How much has RYLD paid over the last year?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, RYLD paid 12.1% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 0.6%.

Is RYLD ahead of IWM?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, RYLD returned +12.1% against +14.1% for Russell 2000 (IWM), so a holder was behind it by 2.0 points.

How often does RYLD pay, and how much?

RYLD pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 11.5% at its price on Oct 28, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

Is the RYLD distribution return of capital?

Global X estimates 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.

When does RYLD next pay a distribution?

RYLD pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 19, 2026 at $0.1478 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 28 days the ex-date falls near Nov 16, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year.

How much of RYLD’s distribution is return of capital?

Global X’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 100.0% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Aug 27, 2026 to Sep 24, 2026, the estimate is 100.0%. The annual report for the fiscal year to Oct 31, 2025 puts it at 91.2% of distributions. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, RYLD paid 12.1% in cash and returned 12.1% in total, against 14.1% for IWM.

Why did RYLD return +45.4% against IWM’s +88.6%?Is RYLD’s payout of 11.5% a year sustainable?What do RYLD’s net flows of −$513m over the 3 years to Jul 31, 2026 mean?

Covered call on IWM, paying monthlyGlobal X ↗Expense ratio 0.60%Fund assets $1.3bn on Oct 12, 2026First traded Apr 22, 2019Benchmark Russell 2000 (IWM)Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every Global X fund ETFIQ covers Dividend history

Promise check: PartlyOver the year to Oct 28, 2026, RYLD paid 12.1% in cash and returned 12.1% in total, covering 100.0% of its payout. Since launch it covered 71.6%.

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RYLD risk and return scorecard

vs IWM · May 2019 to Oct 2026 · 390 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

7.5 years

RYLD +45.4%, IWM +88.6%, May 2019 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.

Return

MeasureRYLDIWMEdge

Total return+45.4%+88.6%IWM

Annualized+5.1%+8.8%IWM

Price return−40.0%+71.8%IWM

Risk

MeasureRYLDIWMEdge

Volatility15.4%24.6%RYLD

Max drawdown−38.1%−40.0%RYLD (slight)

Upside capture33.1%100.0%IWM

Downside capture62.8%100.0%RYLD

Risk-adjusted

MeasureRYLDIWMEdge

Sharpe ratio0.220.35IWM

Sortino ratio0.270.51IWM

Alpha vs IWM

MeasureRYLDIWMEdge

Alpha, a year−1.3%Not significant

Alpha t-stat−0.43

Beta to IWM0.541.00Lower beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Oct 12, 2026

12 months to Jul 31, 2026

−$146m

3 years to Jul 31, 2026

−$513m

5 years to Jul 31, 2026

+$1.1bn

askIQ: what do these flows mean? ↗

What you earned

RYLD +0.1%, IWM +0.5%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.

RYLD

+0.1%

IWM

+0.5%

Paid 1.0% in cash. Price −0.9%.

RYLD −0.3%, IWM −2.3%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.

RYLD

−0.3%

IWM

−2.3%

Paid 2.9% in cash. Price −3.2%.

RYLD +6.8%, IWM +3.9%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.

RYLD

+6.8%

IWM

+3.9%

Paid 6.2% in cash. Price +0.7%.

RYLD +10.9%, IWM +15.0%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

RYLD

+10.9%

IWM

+15.0%

Paid 10.2% in cash. Price +0.4%.

RYLD +12.1%, IWM +14.1%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.

RYLD

+12.1%

IWM

+14.1%

Paid 12.1% in cash. Price −0.6%.

RYLD +38.8%, IWM +79.3%: total return over three years to Oct 28, 2026.

RYLD

+38.8%

IWM

+79.3%

Paid 35.9% in cash. Price −3.2%.

RYLD +11.3%, IWM +31.2%: total return over five years to Oct 28, 2026.

RYLD

+11.3%

IWM

+31.2%

Paid 41.9% in cash. Price −39.1%.

RYLD +49.0%, IWM +98.9%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.

RYLD

+49.0%

IWM

+98.9%

Paid 68.4% in cash. Price −38.5%.

askIQ: why did RYLD return +12.1% against IWM’s +14.1%? ↗

What it paid

13 distributions · latest Oct 19, 2026

12.1%

Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price

to Oct 28, 2026

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+12.1%

Total return, 1 year

to Oct 28, 2026

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−2.0 pts

Against IWM

to Oct 28, 2026

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100.0%

Return of capital, latest payout (Global X estimate)

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$0.1478

Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 19, 2026

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Pays monthly.

