Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD)

NASDAQ: QYLDExchange-traded fund from Global X Funds.

  • Expense ratio0.59%
  • Net assets$8.38B
  • Dividend yield5.50%
  • 1-year return+19.92%
  • Holdings101

QYLD ETF price chart

QYLD quote & trading statistics

QYLD performance

Total return · as of October 17, 2026
  • YTD+13.52%
  • 1 year+19.92%
  • 3 years+16.41%/yr
  • 5 years+8.43%/yr
  • 10 years+10.19%/yr
1Y volatility
8.61%
3Y volatility
7.63%
3Y Sharpe ratio
1.49

Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.

QYLD top 10 holdings

Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF largest holdings by weight
#SymbolNameWeight
1NVDANVIDIA Corporation8.03%
2AAPLApple Inc.7.36%
3MSFTMicrosoft Corporation5.93%
4MUMicron Technology Inc4.30%
5AMZNAmazon.com Inc4.21%
6AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc3.76%
7METAMeta Platforms Inc.3.49%
8GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A3.23%
9GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C3.04%
10TSLATesla Inc2.88%

The top 10 holdings make up 46.2% of the fund (101 holdings in total). As of October 17, 2026.

QYLD sector weights

Technology
60.3%
Communication Services
12.5%
Consumer Cyclical
10.4%
Consumer Defensive
5.9%
Industrials
5.4%
Healthcare
4.2%
Utilities
1.1%
Basic Materials
1.0%
Energy
0.5%
Financial Services
0.2%

QYLD region weights

North America
93.8%
Europe Developed
0.8%
Latin America
0.4%
Asia Emerging
0.2%
United Kingdom
0.2%

QYLD asset allocation

U.S. stocks
97.4%
Non-U.S. stocks
2.6%
Cash
0.0%

QYLD market-cap breakdown

Mega cap
53.1%
Large cap
32.0%
Mid cap
13.0%

About Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF

The fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index. The CBOE NASDAQ-100 BuyWrite Index is a benchmark index that measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio that holds a portfolio of the stocks included in the NASDAQ-100 Index, and writes (or sells) a succession of one-month at-the-money NASDAQ-100 Index covered call options. It is non-diversified.

QYLD ETF FAQ

What is the QYLD expense ratio?

Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF has a net expense ratio of 0.59%, or $59.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.

How much money is in QYLD?

Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF has about $8.38B in net assets.

What are the top holdings of QYLD?

The largest positions in QYLD are NVIDIA Corporation (8.03%), Apple Inc. (7.36%), Microsoft Corporation (5.93%). The fund holds 101 securities in total.

How has QYLD performed?

QYLD returned +19.92% over the past year and +8.43% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.

Does QYLD pay dividends?

QYLD has a dividend yield of 5.50% and pays distributions na.

When was QYLD launched?

Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF began trading on December 11, 2013.

ETFs similar to QYLD

Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with QYLD's. Overlap: shared top-10 weight as a share of the larger top-10 total of the two funds.

ETFs with holdings most similar to QYLD, compared by expense ratio, assets and 1-year return
SymbolFundOverlapExpense ratioNet assets1-year return
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QYLGGlobal X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF98%0.63%$183.7M+22.74%
QQQInvesco QQQ ETF97%0.17%$476.92B+19.55%
QQQINEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF97%0.70%$14.89B+13.73%
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