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Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF (QYLG)

Derivative Income | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
29.64 USD -0.54 (-1.773%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 29.67 +0.03 (0.085%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 7:06 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:52 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook is severely compromised by a structural decline in the underlying asset class. While the headline yield is attractive, the price history reveals a brutal reality: over the last four years, the fund has lost over 12% of its value while the broader Nasdaq tripled. The most recent annual return was a significant drop, confirming that the strategy of selling calls to generate income has failed to protect capital during this specific market cycle. The recent price action shows the fund hovering near its 52-week lows, struggling to find support. The options market reinforces this pessimism, with traders buying protection (puts) rather than betting on upside. Despite the generous dividend yield, the relentless erosion of the share price means investors are likely seeing their principal value shrink faster than the dividends can replace it. This is a classic case where a high yield is masking a deteriorating business model.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.040865
AutoETS0.046555
AutoARIMA0.046556
AutoTheta0.050176

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 53%
H-stat 2.76
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.531
Excess Kurtosis -0.23
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 31.90

As of July 11, 2026, 6:52 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put open interest relative to calls, creating a distinct 'bear put' skew. This suggests a fear of downside volatility rather than a bullish bet on rallies. The implied volatility for puts is significantly elevated compared to calls, indicating the market prices in a higher probability of a sharp drop than a comparable rise.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.69% 17.64% 16.34% 14.06%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-22 0.208 0.686582
2026-05-18 0.207 0.710730
2026-04-20 0.153 0.547406
2026-03-23 0.184 0.701647
2026-02-23 0.146 0.546550
2026-01-20 0.157 0.582344
2025-12-30 2.778 10.134987
2025-12-22 0.162 0.537117
2025-11-24 0.276 0.934643
2025-10-20 0.240 0.806181
2025-09-22 0.144 0.490129
2025-08-18 0.136 0.477143
2025-07-21 0.136 0.483556
2025-06-23 0.160 0.590188
2025-05-19 0.176 0.658436
2025-04-21 0.229 0.963805
2025-03-24 0.164 0.618168
2025-02-24 0.128 0.451658
2025-01-21 0.159 0.555944
2024-12-30 5.298 18.753982
2024-11-18 0.176 0.542875
2024-10-21 0.187 0.575739
2024-09-23 0.178 0.558344
2024-08-19 0.204 0.643533
2024-07-22 0.168 0.529301
2024-06-24 0.144 0.459770
2024-05-20 0.139 0.454783
2024-04-22 0.147 0.506198
2024-03-18 0.157 0.521248
2024-02-20 0.151 0.509275
2024-01-22 0.150 0.507442
2023-12-28 0.144 0.497409
2023-11-20 0.128 0.458453
2023-10-23 0.133 0.507440
2023-09-18 0.139 0.510654
2023-08-21 0.135 0.498339
2023-07-24 0.141 0.503751
2023-06-20 0.139 0.506191
2023-05-22 0.124 0.474732
2023-04-24 0.126 0.502192
2023-03-20 0.123 0.504512
2023-02-21 0.122 0.515856
2023-01-23 0.115 0.485642
2022-12-29 0.113 0.510619
2022-11-21 0.116 0.503472
2022-10-24 0.111 0.487698
2022-09-19 0.118 0.502770
2022-08-22 0.133 0.524035
2022-07-18 0.121 0.495495
2022-06-21 0.116 0.487805
2022-05-23 0.122 0.499652
2022-04-18 0.145 0.512730
2022-03-21 0.146 0.506417
2022-02-22 0.142 0.511343
2022-01-24 0.144 0.500695
2021-12-30 3.207 9.984434
2021-11-22 0.159 0.472652
2021-10-18 0.141 0.435723
2021-09-20 0.139 0.437258
2021-08-23 0.140 0.429580
2021-07-19 0.158 0.507207
2021-06-21 0.137 0.444517
2021-05-24 0.150 0.495704
2021-04-19 0.156 0.507482
2021-03-22 0.147 0.494201
2021-02-22 0.156 0.515192
2021-01-19 0.150 0.500350
2020-12-30 0.149 0.500840
2020-11-23 0.142 0.503314
2020-10-19 0.140 0.510800
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 5.42

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 34.2
All Time Low 21.055
Ask 29.7
Ask Size 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 43,140
Average Daily Volume3 Month 41,955
Average Volume 41,955
Average Volume10Days 43,140
Beta3 Year 0.87
Bid 29.49
Bid Size 1
Category Derivative Income
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 29.905
Day Low 29.56
Dividend Yield 5.42
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.9293113
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 29.65102
Fifty Day Average Change -0.0061206818
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.00020642398
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 7.6025724
Fifty Two Week High 30.725
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.080101
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.035153817
Fifty Two Week Low 25.01
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.634899
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.18532184
Fifty Two Week Range 25.01 - 30.725
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,600,867,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1214914
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family Global X Funds
Fund Inception Date 1,600,387,200
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 invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio that holds a portfolio of the stocks included in the NASDAQ 100® Index (the "reference index"), and "writes" (or sells) a succession of one-month at-the-money covered call options on the reference index. It generally will use a replication strategy. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Market us_market
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_675563565
Nav Price 30.02
Net Assets 159,827,648.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.35
Open 29.72
Phone +1 8884938631
Post Market Change 0.025100708
Post Market Change Percent 0.08467125
Post Market Price 29.67
Post Market Time 1,783,983,967
Previous Close 30.18
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.53510094
Regular Market Change Percent -1.7730316
Regular Market Day High 29.905
Regular Market Day Low 29.56
Regular Market Day Range 29.56 - 29.905
Regular Market Open 29.72
Regular Market Previous Close 30.18
Regular Market Price 29.6449
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 73,682
Short Name Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Cal
Source Interval 15
Symbol QYLG
Three Year Average Return 0.20388019
Total Assets 159,827,648
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 31.89986
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 19.25355
Trailing Three Month Returns 19.25355
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 28.672035
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.97286415
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.033930767
Type Disp ETF
Volume 73,682
Yield 0.0542
Ytd Return 15.56762