{
 "ticker": "MLPD",
 "name": "Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF",
 "issuer": "Global X",
 "desk": "income",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/MLPD",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/MLPD",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/MLPD.md",
 "as_of": "2026-09-11",
 "verdict": "Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, MLPD paid 13.3% in cash and still finished 38.1 points behind XLE.",
 "key_facts": [
  {
   "key": "cash_paid_1_year_on_its_starting_price",
   "label": "Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price",
   "value": "13.3%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "MLPD, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 13.3%, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "total_return_1_year",
   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
   "value": "+12.6%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "MLPD, total return, 1 year: +12.6%, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "against_xle",
   "label": "Against XLE",
   "value": "\u221238.1 pts",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "MLPD, against XLE: \u221238.1 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "latest_payout_annualized",
   "label": "Latest payout, annualized",
   "value": "12.0%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "MLPD, latest payout, annualized: 12.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$29m",
   "source": "source, as filed for Apr 30, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "MLPD, net assets: $29m (source, as filed for Apr 30, 2026)."
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "not read by ETFIQ",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "MLPD, expense ratio: not read by ETFIQ, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  }
 ],
 "fields": [
  {
   "key": "strategy",
   "label": "Strategy",
   "value": "covered call",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark",
   "label": "Benchmark",
   "value": "Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy (proxy)",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "pays",
   "label": "Pays",
   "value": "monthly",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$29m",
   "source": "source, as filed for Apr 30, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "latest_payout_annualized",
   "label": "Latest payout, annualized",
   "value": "12.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "not read by ETFIQ",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "cash_paid_last_12_months_over_today_s_price",
   "label": "Cash paid, last 12 months, over today\u2019s price",
   "value": "13.6%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "launched",
   "label": "Launched",
   "value": "May 8, 2024",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "pays",
   "label": "Pays",
   "value": "monthly",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "typical_gap_between_ex_dates",
   "label": "Typical gap between ex-dates",
   "value": "28 days",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "typical_wait_from_ex_date_to_payment",
   "label": "Typical wait from ex-date to payment",
   "value": "2 days",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "last_paid_per_share",
   "label": "Last paid, per share",
   "value": "$0.252 ex Aug 24, 2026",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "sum_of_the_last_12_distributions",
   "label": "Sum of the last 12 distributions",
   "value": "$3.1597",
   "source": null
  }
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 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Cash paid": "3.0%",
   "Price": "\u22120.5%",
   "Total return": "+2.5%",
   "XLE": "+14.0%",
   "Ahead or behind": "\u221211.5 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Cash paid": "5.7%",
   "Price": "\u22122.2%",
   "Total return": "+3.7%",
   "XLE": "+14.4%",
   "Ahead or behind": "\u221210.7 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Cash paid": "13.3%",
   "Price": "\u22121.7%",
   "Total return": "+12.6%",
   "XLE": "+50.7%",
   "Ahead or behind": "\u221238.1 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Cash paid": "28.2%",
   "Price": "+0.9%",
   "Total return": "+33.4%",
   "XLE": "+50.2%",
   "Ahead or behind": "\u221216.8 pts"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How much has MLPD paid over the last year?",
   "a": "Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, MLPD paid 13.3% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 1.7%."
  },
  {
   "q": "Is MLPD ahead of XLE?",
   "a": "Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, MLPD returned +12.6% against +50.7% for Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy, so a holder was behind it by 38.1 points."
  },
  {
   "q": "How often does MLPD pay, and how much?",
   "a": "MLPD pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 12.0% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ."
  },
  {
   "q": "When does MLPD next pay a distribution?",
   "a": "MLPD pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Aug 24, 2026 at $0.252 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 28 days the ex-date falls near Sep 21, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days."
  }
 ],
 "generated": "2026-09-13",
 "license": "Free to use with attribution. ETFIQ (etfiq.com)."
}