Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (XYLD) Dividend History
XYLD latest distribution
$0.3143per share · +6.0% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateOct 19Monday, 2026
Payment dateOct 22Thursday, 2026
Paid. Next monthly distribution expected around November 19 (not yet announced).
- 10.31%trailing 12-month yield
- $4.24paid in the last 12 months
- Monthly12 payments a year
- 2013paying since
- +3.0%5-year growth a year
XYLD dividend income calculator
- Income a year
- $424
- Each payment
- $35
- Value of the shares
- $4,115
- Yield
- 10.31%
At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $4.24 per share, before tax.
XYLD distributions per share by year
Distributions per shareYield at year-end (right axis)
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.
XYLD distribution payments
Distribution
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).
XYLD distributions by year
| Year | Per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to date | $3.52 | — | — | 10 |
| 2025 | $4.27 | −11.7% | 10.51% | 12 |
| 2024 | $4.84 | +16.7% | 11.54% | 12 |
| 2023 | $4.15 | −21.6% | 10.51% | 12 |
| 2022 | $5.29 | +15.4% | 13.43% | 12 |
| 2021 | $4.58 | +24.5% | 9.07% | 12 |
| 2020 | $3.68 | +26.2% | 7.93% | 12 |
Full history in the distribution table below.
XYLD yield on cost
| Bought | Paid | Yield on cost | Paid out since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $39.66 | 10.69% | $4.24 | 10.7% |
| 3 years ago | $38.08 | 11.14% | $13.18 | 34.6% |
| 5 years ago | $50.20 | 8.45% | $22.88 | 45.6% |
| 10 years ago | $44.34 | 9.56% | $39.30 | 88.6% |
Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).
XYLD yield vs similar ETFs
| ETF | Fund | Yield | Expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| XYLD | Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | 6.57% | — |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF | 0.99% | 0.09% |
| VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 1.04% | 0.02% |
| CATH | Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values ETF | 0.73% | 0.29% |
| XCLR | Global X S&P 500 Collar 95-110 ETF | 0.90% | 0.24% |
| VV | Vanguard Large-Cap ETF | 1.04% | 0.04% |
| SPYM | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF | 0.99% | 0.01% |
| GSUS | Goldman Sachs MarketBeta US Equity ETF | 1.01% | 0.06% |
| SPYX | SPDR S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF | 0.86% | 0.19% |
Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.
XYLD distribution history
160 payments| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-22 | $0.3143 | +6.0% |
| 2026-09-21 | 2026-09-21 | 2026-09-24 | $0.2964 | −4.7% |
| 2026-08-24 | 2026-08-24 | 2026-08-27 | $0.3109 | −23.9% |
| 2026-07-20 | 2026-07-20 | 2026-07-23 | $0.4088 | +20.1% |
