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XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF

Covered call on ACWI, paying monthly

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% in cash and still finished 1.2 points behind ACWI.

Global X · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

11.0%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+17.9%Total return, 1 year
−1.2 ptsAgainst ACWI
93.0%Return of capital, latest payout (Global X estimate)

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

72.125th of 161

XYLD paid 11.0% in cash and its price rose 5.9%, so the payout came out of returns rather than principal.

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

Against its benchmark
MLPD −38.1 ptsMDST −30.2 ptsSLTY −29.1 ptsBLOX −27.8 ptsEIPI −27.8 ptsYQQQ −27.6 ptsULTY −23.3 ptsGDXY −22.0 ptsHIGH −20.8 ptsTOPW −18.6 ptsTDVI −18.3 ptsYMAX −18.1 ptsHISF −17.3 ptsACKY −17.2 ptsWEEI −16.9 ptsNDIV −16.6 ptsLQDW −16.2 ptsOARK −15.8 ptsFDND −15.5 ptsTCAL −15.0 ptsQRMI −14.8 ptsSDVD −14.8 ptsLFGY −14.5 ptsSLJY −14.5 ptsSCLZ −14.1 ptsYFYA −13.9 ptsQUSA −13.5 ptsHYGW −13.0 ptsJULH −13.0 ptsXLRI −13.0 ptsMAGY −12.9 ptsYYY −12.7 ptsXLKI −12.6 ptsJULJ −12.4 ptsLJUL −12.4 ptsJANJ −12.3 ptsLJAN −12.3 ptsFGSI −12.2 ptsLOCT −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.1 ptsAIPI −12.0 ptsIWMY −12.0 ptsOCTJ −11.9 ptsHIPS −11.7 ptsJUCY −11.6 ptsXLEI −11.6 ptsAPRJ −11.3 ptsLAPR −11.3 ptsXISE −11.3 ptsXIJN −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsJANH −11.0 ptsAPRH −10.9 ptsXBTY −10.7 ptsXIDE −10.7 ptsOCTH −10.6 ptsJEPI −10.3 ptsXIMR −10.1 ptsSRHR −9.7 ptsXRMI −8.7 ptsVEGA −8.3 ptsBUYW −8.2 ptsIAUI −7.9 ptsBAGY −7.7 ptsXV −7.5 ptsKHPI −7.3 ptsYBTC −7.3 ptsFTHI −7.0 ptsYLDE −6.8 ptsIGLD −6.1 ptsQQQI −6.1 ptsRDVI −6.0 ptsSPIN −5.9 ptsFEPI −5.8 ptsIWMW −5.8 ptsTYLG −5.7 ptsBITY −5.6 ptsSPUT −5.4 ptsWTPI −5.2 ptsPAPI −4.7 ptsXLVI −4.7 ptsETCO −4.3 ptsJEPQ −4.1 ptsCAIE −4.0 ptsFTKI −3.9 ptsGPTY −3.7 ptsIQQQ −3.7 ptsGIAX −3.4 ptsBIGY −3.3 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsRYLD −3.1 ptsWEEL −2.9 ptsYMAG −2.9 ptsRDTY −2.6 ptsXLBI −2.5 ptsNBOS −1.8 ptsRYLG −1.8 ptsSPYI −1.7 ptsFTQI −1.6 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsTSPY −1.6 ptsTHTA −1.5 ptsQQQY −1.3 ptsRDTE −1.3 ptsDIVO −1.2 ptsSIXH −1.2 ptsDFII −1.1 ptsGPIQ −1.1 ptsQDTY −1.1 ptsXYLG −1.1 ptsXDTE −0.9 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsQYLD −0.7 ptsXLII −0.7 ptsXPAY −0.7 ptsEGGY −0.6 ptsJOYT −0.6 ptsSDTY −0.6 ptsWDTE −0.4 ptsBTCC −0.3 ptsQYLG −0.3 ptsGPIX 0.0 ptsDJIA +0.1 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsIWMI +0.3 ptsKGLD +0.3 ptsXLFI +0.3 ptsIVVW +0.4 ptsLTTI +0.5 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsPBP +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.9 ptsTDAQ +0.9 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsBALI +1.4 ptsYETH +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsXLUI +1.6 ptsCHPY +1.9 ptsBTCI +2.1 ptsSOXY +2.3 ptsITWO +2.5 ptsDOGG +2.7 ptsCEPI +2.9 ptsXLYI +2.9 ptsYBIT +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.4 ptsDUBS +4.0 ptsSEPI +4.7 ptsXLCI +5.2 ptsIDVO +5.4 ptsTLTW +5.4 ptsBCCC +6.3 ptsOMAH +6.5 ptsIDUB +6.9 ptsXLSI +8.8 ptsUSOY +10.5 ptsBUCK +10.9 ptsKLIP +20.9 ptsNVYY +24.6 ptsXYLD −1.2 ptsXYLD −1.2 pts−38.1 pts+24.6 pts

