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Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD)

Derivative Income | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
18.37 USD +0.22 (1.212%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:46 a.m. EDT

The headline 5.94% yield is a trap masking a decade-long structural failure. Over the last nine years, the asset has lost nearly 24% of its value, turning the massive gains of the Nasdaq 100 into a steady bleed for shareholders. The recent price action confirms this stagnation, trading flat while the underlying technology giants surge. The 12% yield cited in headlines is misleading; it is a function of a depressed share price, not robust cash generation. With only one year of negative growth at the end of the window, the asset isn't in a deep multi-year freefall yet, but the trend is unmistakably bearish. The options market agrees, with traders loading up on downside protection. This is a classic 'value trap' where the income is real, but the capital preservation is nonexistent.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.008677
AutoETS0.008686
MSTL0.008784
AutoTheta0.008793

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 67%
H-stat 1.12
Ljung-Box p 0.003
Jarque-Bera p 0.929
Excess Kurtosis -0.26
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 32.55

As of July 11, 2026, 5:46 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put open interest relative to calls, creating a significant skew against upside. While ATM call volume is present, the concentration of OTM puts suggests a fear of further downside or a hedge against the structural drag on the underlying index, rather than a bullish bet on recovery.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.01% 12.08% 12.26% 12.35%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-22 0.185 1.010377
2026-05-18 0.179 1.010728
2026-04-20 0.179 1.011871
2026-03-23 0.172 1.000000
2026-02-23 0.177 1.015491
2026-01-20 0.179 1.024027
2025-12-22 0.178 1.007928
2025-11-24 0.173 0.998269
2025-10-20 0.173 1.002317
2025-09-22 0.170 1.002950
2025-08-18 0.168 1.006591
2025-07-21 0.165 0.990396
2025-06-23 0.166 1.004843
2025-05-19 0.165 1.011649
2025-04-21 0.160 1.023018
2025-03-24 0.170 1.004135
2025-02-24 0.165 0.905102
2025-01-21 0.188 1.018418
2024-12-30 0.339 1.853472
2024-11-18 0.180 1.000556
2024-10-21 0.183 1.008264
2024-09-23 0.181 1.008919
2024-08-19 0.179 1.002801
2024-07-22 0.177 0.997745
2024-06-24 0.169 0.964062
2024-05-20 0.163 0.930897
2024-04-22 0.172 0.998839
2024-03-18 0.178 1.003948
2024-02-20 0.177 1.009122
2024-01-22 0.179 1.014739
2023-12-28 0.166 0.955671
2023-11-20 0.161 0.947059
2023-10-23 0.167 1.005418
2023-09-18 0.172 1.008206
2023-08-21 0.173 1.002317
2023-07-24 0.180 1.007839
2023-06-20 0.177 1.007399
2023-05-22 0.168 0.963303
2023-04-24 0.173 1.010219
2023-03-20 0.169 1.007752
2023-02-21 0.167 1.023284
2023-01-23 0.170 1.013715
2022-12-29 0.161 1.011307
2022-11-21 0.165 1.016010
2022-10-24 0.163 1.017478
2022-09-19 0.165 1.008557
2022-08-22 0.181 1.023756
2022-07-18 0.181 1.016854
2022-06-21 0.174 1.000000
2022-05-23 0.179 1.011871
2022-04-18 0.205 1.005395
2022-03-21 0.210 1.017442
2022-02-22 0.202 1.020202
2022-01-24 0.203 1.000000
2021-12-30 0.499 2.243705
2021-11-22 0.225 0.992501
2021-10-18 0.197 0.872840
2021-09-20 0.190 0.851254
2021-08-23 0.188 0.822038
2021-07-19 0.223 1.012256
2021-06-21 0.194 0.875056
2021-05-24 0.221 1.000000
2021-04-19 0.228 1.015590
2021-03-22 0.224 0.999108
2021-02-22 0.233 1.021034
2021-01-19 0.229 0.998256
2020-12-30 0.230 1.008330
2020-11-23 0.223 1.004504
2020-10-19 0.217 1.016393
2020-09-21 0.212 1.005216
2020-08-24 0.220 1.007326
2020-07-20 0.214 0.996276
2020-06-22 0.209 1.000958
2020-05-18 0.204 0.996580
2020-04-20 0.199 1.016343
2020-03-23 0.181 1.005556
2020-02-24 0.238 1.037942
2020-01-21 0.199 0.837190
2019-12-30 0.165 0.699894
2019-11-20 0.195 0.840880
2019-10-23 0.177 0.775296
2019-09-25 0.175 0.771945
2019-08-21 0.227 1.003537
2019-07-24 0.171 0.731551
2019-06-26 0.215 0.945471
2019-05-22 0.211 0.944494
2019-04-24 0.179 0.782856
2019-03-20 0.204 0.900463
2019-02-20 0.185 0.831274
2019-01-23 0.217 1.002773
2018-12-28 0.172 0.816133
2018-11-21 0.225 0.995575
2018-10-24 0.247 1.077661
2018-09-26 0.201 0.802395
2018-08-22 0.226 0.905812
2018-07-25 0.181 0.724580
2018-06-20 0.200 0.815993
2018-05-23 0.216 0.880554
2018-04-25 0.234 0.989429
2018-03-21 0.249 1.007689
2018-02-21 0.249 1.003223
2018-01-24 0.250 1.006036
2017-12-20 0.247 1.002842
2017-11-22 0.132 0.539657
2017-09-20 0.154 0.645784
2017-08-23 0.203 0.859441
2017-07-26 0.159 0.665550
2017-06-21 0.221 0.930135
2017-05-24 0.126 0.530750
2017-04-26 0.145 0.617810
2017-03-22 0.123 0.535481
2017-02-22 0.100 0.432620
2017-01-25 0.128 0.557491
2016-12-21 0.146 0.650334
2016-11-23 0.162 0.722569
2016-10-26 0.149 0.669362
2016-09-21 0.194 0.877828
2016-08-24 0.130 0.595511
2016-07-20 0.141 0.645900
2016-06-22 0.202 0.937355
2016-05-25 0.171 0.784944
2016-04-20 0.156 0.697363
2016-02-24 0.220 1.009174
2015-12-23 0.215 0.922351
2015-11-25 0.181 0.768251
2015-10-21 0.214 0.924007
2015-09-23 0.222 0.978836
2015-08-26 0.204 0.948837
2015-07-22 0.152 0.637611
2015-06-24 0.150 0.630252
2015-05-20 0.169 0.719455
2015-04-22 0.153 0.648855
2015-03-25 0.160 0.684141
2015-01-21 0.230 0.986659
2014-12-24 0.144 0.600250
2014-10-22 0.241 1.011330
2014-09-24 0.195 0.779688
2014-08-20 0.222 0.882002
2014-07-23 0.209 0.826740
2014-06-25 0.213 0.851319
2014-05-21 0.245 0.980000
2014-04-23 0.263 1.066937
2014-03-26 0.193 0.769231
2014-02-26 0.193 0.755677
2014-01-22 0.257 1.006659
Additional Data
dividendDate 2017-05-30
dividendYield 5.94