| 2026-06-22 | 2026-06-22 | 2026-06-25 | $0.3403 | −15.2% |
| 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-21 | $0.4012 | +13.9% |
| 2026-04-20 | 2026-04-20 | 2026-04-23 | $0.3522 | −9.8% |
| 2026-03-23 | 2026-03-23 | 2026-03-26 | $0.3905 | +14.4% |
| 2026-02-23 | 2026-02-23 | 2026-02-26 | $0.3412 | −5.1% |
| 2026-01-20 | 2026-01-20 | 2026-01-23 | $0.3597 | +10.6% |
| 2025-12-22 | 2025-12-22 | 2025-12-30 | $0.3252 | −18.8% |
| 2025-11-24 | 2025-11-24 | 2025-12-02 | $0.4003 | +0.9% |
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| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-20 | 2025-10-20 | 2025-10-27 | $0.3967 | +31.5% |
| 2025-09-22 | 2025-09-22 | 2025-09-29 | $0.3016 | −4.6% |
| 2025-08-18 | 2025-08-18 | 2025-08-25 | $0.3163 | +1.2% |
| 2025-07-21 | 2025-07-21 | 2025-07-28 | $0.3126 | −19.3% |
| 2025-06-23 | 2025-06-23 | 2025-06-30 | $0.3872 | −0.5% |
| 2025-05-19 | 2025-05-19 | 2025-05-27 | $0.3893 | +3.2% |
| 2025-04-21 | 2025-04-21 | 2025-04-28 | $0.3774 | −5.9% |
| 2025-03-24 | 2025-03-24 | 2025-03-31 | $0.4010 | +37.9% |
| 2025-02-24 | 2025-02-24 | 2025-03-03 | $0.2907 | −22.1% |
| 2025-01-21 | 2025-01-21 | 2025-01-28 | $0.3730 | −68.6% |
| 2024-12-30 | 2024-12-30 | 2025-01-07 | $1.1896 | +220.6% |
| 2024-11-18 | 2024-11-18 | 2024-11-25 | $0.3710 | −3.9% |
| 2024-10-21 | 2024-10-21 | 2024-10-28 | $0.3860 | +12.9% |
| 2024-09-23 | 2024-09-23 | 2024-09-30 | $0.3419 | −14.5% |
| 2024-08-19 | 2024-08-19 | 2024-08-26 | $0.4000 | +28.0% |
| 2024-07-22 | 2024-07-22 | 2024-07-29 | $0.3126 | +13.1% |
| 2024-06-24 | 2024-06-24 | 2024-07-01 | $0.2764 | −2.0% |
| 2024-05-20 | 2024-05-21 | 2024-05-29 | $0.2819 | −17.2% |
| 2024-04-22 | 2024-04-23 | 2024-04-30 | $0.3404 | +5.7% |
| 2024-03-18 | 2024-03-19 | 2024-03-26 | $0.3219 | +6.7% |
| 2024-02-20 | 2024-02-21 | 2024-02-28 | $0.3017 | −3.9% |
| 2024-01-22 | 2024-01-23 | 2024-01-30 | $0.3138 | +8.4% |
| 2023-12-28 | 2023-12-29 | 2024-01-08 | $0.2896 | +8.5% |
| 2023-11-20 | 2023-11-21 | 2023-11-29 | $0.2668 | −30.4% |
| 2023-10-23 | 2023-10-24 | 2023-10-31 | $0.3835 | +15.1% |
| 2023-09-18 | 2023-09-19 | 2023-09-26 | $0.3333 | −12.4% |
| 2023-08-21 | 2023-08-22 | 2023-08-29 | $0.3803 | +32.4% |
| 2023-07-24 | 2023-07-25 | 2023-08-01 | $0.2872 | −12.3% |
| 2023-06-20 | 2023-06-21 | 2023-06-28 | $0.3274 | +15.3% |
| 2023-05-22 | 2023-05-23 | 2023-05-31 | $0.2840 | −24.5% |
| 2023-04-24 | 2023-04-25 | 2023-05-02 | $0.3760 | −5.8% |
| 2023-03-20 | 2023-03-21 | 2023-03-28 | $0.3989 | −2.3% |
| 2023-02-21 | 2023-02-22 | 2023-03-01 | $0.4081 | −0.5% |
| 2023-01-23 | 2023-01-24 | 2023-01-31 | $0.4101 | +7.3% |
| 2022-12-29 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-01-09 | $0.3822 | −5.7% |
