Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call (RYLD) Dividend History
RYLD latest distribution
Paid. Next monthly distribution expected around November 19 (not yet announced).
- 12.30%trailing 12-month yield
- $1.87paid in the last 12 months
- Monthly12 payments a year
- 2019paying since
- −5.5%5-year growth a year
RYLD dividend income calculator
- Income a year
- $187
- Each payment
- $16
- Value of the shares
- $1,518
- Yield
- 12.30%
At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $1.87 per share, before tax.
RYLD distributions per share by year
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.
RYLD distribution payments
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).
RYLD distributions by year
| Year | Per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to date | $1.56 | — | — | 10 |
| 2025 | $1.84 | −6.6% | 12.00% | 12 |
| 2024 | $1.97 | −7.1% | 12.03% | 12 |
| 2023 | $2.12 | −16.6% | 12.64% | 12 |
| 2022 | $2.54 | −15.8% | 13.49% | 12 |
| 2021 | $3.01 | +24.0% | 12.35% | 12 |
| 2020 | $2.43 | +48.2% | 10.76% | 12 |
Full history in the distribution table below.
RYLD yield on cost
| Bought | Paid | Yield on cost | Paid out since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $15.35 | 12.16% | $1.87 | 12.2% |
| 3 years ago | $16.02 | 11.65% | $5.70 | 35.6% |
| 5 years ago | $25.15 | 7.42% | $10.58 | 42.1% |
Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).
RYLD yield vs similar ETFs
| ETF | Fund | Yield | Expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| RYLD | Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call | 6.07% | 0.57% |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF | 0.99% | 0.09% |
| VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | 1.03% | 0.03% |
| SCHD | Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | 3.38% | 0.05% |
| VYM | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 2.42% | 0.04% |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ ETF | 0.42% | 0.17% |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 0.97% | 0.19% |
Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.
RYLD distribution history
90 payments| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-22 | $0.1478 | +0.2% |
| 2026-09-21 | 2026-09-21 | 2026-09-24 | $0.1475 | −10.8% |
| 2026-08-24 | 2026-08-24 | 2026-08-27 | $0.1653 | +3.0% |
| 2026-07-20 | 2026-07-20 | 2026-07-23 | $0.1605 | −0.8% |
| 2026-06-22 | 2026-06-22 | 2026-06-25 | $0.1618 | +3.2% |
| 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-21 | $0.1568 | +0.1% |
| 2026-04-20 | 2026-04-20 | 2026-04-23 | $0.1566 | +6.2% |
| 2026-03-23 | 2026-03-23 | 2026-03-26 | $0.1475 | −6.9% |
| 2026-02-23 | 2026-02-23 | 2026-02-26 | $0.1584 | +0.7% |
| 2026-01-20 | 2026-01-20 | 2026-01-23 | $0.1573 | +1.4% |
| 2025-12-22 | 2025-12-22 | 2025-12-30 | $0.1551 | +2.2% |
| 2025-11-24 | 2025-11-24 | 2025-12-02 | $0.1518 | −0.5% |
Show all 90 distributions
| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-20 | 2025-10-20 | 2025-10-27 | $0.1525 | +0.5% |
| 2025-09-22 | 2025-09-22 | 2025-09-29 | $0.1517 | +0.7% |
