About this ETF
The Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) is designed to approximate the investment outcomes, in terms of both price changes and income generation, of the Cboe Nasdaq-100 BuyWrite V2 Index, preceding the impact of its fees and expenses.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +3.25% | +0.78% | +3.30% | +2.60% | +9.02% | +1.57% | -4.52% | -1.85% | -2.51% |
| Total return | +3.25% | +2.84% | +8.63% | +10.08% | +21.76% | +14.46% | +7.86% | +9.85% | +8.76% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.60% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $60.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 25, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 105 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA CORP | NVDA | 8.31% | 3.29M | $686.6M |
| 2 | APPLE INC | AAPL | 7.51% | 2.00M | $620.3M |
| 3 | MICROSOFT CORP | MSFT | 5.96% | 1.01M | $492.7M |
| 4 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | MU | 4.67% | 423.73K | $385.8M |
| 5 | AMAZON.COM INC | AMZN | 4.64% | 1.46M | $383.7M |
| 6 | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | AMD | 3.39% | 612.73K | $279.9M |
| 7 | ALPHABET INC-CL A | GOOGL | 3.34% | 792.74K | $275.9M |
| 8 | ALPHABET INC-CL C | GOOG | 3.10% | 742.67K | $255.9M |
| 9 | TESLA INC | TSLA | 2.87% | 679.99K | $237.3M |
| 10 | BROADCOM INC | AVGO | 2.80% | 645.40K | $231.5M |
| 11 | META PLATFORMS INC | META | 2.73% | 403.11K | $225.3M |
| 12 | WALMART INC | WMT | 2.36% | 1.83M | $195.2M |
| 13 | INTEL CORP | INTC | 2.00% | 1.89M | $164.8M |
| 14 | CISCO SYSTEMS INC | CSCO | 1.98% | 1.48M | $163.3M |
| 15 | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | COST | 1.96% | 166.75K | $162.0M |
| 16 | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A | PLTR | 1.84% | 863.01K | $151.8M |
| 17 | LAM RESEARCH CORP | LRCX | 1.76% | 470.06K | $145.8M |
| 18 | APPLIED MATERIALS INC | AMAT | 1.75% | 298.43K | $144.5M |
| 19 | NETFLIX INC | NFLX | 1.53% | 1.58M | $126.6M |
| 20 | PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC | PANW | 1.30% | 306.77K | $107.6M |
| 21 | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A | SPCX | 1.18% | 720.63K | $97.3M |
| 22 | CASH | — | 1.12% | 92.34M | $92.3M |
| 23 | AMGEN INC | AMGN | 1.09% | 202.94K | $90.1M |
| 24 | KLA CORP | KLAC | 1.08% | 491.17K | $89.2M |
| 25 | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC | TXN | 1.07% | 342.20K | $88.6M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 11.72% | Paid (last 12 months) | $2.1247 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Aug 24, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1830 (Aug 27, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -4.69% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +1.51% / -4.12% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | Aug 24, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 | $0.1830 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 | $0.1775 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | $0.1854 |
| May 18, 2026 | May 18, 2026 | May 21, 2026 | $0.1785 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Apr 20, 2026 | Apr 23, 2026 | $0.1789 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Mar 23, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | $0.1715 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Feb 23, 2026 | Feb 26, 2026 | $0.1771 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Jan 20, 2026 | Jan 23, 2026 | $0.1786 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | $0.1779 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Nov 24, 2025 | Dec 02, 2025 | $0.1728 |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Oct 20, 2025 | Oct 27, 2025 | $0.1731 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Sep 22, 2025 | Sep 29, 2025 | $0.1704 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 11.17% / 13.56% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.69 / 0.877 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -5.80% / -19.05% | Sortino 1Y | 2.56 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.774 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.843 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 7.37% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 4.86M | Average volume | 5.06M |
| AUM | $8.30B | Premium/Discount | +0.11% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$97.3M | -1.16% | $8.36B → $8.26B |
| 1 Week | -$1.7M | -0.02% | $8.30B → $8.26B |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
Latest News for QYLD
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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