| 2022-11-21 | 2022-11-22 | 2022-11-30 | $0.4052 | +1.1% |
| 2022-10-24 | 2022-10-25 | 2022-11-01 | $0.4007 | −1.0% |
| 2022-09-19 | 2022-09-20 | 2022-09-27 | $0.4046 | −6.7% |
| 2022-08-22 | 2022-08-23 | 2022-08-30 | $0.4338 | −1.1% |
| 2022-07-18 | 2022-07-19 | 2022-07-26 | $0.4386 | +3.9% |
| 2022-06-21 | 2022-06-22 | 2022-06-29 | $0.4223 | −4.3% |
| 2022-05-23 | 2022-05-24 | 2022-06-01 | $0.4411 | −10.8% |
| 2022-04-18 | 2022-04-19 | 2022-04-26 | $0.4947 | −1.3% |
| 2022-03-21 | 2022-03-22 | 2022-03-29 | $0.5014 | +3.7% |
| 2022-02-22 | 2022-02-23 | 2022-03-02 | $0.4835 | +0.6% |
| 2022-01-24 | 2022-01-25 | 2022-02-01 | $0.4808 | +5.0% |
| 2021-12-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-07 | $0.4577 | +25.5% |
| 2021-11-22 | 2021-11-23 | 2021-12-01 | $0.3646 | +5.6% |
| 2021-10-18 | 2021-10-19 | 2021-10-26 | $0.3451 | −6.7% |
| 2021-09-20 | 2021-09-21 | 2021-09-28 | $0.3700 | −0.7% |
| 2021-08-23 | 2021-08-24 | 2021-08-31 | $0.3728 | +10.8% |
| 2021-07-19 | 2021-07-20 | 2021-07-27 | $0.3366 | −12.9% |
| 2021-06-21 | 2021-06-22 | 2021-06-29 | $0.3865 | +15.9% |
| 2021-05-24 | 2021-05-25 | 2021-06-02 | $0.3334 | −7.7% |
| 2021-04-19 | 2021-04-20 | 2021-04-27 | $0.3610 | −14.0% |
| 2021-03-22 | 2021-03-23 | 2021-03-30 | $0.4198 | +16.8% |
| 2021-02-22 | 2021-02-23 | 2021-03-02 | $0.3596 | −24.5% |
| 2021-01-19 | 2021-01-20 | 2021-01-27 | $0.4763 | +18.0% |
| 2020-12-30 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-08 | $0.4036 | −10.2% |
| 2020-11-23 | 2020-11-24 | 2020-12-02 | $0.4493 | −0.7% |
| 2020-10-19 | 2020-10-20 | 2020-10-27 | $0.4522 | +1.7% |
| 2020-09-21 | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-29 | $0.4449 | +13.5% |
| 2020-08-24 | 2020-08-25 | 2020-09-01 | $0.3920 | +80.1% |
| 2020-07-20 | 2020-07-21 | 2020-07-28 | $0.2177 | +4.0% |
| 2020-06-22 | 2020-06-23 | 2020-06-30 | $0.2094 | +1.4% |
| 2020-05-18 | 2020-05-19 | 2020-05-27 | $0.2066 | +1.8% |
| 2020-04-20 | 2020-04-21 | 2020-04-28 | $0.2030 | +11.1% |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-03-24 | 2020-03-31 | $0.1827 | −29.7% |
| 2020-02-24 | 2020-02-25 | 2020-03-03 | $0.2600 | +0.3% |
| 2020-01-21 | 2020-01-22 | 2020-01-29 | $0.2592 | +1.4% |
| 2019-12-30 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-08 | $0.2556 | +2.0% |
| 2019-11-20 | 2019-11-21 | 2019-11-29 | $0.2506 | +2.2% |
| 2019-10-23 | 2019-10-24 | 2019-10-31 | $0.2452 | +0.7% |
| 2019-09-25 | 2019-09-26 | 2019-10-03 | $0.2434 | +0.8% |
| 2019-08-21 | 2019-08-22 | 2019-08-29 | $0.2416 | −3.6% |
| 2019-07-24 | 2019-07-25 | 2019-08-01 | $0.2506 | +2.8% |
| 2019-06-26 | 2019-06-27 | 2019-07-05 | $0.2439 | +1.6% |
| 2019-05-22 | 2019-05-23 | 2019-05-31 | $0.2400 | −2.0% |
| 2019-04-24 | 2019-04-25 | 2019-05-02 | $0.2450 | +2.4% |