64.9% of the 161 sit at or below XYLD on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.0%XBTY −74.7%YETH −67.4%YBTC −61.4%BTCC −59.9%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −58.0%SLTY −54.4%ULTY −53.3%NVYY −52.4%BITY −51.9%BCCC −49.4%BTCI −46.9%DFII −44.8%LFGY −43.0%YMAX −41.0%BLOX −38.8%TOPW −36.6%OARK −33.3%KLIP −32.8%GDXY −32.5%YMAG −27.1%YQQQ −26.3%MAGY −25.8%IWMY −23.1%CEPI −21.0%RDTY −19.9%RDTE −19.4%QDTE −18.5%EGGY −15.1%TLTP −14.5%XLYI −14.1%LTTI −13.8%ACKY −13.7%WDTE −13.7%QQQY −13.0%QDTY −12.8%XDTE −12.8%AIPI −12.2%QUSA −11.8%LQTI −10.4%TLTW −10.3%SDTY −9.9%GIAX −9.8%XLUI −9.5%HIGH −9.3%LQDW −9.3%TCAL −9.0%FEPI −8.5%XV −8.4%IGLD −8.1%XLRI −8.0%XLCI −7.9%FDND −7.6%YYY −7.5%XLSI −7.3%RNTY −6.5%HYTI −6.3%GPTY −6.0%OMAH −6.0%XLBI −5.7%HYGW −5.6%IWMW −5.3%HIPS −5.2%XPAY −4.9%HISF −4.7%QRMI −4.2%USOY −4.0%XLFI −3.8%FGSI −3.2%BUCK −2.5%HYBL −2.5%JUCY −2.3%XRMI −2.3%MLPD −1.7%CAIE −1.6%IAUI −1.6%YFYA −1.6%IVVW −1.4%CVRD −1.3%JEPI −1.1%KNG −0.9%XIJN −0.7%JULJ −0.6%WTPI −0.5%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.3%LJUL −0.2%XISE 0.0%JANH +0.1%JANJ +0.1%LAPR +0.1%LOCT +0.1%LJAN +0.2%OCTJ +0.2%XLII +0.2%APRJ +0.3%OCTH +0.3%XIDE +0.3%XIMR +0.4%APRH +0.5%TSPY +0.6%KHPI +0.7%BIGY +0.8%WEEL +0.9%SRHR +1.0%FTHI +1.1%QQQI +1.5%XLVI +2.1%SPYI +2.6%QYLG +2.8%YLDE +2.8%BUYW +2.9%SDVD +3.0%XYLG +3.4%KGLD +3.8%THTA +3.9%DJIA +4.2%FTKI +4.3%SCLZ +4.4%PAPI +4.5%RYLD +4.7%XLKI +5.0%PBP +5.1%IWMI +5.3%DYLG +5.4%TDAQ +5.9%JEPQ +6.0%SPIN +6.1%NBOS +6.5%SPUT +6.5%RYLG +7.1%GPIX +7.9%FTQI +8.0%DOGG +8.2%ISPY +8.4%QYLD +8.4%DIVO +8.9%MDST +9.3%VEGA +9.4%BALI +9.5%GPIQ +9.8%SLJY +11.0%RDVI +11.7%TDVI +11.7%IQQQ +12.3%SEPI +13.8%XLEI +13.8%SIXH +14.1%ITWO +14.3%EIPI +14.6%JOYT +16.1%IDVO +16.4%DUBS +18.9%WEEI +18.9%IDUB +19.0%TYLG +21.2%NDIV +22.9%CHPY +24.9%SOXY +68.6%XYLD +5.9%XYLD +5.9%−75.0%+68.6%