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Price and total return, 1 year

$15.36+0.3%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

−5%0%5%10%15%Total return +12.1%Price −0.6%

Oct 28, 2025Oct 28, 2026

Price −0.6%Total return +12.1%

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

RYLD returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
Window	Total return	Cash paid	Price	IWM	Ahead or behind
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026	+0.1%	1.0%	−0.9%	+0.5%	−0.4 pts
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026	−0.3%	2.9%	−3.2%	−2.3%	+2.0 pts
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026	+6.8%	6.2%	+0.7%	+3.9%	+2.9 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026	+10.9%	10.2%	+0.4%	+15.0%	−4.1 pts
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026	+12.1%	12.1%	−0.6%	+14.1%	−2.0 pts
3Y Oct 27, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026	+38.8%	35.9%	−3.2%	+79.3%	−40.5 pts
5Y Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 28, 2026	+11.3%	41.9%	−39.1%	+31.2%	−19.9 pts
Since launch Apr 22, 2019 – Oct 28, 2026	+49.0%	68.4%	−38.5%	+98.9%	−49.9 pts
Since launch, annualised Apr 22, 2019 – Oct 28, 2026	+5.4%	–	–	–	–

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Where the return came from

RYLD

+0.1%

IWM

+0.5%

About even with IWM RYLD over 1 month: paid 1.0%, price −0.9%, total +0.1%, IWM +0.5%, −0.4 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. IWM +0.5% RYLD +0.1% about even with IWM Total return, distributions reinvested About even with IWM RYLD over 1 month: paid 1.0%, price −0.9%, total +0.1%, IWM +0.5%, −0.4 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. IWM +0.5% RYLD +0.1% about even with IWM Over the 1 month to Oct 28, 2026, RYLD returned +0.1% with distributions reinvested and Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +0.5%, so a holder came out behind it by 0.4 points. The lighter segment is the 1.0% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change −0.9%Cash paid +1.0%, reinvested−0.4 pts vs IWM

0.0%

RYLD

−0.3%

IWM

−2.3%

2 pts ahead of IWM RYLD over 3 months: paid 2.9%, price −3.2%, total −0.3%, IWM −2.3%, +2.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. IWM −2.3% RYLD −0.3% 2 pts ahead of IWM Total return, distributions reinvested 2 pts ahead of IWM RYLD over 3 months: paid 2.9%, price −3.2%, total −0.3%, IWM −2.3%, +2.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. IWM −2.3% RYLD −0.3% 2 pts ahead of IWM Over the 3 months to Oct 28, 2026, RYLD returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested and Russell 2000 (IWM) returned −2.3%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 2.0 points. The lighter segment is the 2.9% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change −3.2%Cash paid +2.9%, reinvested+2.0 pts vs IWM

0.0%

RYLD

+6.8%

IWM

+3.9%

2.9 pts ahead of IWM RYLD over 6 months: paid 6.2%, price +0.7%, total +6.8%, IWM +3.9%, +2.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. IWM +3.9% RYLD +6.8% 6.2% of it arrived as cash 2.9 pts ahead of IWM Total return, distributions reinvested 2.9 pts ahead of IWM RYLD over 6 months: paid 6.2%, price +0.7%, total +6.8%, IWM +3.9%, +2.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. IWM +3.9% RYLD +6.8% 6.2% as cash 2.9 pts ahead of IWM Over the 6 months to Oct 28, 2026, RYLD returned +6.8% with distributions reinvested and Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +3.9%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 2.9 points. The lighter segment is the 6.2% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change +0.7%Cash paid +6.2%, reinvested+2.9 pts vs IWM

RYLD

+12.1%

IWM

+14.1%

2 pts behind IWM RYLD over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price −0.6%, total +12.1%, IWM +14.1%, −2.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. IWM +14.1% RYLD +12.1% 12.1% of it arrived as cash 2 pts behind IWM Total return, distributions reinvested 2 pts behind IWM RYLD over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price −0.6%, total +12.1%, IWM +14.1%, −2.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. IWM +14.1% RYLD +12.1% 12.1% as cash 2 pts behind IWM Over the 1 year to Oct 28, 2026, RYLD returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested and Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +14.1%, so a holder came out behind it by 2.0 points. The lighter segment is the 12.1% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change −0.6%Cash paid +12.1%, reinvested−2.0 pts vs IWM