| 2019-03-20 | 2019-03-21 | 2019-03-28 | $0.2393 | +1.8% |
| 2019-02-20 | 2019-02-21 | 2019-02-28 | $0.2351 | +3.8% |
| 2019-01-23 | 2019-01-24 | 2019-01-31 | $0.2266 | −41.5% |
| 2018-12-28 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-01-08 | $0.3875 | +66.3% |
| 2018-11-21 | 2018-11-23 | 2018-11-27 | $0.2330 | −5.8% |
| 2018-10-24 | 2018-10-25 | 2018-10-30 | $0.2475 | −5.6% |
| 2018-09-26 | 2018-09-27 | 2018-10-02 | $0.2622 | +0.8% |
| 2018-08-22 | 2018-08-23 | 2018-08-28 | $0.2601 | +1.5% |
| 2018-07-25 | 2018-07-26 | 2018-07-31 | $0.2564 | +0.8% |
| 2018-06-20 | 2018-06-21 | 2018-06-26 | $0.2543 | +1.5% |
| 2018-05-23 | 2018-05-24 | 2018-05-29 | $0.2505 | +2.2% |
| 2018-04-25 | 2018-04-26 | 2018-05-01 | $0.2451 | −1.7% |
| 2018-03-21 | 2018-03-22 | 2018-03-27 | $0.2493 | −0.2% |
| 2018-02-21 | 2018-02-22 | 2018-02-27 | $0.2498 | −3.4% |
| 2018-01-24 | 2018-01-25 | 2018-01-30 | $0.2586 | −82.0% |
| 2017-12-20 | 2017-12-21 | 2017-12-26 | $1.4350 | +2,039.2% |
| 2017-11-22 | 2017-11-24 | 2017-11-28 | $0.0671 | +79.1% |
| 2017-10-25 | 2017-10-26 | 2017-10-31 | $0.0375 | −37.9% |
| 2017-09-20 | 2017-09-21 | 2017-09-26 | $0.0603 | −75.6% |
| 2017-08-23 | 2017-08-25 | 2017-08-29 | $0.2468 | +353.5% |
| 2017-07-26 | 2017-07-28 | 2017-08-01 | $0.0544 | +0.2% |
| 2017-06-21 | 2017-06-23 | 2017-07-06 | $0.0543 | −29.5% |
| 2017-05-24 | 2017-05-26 | 2017-06-08 | $0.0770 | −65.4% |
| 2017-04-26 | 2017-04-28 | 2017-05-10 | $0.2228 | +262.5% |
| 2017-03-22 | 2017-03-24 | 2017-04-05 | $0.0615 | +1.8% |
| 2017-02-23 | 2017-02-27 | 2017-03-09 | $0.0604 | −73.4% |
| 2017-01-25 | 2017-01-27 | 2017-02-08 | $0.2266 | +353.3% |
| 2016-12-21 | 2016-12-23 | 2017-01-05 | $0.0500 | −34.8% |
| 2016-11-23 | 2016-11-28 | 2016-12-08 | $0.0766 | −56.5% |
| 2016-10-26 | 2016-10-28 | 2016-11-09 | $0.1760 | −11.3% |
| 2016-09-21 | 2016-09-23 | 2016-10-05 | $0.1985 | +162.5% |
| 2016-08-24 | 2016-08-26 | 2016-09-08 | $0.0756 | +137.7% |
| 2016-07-20 | 2016-07-22 | 2016-08-03 | $0.0318 | −65.1% |
| 2016-06-22 | 2016-06-24 | 2016-07-07 | $0.0912 | −65.8% |
| 2016-05-25 | 2016-05-27 | 2016-06-09 | $0.2670 | +1,512.1% |
| 2016-04-20 | 2016-04-22 | 2016-05-04 | $0.0166 | −77.6% |
| 2016-03-23 | 2016-03-28 | 2016-04-07 | $0.0740 | −7.4% |
| 2016-02-24 | 2016-02-26 | 2016-03-09 | $0.0800 | −76.1% |
| 2016-01-21 | 2016-01-25 | 2016-02-04 | $0.3345 | −8.5% |
| 2015-12-23 | 2015-12-28 | 2016-01-07 | $0.3657 | +331.7% |
| 2015-11-25 | 2015-11-30 | 2015-12-10 | $0.0847 | +111.9% |
| 2015-10-21 | 2015-10-23 | 2015-11-04 | $0.0400 | −89.9% |
| 2015-09-23 | 2015-09-25 | 2015-10-07 | $0.3964 | +7.2% |
| 2015-08-26 | 2015-08-28 | 2015-09-10 | $0.3699 | +542.9% |
| 2015-07-22 | 2015-07-24 | 2015-08-05 | $0.0575 | −69.6% |
| 2015-06-24 | 2015-06-26 | 2015-07-09 | $0.1894 | +166.4% |