79.2% of the 161 sit at or below XYLD on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark−1.2 pts64.950%
what happened to the principal+5.9%79.250%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

2nd of 5 income ETFs writing on ACWI, by return against it 10th of 354 income ETFs by net assets

What a holder got

XYLD against ACWIXYLD returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested against +19.1% for All-country world (ACWI), a gap of −1.2 pts. Of that, 11.0% arrived as cash rather than price.+17.9%XYLD total return+19.1%All-country world (ACWI)11.0% of it arrived as cash

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XYLD returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested and All-country world (ACWI) returned +19.1%, so a holder came out behind it by 1.2 points. The lighter segment is the 11.0% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Its ten largest equity positions

XYLD top ten by weight, 38.2% of its 505 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.
HoldingTickerWeight
NVIDIA CORPNVDA8.01%
APPLE INCAAPL7.39%
MICROSOFT CORPMSFT5.58%
AMAZON.COM INCAMZN3.81%
ALPHABET INC-CL AGOOGL3.01%
BROADCOM INCAVGO2.60%
ALPHABET INC-CL CGOOG2.40%
META PLATFORMS INCMETA2.16%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCMU1.66%
TESLA INCTSLA1.56%

Method

Period by period

XYLD over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnACWIAhead or behind
3 months2.6%+2.3%+5.0%+3.1%+1.9 pts
6 months5.5%+4.6%+10.5%+15.6%−5.1 pts
1 year11.0%+5.9%+17.9%+19.1%−1.2 pts
3 years32.9%+3.0%+43.2%+76.0%−32.8 pts
Since launch112.9%+4.7%+190.8%+324.5%−133.7 pts

Method

When XYLD pays

XYLD pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.3109 a share, which went ex on Aug 24, 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 Sep 21, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Expected distributions for XYLD. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Sep 21, 2026Sep 23, 2026$0.3109ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence
Oct 19, 2026Oct 21, 2026$0.3109ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for XYLD (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for XYLD. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Aug 24, 2026$0.3109
Jul 20, 2026$0.4088
Jun 22, 2026$0.3403
May 18, 2026$0.4012
Apr 20, 2026$0.3522
Mar 23, 2026$0.3905
Feb 23, 2026$0.3412
Jan 20, 2026$0.3597
Dec 22, 2025$0.3252
Nov 24, 2025$0.4003
Oct 20, 2025$0.3967
Sep 22, 2025$0.3016
Aug 18, 2025$0.3163

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Jun 24, 2013, XYLD has returned +190.8% with distributions reinvested, against +324.5% for All-country world (ACWI), and has paid out 112.9% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays monthly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital. That is the issuer’s own Rule 19a-1 estimate and a tax characterization, made before the fund year closes: it says the payment included money the fund gave back rather than earned, not that the fund is eroding.

XYLD (Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategycovered call
BenchmarkAll-country world (ACWI)
Paysmonthly
Net assets (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026)$3.4bn
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)9.0%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 26, 2026)0.60%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)10.4%
LaunchedJun 24, 2013
Return of capital, latest distribution (Global X 19a-1 estimate)93.0%
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates28 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.3109 ex Aug 24, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$4.3286

Every figure 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. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has XYLD paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 5.9%.
Is XYLD ahead of ACWI?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, XYLD returned +17.9% against +19.1% for All-country world (ACWI), so a holder was behind it by 1.2 points.
How often does XYLD pay, and how much?
XYLD pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 9.0% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the XYLD distribution return of capital?
Global X estimates 93% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 XYLD next pay a distribution?
XYLD pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Aug 24, 2026 at $0.3109 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.
What does XYLD cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
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
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
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
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

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