| 2025-08-18 | 2025-08-18 | 2025-08-25 | $0.1506 | +0.5% |
| 2025-07-21 | 2025-07-21 | 2025-07-28 | $0.1498 | +0.9% |
| 2025-06-23 | 2025-06-23 | 2025-06-30 | $0.1485 | +0.3% |
| 2025-05-19 | 2025-05-19 | 2025-05-27 | $0.1481 | +3.5% |
| 2025-04-21 | 2025-04-21 | 2025-04-28 | $0.1431 | −7.1% |
| 2025-03-24 | 2025-03-24 | 2025-03-31 | $0.1540 | −5.3% |
| 2025-02-24 | 2025-02-24 | 2025-03-03 | $0.1627 | −3.3% |
| 2025-01-21 | 2025-01-21 | 2025-01-28 | $0.1682 | +1.1% |
| 2024-12-30 | 2024-12-30 | 2025-01-07 | $0.1664 | +0.4% |
| 2024-11-18 | 2024-11-18 | 2024-11-25 | $0.1658 | +0.2% |
| 2024-10-21 | 2024-10-21 | 2024-10-28 | $0.1655 | +2.4% |
| 2024-09-23 | 2024-09-23 | 2024-09-30 | $0.1617 | +0.6% |
| 2024-08-19 | 2024-08-19 | 2024-08-26 | $0.1608 | +0.2% |
| 2024-07-22 | 2024-07-22 | 2024-07-29 | $0.1605 | −0.2% |
| 2024-06-24 | 2024-06-24 | 2024-07-01 | $0.1608 | −2.8% |
| 2024-05-20 | 2024-05-21 | 2024-05-29 | $0.1654 | +1.6% |
| 2024-04-22 | 2024-04-23 | 2024-04-30 | $0.1628 | −2.7% |
| 2024-03-18 | 2024-03-19 | 2024-03-26 | $0.1674 | +2.6% |
| 2024-02-20 | 2024-02-21 | 2024-02-28 | $0.1632 | −1.3% |
| 2024-01-22 | 2024-01-23 | 2024-01-30 | $0.1654 | −0.8% |
| 2023-12-28 | 2023-12-29 | 2024-01-08 | $0.1667 | −0.7% |
| 2023-11-20 | 2023-11-21 | 2023-11-29 | $0.1678 | +3.8% |
| 2023-10-23 | 2023-10-24 | 2023-10-31 | $0.1616 | −6.4% |
| 2023-09-18 | 2023-09-19 | 2023-09-26 | $0.1726 | −0.9% |
| 2023-08-21 | 2023-08-22 | 2023-08-29 | $0.1741 | −3.1% |
| 2023-07-24 | 2023-07-25 | 2023-08-01 | $0.1797 | −1.7% |
| 2023-06-20 | 2023-06-21 | 2023-06-28 | $0.1829 | +13.6% |
| 2023-05-22 | 2023-05-23 | 2023-05-31 | $0.1610 | −11.5% |
| 2023-04-24 | 2023-04-25 | 2023-05-02 | $0.1820 | +3.4% |
| 2023-03-20 | 2023-03-21 | 2023-03-28 | $0.1760 | −10.1% |
| 2023-02-21 | 2023-02-22 | 2023-03-01 | $0.1958 | +0.1% |
| 2023-01-23 | 2023-01-24 | 2023-01-31 | $0.1956 | +4.4% |
| 2022-12-29 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-01-09 | $0.1874 | −5.6% |
| 2022-11-21 | 2022-11-22 | 2022-11-30 | $0.1986 | +2.1% |
| 2022-10-24 | 2022-10-25 | 2022-11-01 | $0.1945 | −0.5% |
| 2022-09-19 | 2022-09-20 | 2022-09-27 | $0.1955 | −5.5% |
| 2022-08-22 | 2022-08-23 | 2022-08-30 | $0.2069 | −2.4% |
| 2022-07-18 | 2022-07-19 | 2022-07-26 | $0.2119 | +4.8% |
| 2022-06-21 | 2022-06-22 | 2022-06-29 | $0.2022 | −4.3% |
| 2022-05-23 | 2022-05-24 | 2022-06-01 | $0.2113 | −9.9% |
| 2022-04-18 | 2022-04-19 | 2022-04-26 | $0.2345 | −2.4% |
| 2022-03-21 | 2022-03-22 | 2022-03-29 | $0.2402 | +3.7% |
| 2022-02-22 | 2022-02-23 | 2022-03-02 | $0.2316 | +3.8% |
| 2022-01-24 | 2022-01-25 | 2022-02-01 | $0.2232 | −27.2% |
| 2021-12-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-07 | $0.3066 | +20.5% |
| 2021-11-22 | 2021-11-23 | 2021-12-01 | $0.2545 | +2.9% |
| 2021-10-18 | 2021-10-19 | 2021-10-26 | $0.2474 | −1.8% |
| 2021-09-20 | 2021-09-21 | 2021-09-28 | $0.2519 | +0.4% |
| 2021-08-23 | 2021-08-24 | 2021-08-31 | $0.2510 | +2.1% |
| 2021-07-19 | 2021-07-20 | 2021-07-27 | $0.2458 | −0.7% |
| 2021-06-21 | 2021-06-22 | 2021-06-29 | $0.2475 | −0.4% |
| 2021-05-24 | 2021-05-25 | 2021-06-02 | $0.2484 | −0.4% |