0.0%

RYLD

+38.8%

IWM

+79.3%

40.5 pts behind IWM RYLD over 3 years: paid 35.9%, price −3.2%, total +38.8%, IWM +79.3%, −40.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. IWM +79.3% RYLD +38.8% 35.9% of it arrived as cash 40.5 pts behind IWM Total return, distributions reinvested 40.5 pts behind IWM RYLD over 3 years: paid 35.9%, price −3.2%, total +38.8%, IWM +79.3%, −40.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. IWM +79.3% RYLD +38.8% 40.5 pts behind IWM Over the 3 years to Oct 28, 2026, RYLD returned +38.8% with distributions reinvested and Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +79.3%, so a holder came out behind it by 40.5 points. The lighter segment is the 35.9% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change −3.2%Cash paid +35.9%, reinvested−40.5 pts vs IWM

0.0%

RYLD

+49.0%

IWM

+98.9%

49.9 pts behind IWM RYLD since launch: paid 68.4%, price −38.5%, total +49.0%, IWM +98.9%, −49.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. IWM +98.9% RYLD +49.0% 68.4% of it arrived as cash 49.9 pts behind IWM Total return, distributions reinvested 49.9 pts behind IWM RYLD since launch: paid 68.4%, price −38.5%, total +49.0%, IWM +98.9%, −49.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. IWM +98.9% RYLD +49.0% 49.9 pts behind IWM From launch to Oct 28, 2026, RYLD returned +49.0% with distributions reinvested and Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +98.9%, so a holder came out behind it by 49.9 points. The lighter segment is the 68.4% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change −38.5%Cash paid +68.4%, reinvested−49.9 pts vs IWM

0.0%

57.6

IQ Income ScoreETFIQ Distribution Coverage Scorejoint 69th of 164 · Oct 28, 2026

0.3 · lowest of 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company99.7 · highest

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

RYLD paid 12.1% in cash over the year and returned 12.1% in total, the same as it paid out.

total return as a share of the cash paid100.0% · 58th pct

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Money in and out

Monthly data · as of Oct 12, 2026

RYLD: in the month to Oct 31, 2026, nothing net moved.

12 months

−$146m

−11.6% of $1.3bn on Jul 31, 2025
Aug 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings

3 years

−$513m

−31.9% of $1.6bn on Jul 31, 2023
Aug 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings

5 years

+$1.1bn

413.9% of $268m on Jul 31, 2021
Aug 1, 2021 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings

Aug 2019 to Jul 2026

+$1.4bn

Aug 1, 2019 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings

Computed by ETFIQ from the monthly sales and redemptions RYLD files with the SEC on Form N-PORT.

How this is computed

ETFIQ reads no daily data for this fund, so its flows are monthly, and the latest month filed is Oct 2026. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for RYLD, back to Aug 2019, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare RYLD with other funds in the flows tool

Month by month, money in and money outSep 2023 to Oct 2026

in, up to +$37m

out, down to −$38mSep 2023Jul 2026

RYLD, money in and money out each month from Sep 2023 to Jul 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from RYLD’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Oct 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 13 and went out in 22.

Every bar is from RYLD’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 13 and went out in 22.

