

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