| 2015-05-20 | 2015-05-22 | 2015-06-04 | $0.0711 | −45.7% |
| 2015-04-22 | 2015-04-24 | 2015-05-06 | $0.1310 | +89.4% |
| 2015-03-25 | 2015-03-27 | 2015-04-09 | $0.0692 | +3.6% |
| 2015-02-25 | 2015-02-27 | 2015-03-11 | $0.0667 | −65.6% |
| 2015-01-22 | 2015-01-26 | 2015-02-05 | $0.1939 | −71.7% |
| 2014-12-24 | 2014-12-29 | 2015-01-09 | $0.6840 | +273.7% |
| 2014-11-26 | 2014-12-01 | 2014-12-11 | $0.1830 | −26.8% |
| 2014-10-23 | 2014-10-27 | 2014-11-06 | $0.2500 | +46.3% |
| 2014-09-24 | 2014-09-26 | 2014-10-08 | $0.1708 | −16.6% |
| 2014-08-21 | 2014-08-25 | 2014-09-05 | $0.2048 | +474.0% |
| 2014-07-23 | 2014-07-25 | 2014-08-06 | $0.0357 | −31.0% |
| 2014-06-25 | 2014-06-27 | 2014-07-10 | $0.0517 | −35.1% |
| 2014-05-22 | 2014-05-27 | 2014-06-06 | $0.0797 | +140.6% |
| 2014-04-23 | 2014-04-25 | 2014-05-07 | $0.0331 | −28.7% |
| 2014-03-26 | 2014-03-28 | 2014-04-09 | $0.0464 | −65.5% |
| 2014-02-26 | 2014-02-28 | 2014-03-12 | $0.1346 | +592.3% |
| 2014-01-23 | 2014-01-27 | 2014-02-06 | $0.0194 | −97.4% |
| 2013-12-26 | 2013-12-30 | 2014-01-10 | $0.7582 | +1,065.2% |
| 2013-11-21 | 2013-11-25 | 2013-12-06 | $0.0651 | +86.8% |
| 2013-10-23 | 2013-10-25 | 2013-11-06 | $0.0348 | −30.4% |
| 2013-09-25 | 2013-09-27 | 2013-10-11 | $0.0500 | −66.9% |
| 2013-08-22 | 2013-08-26 | 2013-09-09 | $0.1514 | +286.1% |
| 2013-07-24 | 2013-07-26 | 2013-08-09 | $0.0392 | — |
Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.
XYLD dividend overview
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF pays monthly distributions made up of income from its holdings, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $4.24 per share, a yield of 10.31% at the latest close of $41.15. In 2025 it paid $4.27 per share, down 11.7% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +3.0% a year and over ten years +7.7%.
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: XYLD chart, XYLD performance, XYLD holdings, XYLD valuation, XYLD overview.
XYLD dividends FAQ
Does XYLD pay a dividend?
Yes. XYLD pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2013. The most recent was $0.3143 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 19, 2026, payable October 22, 2026.
What is the XYLD dividend yield?
XYLD paid $4.24 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 10.31% at the latest close of $41.15.
When is the next XYLD 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 XYLD pay dividends?
XYLD pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.
How much did XYLD pay in dividends in 2025?
XYLD paid $4.27 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.
How much income does 100 shares of XYLD pay?
100 shares of XYLD would have paid about $424 over the past 12 months, before tax.