MonthInOutNet

Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 7 to Oct 12$0$0$0

Jul 2026 SEC Form N-PORT−$138m−$1.8m−$140m

Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$7.8m−$12.7m−$5.0m

May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.5m−$8.4m−$3.0m

Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$30.0m−$15.1m+$14.9m

Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$22.8m−$14.1m+$8.7m

Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$11.2m−$21.5m−$10.3m

Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$20.6m$0+$20.6m

Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$36.6m−$5.9m+$30.7m

Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.2m−$7.0m−$812k

Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.5m−$30.2m−$28.6m

Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$12.3m−$22.9m−$10.6m

Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.0m−$25.8m−$22.8m

Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.4m−$37.6m−$29.1m

Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.7m−$13.2m−$9.5m

May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$11.6m−$24.5m−$12.9m

Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT−$157m−$34.9m−$192m

Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$13.1m−$1.9m+$11.2m

Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$22.6m−$10.7m+$11.9m

Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.8m−$657k+$10.1m

Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$13.9m−$333k+$13.6m

Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$20.1m−$10.7m+$9.4m

Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$13.2m−$19.9m−$6.8m

Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$17.7m−$5.4m+$12.2m

Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$15.7m−$10.6m+$5.1m

Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$25.5m−$13.7m+$11.8m

Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$16.8m−$21.2m−$4.4m

May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT−$138m−$9.0m−$146m

Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$23.1m−$5.4m+$17.8m

Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$17.0m−$22.7m−$5.8m

Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$18.9m−$36.2m−$17.3m

Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$11.0m−$19.8m−$8.8m

Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$12.1m−$31.4m−$19.3m

Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$7.8m−$18.2m−$10.4m

Oct 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$14.1m−$22.6m−$8.5m

Sep 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$21.4m−$21.4m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Oct 12, 2026. Updated when the fund files its next report.

RYLD key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$16.43 on Aug 21, 2026

52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$14.64 on Mar 30, 2026

Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$15.36, 40% of the way from the low to the high

Beta to its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)0.50, against IWM

R-squared, the same days (ETFIQ)0.77

Beta and R-squared measured over251 daily total returns, Oct 29, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026

Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

RYLD return of capital and tax

Return of capital, latest notice (Global X estimate, Sep 24, 2026)100.0%

Return of capital, distributions paid Aug 27, 2026 to Sep 24, 2026 (Global X estimates)100.0%

Notices behind that number2 of 12 distributions

Return of capital, fiscal year to Oct 31, 2025 (annual report, filed Jan 9, 2026)91.2%

Options it writes (holdings as of Jul 31, 2026)Options on the Russell 2000 index, which are Section 1256 contracts

Estimates are Global X’s Rule 19a-1 notices, made before the fund year closes. The fiscal year number is the annual report’s tax character. Not tax advice. What a 19a-1 estimate is · Income ETFs by return of capital

Trading

as of Oct 28, 2026

Trading · RYLDas of Oct 28, 2026

Not scored2 of 6 measured · Oct 28, 2026

0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant

Cost for your order · one way, at least half a one-cent tick

$1,000$0.320.032%

$10,000$3.220.032%

Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 12 close0.00%

−0.4%95% of days within ±0.26% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.4%

One dealer

How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 1¢ to buy, midpoint − 1¢ to sell.At the Oct 12 close of $15.54, that’s $15.55 to buy and $15.53 to sell.

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$0.15

$0.17

$0.15

Distributions per share for RYLD 13 distributions for RYLD, $0.1475 to $0.1653 a share and $0.1566 in the middle, Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. 1 further ex-date is expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so it is not drawn. $0.1566 the middle one Oct 20, 2025 Oct 19, 2026 $0.1653 a share at the highest

Oct 2025Monthly, per shareOct 2026

13 distributions for RYLD, $0.1475 to $0.1653 a share and $0.1566 in the middle, Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. 1 further ex-date is expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so it is not drawn.

Latest

$0.1478

Ex Oct 19, 2026 · paid about 2 days later

Annualized

11.5%

At its price on Oct 28, 2026

Trailing 12 months

12.2%

12 payments, ex Nov 24, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026: $1.8664

Return of capital

100.0%

Latest payout (Global X estimate)

Next, projected

RYLD pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.1478 a share, which went ex on Oct 19, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 28 days the ex-date falls near Nov 16, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Nov 16, 2026 · pay Nov 18, 2026$0.1478 ETFIQ projection

Expected distributions for RYLD. A projected row carries the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date, at the last amount paid. Neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.

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Every distribution ETFIQ holds for RYLD (13, most recent first)

Oct 19, 2026$0.1478

Sep 21, 2026$0.1475

Aug 24, 2026$0.1653

Jul 20, 2026$0.1605

Jun 22, 2026$0.1618

May 18, 2026$0.1568

Apr 20, 2026$0.1566

Mar 23, 2026$0.1475

Feb 23, 2026$0.1584

Jan 20, 2026$0.1573

Dec 22, 2025$0.1551

Nov 24, 2025$0.1518

Oct 20, 2025$0.1525

Cash distributions per share for RYLD. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

Source: ETFIQ, from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

Total return as a share of the cash paid

−271.3% to 2,166.7% across 164

That is the share of the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company sitting at or below RYLD.