| 2021-04-19 | 2021-04-20 | 2021-04-27 | $0.2493 | +1.9% |
| 2021-03-22 | 2021-03-23 | 2021-03-30 | $0.2446 | +1.9% |
| 2021-02-22 | 2021-02-23 | 2021-03-02 | $0.2401 | +5.7% |
| 2021-01-19 | 2021-01-20 | 2021-01-27 | $0.2272 | −0.5% |
| 2020-12-30 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-08 | $0.2283 | +2.9% |
| 2020-11-23 | 2020-11-24 | 2020-12-02 | $0.2218 | +3.8% |
| 2020-10-19 | 2020-10-20 | 2020-10-27 | $0.2137 | +2.2% |
| 2020-09-21 | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-29 | $0.2090 | +0.6% |
| 2020-08-24 | 2020-08-25 | 2020-09-01 | $0.2078 | +2.8% |
| 2020-07-20 | 2020-07-21 | 2020-07-28 | $0.2021 | +5.2% |
| 2020-06-22 | 2020-06-23 | 2020-06-30 | $0.1921 | +2.7% |
| 2020-05-18 | 2020-05-19 | 2020-05-27 | $0.1870 | +6.2% |
| 2020-04-20 | 2020-04-21 | 2020-04-28 | $0.1760 | +11.0% |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-03-24 | 2020-03-31 | $0.1585 | −33.6% |
| 2020-02-24 | 2020-02-25 | 2020-03-03 | $0.2387 | +21.9% |
| 2020-01-21 | 2020-01-22 | 2020-01-29 | $0.1958 | +18.0% |
| 2019-12-30 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-08 | $0.1659 | −33.8% |
| 2019-11-20 | 2019-11-21 | 2019-11-29 | $0.2508 | +49.6% |
| 2019-10-23 | 2019-10-24 | 2019-10-31 | $0.1677 | −20.7% |
| 2019-09-25 | 2019-09-26 | 2019-10-03 | $0.2116 | −15.5% |
| 2019-08-21 | 2019-08-22 | 2019-08-29 | $0.2505 | +83.4% |
| 2019-07-24 | 2019-07-25 | 2019-08-01 | $0.1366 | −38.6% |
| 2019-06-26 | 2019-06-27 | 2019-07-05 | $0.2226 | −5.1% |
| 2019-05-22 | 2019-05-23 | 2019-05-31 | $0.2345 | — |
Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.
RYLD dividend overview
Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call pays monthly distributions made up of income from its holdings, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $1.87 per share, a yield of 12.30% at the latest close of $15.18. In 2025 it paid $1.84 per share, down 6.6% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed −5.5% a year.
Payment amounts vary because they pass through what the fund earned during the period. ETF distributions may include qualified dividends, ordinary income, return of capital and capital gains; the fund's annual tax statement has the breakdown.
Related: RYLD chart, RYLD performance, RYLD overview.
RYLD dividends FAQ
Does RYLD pay a dividend?
Yes. RYLD pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2019. The most recent was $0.1478 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 19, 2026, payable October 22, 2026.
What is the RYLD dividend yield?
RYLD paid $1.87 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 12.30% at the latest close of $15.18.
When is the next RYLD dividend?
The next monthly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around November 19, 2026.
How often does RYLD pay dividends?
RYLD pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.
How much did RYLD pay in dividends in 2025?
RYLD paid $1.84 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.
How much income does 100 shares of RYLD pay?
100 shares of RYLD would have paid about $187 over the past 12 months, before tax.