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 26.0
All Time Low 14.475
Ask 18.37
Ask Size 20
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,851,660
Average Daily Volume3 Month 5,613,065
Average Volume 5,613,065
Average Volume10Days 3,851,660
Beta3 Year 0.49
Bid 18.35
Bid Size 15
Category Derivative Income
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 18.415
Day Low 18.2264
Dividend Date 1,496,102,400
Dividend Yield 5.94
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.5643266
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 18.0669
Fifty Day Average Change 0.3031006
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.01677657
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 8.035719
Fifty Two Week High 18.54
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.17000008
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.009169367
Fifty Two Week Low 16.35
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.0200005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.12354743
Fifty Two Week Range 16.35 - 18.54
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,386,858,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0854127
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family Global X Funds
Fund Inception Date 1,386,720,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index. The CBOE NASDAQ-100® BuyWrite Index is a benchmark index that measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio that holds a portfolio of the stocks included in the NASDAQ-100® Index, and "writes" (or sells) a succession of one-month at-the-money NASDAQ-100® Index covered call options. It is non-diversified.
Long Name Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_247675570
Nav Price 18.36
Net Assets 8,368,078,300.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.6
Open 18.37
Phone +1 8884938631
Pre Market Change 0.059999466
Pre Market Change Percent 0.32661656
Pre Market Price 18.43
Pre Market Time 1,784,105,866
Previous Close 18.150002
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.21999931
Regular Market Change Percent 1.2121173
Regular Market Day High 18.415
Regular Market Day Low 18.2264
Regular Market Day Range 18.2264 - 18.415
Regular Market Open 18.37
Regular Market Previous Close 18.150002
Regular Market Price 18.37
Regular Market Time 1,784,059,200
Regular Market Volume 3,045,595
Short Name Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Cal
Source Interval 15
Symbol QYLD
Three Year Average Return 0.1369048
Total Assets 8,368,078,336
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 32.552074
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 10.81807
Trailing Three Month Returns 10.81807
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 17.641125
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.7288761
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.041316874
Type Disp ETF
Volume 3,045,595
Yield 0.0594
Ytd Return 10.79152