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.

Total return as a share of the cash paid: 100.0% · 58th pct, −271.3% to 2,166.7% across 164.

Covered the mostOne bar per fund · RYLD in whiteCovered the least

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RYLD top ten by weight, 0.0% of the fund, of its 5 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026. That is 89 days before Oct 28, 2026, older than the issuer’s daily file, which ETFIQ could not read. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.

N/A 0.00%

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Source: The fund’s SEC filing. Data as of Jul 31, 2026.

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About RYLD

Strategycovered call

BenchmarkRussell 2000 (IWM)

How the benchmark is set (ETFIQ)Its prospectus says its options are written on the Russell 2000 (prospectus, Form 485BPOS, accession 0001432353-26-000085, filed 2026-02-26); IWM tracks that index. RYLD names the Cboe Russell 2000 BuyWrite Index (prospectus, Form 485BPOS, accession 0001432353-26-000085, filed 2026-02-26); no ETF this site covers tracks it and its levels are licensed, so the reference here stands in for it.

Paysmonthly

Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 12, 2026)$1.3bnReport

Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)11.5%

Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 26, 2026)0.60%Report

Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)12.2%

First tradedApr 22, 2019

Return of capital, latest distribution (Global X 19a-1 estimate)100.0%

Paysmonthly

Typical gap between ex-dates28 days

Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days

Last paid, per share$0.1478 ex Oct 19, 2026

Cash paid in the 12 months to Oct 28, 2026, 12 distributions, ex Nov 24, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026$1.8664

How we measure

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. Method

IQ Investment Committee on RYLD

12 seats on RYLD, as of Oct 28, 2026: 1 Mixed, 6 Challenges, 4 Not enough data, 1 Does not apply.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges

In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyDoes not apply

In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data

In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data

In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data

In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherChallenges

In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskChallenges

In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges

In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges

In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data

In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingMixed

Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatChallenges

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Questions people ask about RYLD

How much has RYLD paid over the last year?: Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, RYLD paid 12.1% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 0.6%.
Is RYLD ahead of IWM?: Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, RYLD returned +12.1% against +14.1% for Russell 2000 (IWM), so a holder was behind it by 2.0 points.
How often does RYLD pay, and how much?: RYLD pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 11.5% at its price on Oct 28, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the RYLD distribution return of capital?: Global X estimates 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
When does RYLD next pay a distribution?: RYLD pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 19, 2026 at $0.1478 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 28 days the ex-date falls near Nov 16, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does RYLD cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year.
How much of RYLD’s distribution is return of capital?: Global X’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 100.0% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Aug 27, 2026 to Sep 24, 2026, the estimate is 100.0%. The annual report for the fiscal year to Oct 31, 2025 puts it at 91.2% of distributions. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.

Sources and dates

Prices, RYLD and IWMTiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026

Fee, 0.60%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Net assets, $1.3bnIssuer page · Oct 12, 2026

HoldingsThe fund’s SEC filing · Jul 31, 2026

Return of capitalGlobal X 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

DistributionsTiingo end-of-day · 13 payments

All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IssuerGlobal X page for RYLD ↗

Global X 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

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Total return

Price change plus every distribution reinvested on the day it went ex-dividend. This is what you actually ended up with, and the only fair basis for comparing with an index.

Cash paid

Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.

Ahead or behind

Total return minus benchmark total return, in percentage points. A fund can pay 12% a year and still be behind by 10 points if its price fell while the index rose.

Return of capital

The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.

Covered call

The fund owns the stocks and sells call options on them, collecting premium and giving up gains above the strike. Synthetic covered call funds hold options instead of the stocks. 0DTE funds sell options that expire the same day.

Autocallable

A fund that pays a coupon and can be called away early, on dates set when it launched. If it is called, you get your money back with the coupon and the run ends. If it is not, it runs on to the next date.

Barrier

The level the underlying has to stay above for you to be repaid in full. A barrier is not a buffer. A buffer takes the first slice of a fall for you; a barrier takes none of it once it breaks, so below it you take the whole fall rather than only the part past it.

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RYLD: RYLD over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price −0.6%, total +12.1%, IWM +14.1%, −2.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

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