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About Global X Funds Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF
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Inception date
Jun 24, 2013
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
Global X Management Co. LLC
Distributor
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
XYLD offers a new twist on an old strategy, writing calls against the S&P 500 stocks in its plain-vanilla basket in order to earn the premium. Holding the various positions and writing index call options inside an ETF wrapper is a more efficient way to access the strategy. The fund holds the underlying stock positions and writes one-month, at-the-money call options on the Index. The strategy should help to generate some income, but it also places a drag on the upside potential. As such, the returns will differ greatly from our benchmark. Prior to Dec. 15, 2017, XYLD tracked the S&P 500 Stock Covered Call Index. From Dec. 15, 2017 thru Aug. 20, 2020, the fund tracked the CBOE S&P 500 2% OTM BuyWrite Index.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Electronic Technology
Technology Services
Finance
Stocks101.43%
Electronic Technology21.49%
Technology Services21.18%
Finance15.18%
Retail Trade7.94%
Health Technology7.75%
Consumer Non-Durables3.94%
Producer Manufacturing3.33%
Consumer Services3.04%
Utilities2.51%
Energy Minerals2.33%
Consumer Durables2.07%
Transportation2.05%
Process Industries1.51%
Health Services1.45%
Commercial Services1.04%
Communications0.99%
Industrial Services0.93%
Distribution Services0.69%
Non-Energy Minerals0.47%
Miscellaneous0.04%
Bonds, Cash & Other−1.43%
Cash0.07%
Rights & Warrants−1.50%
Stock breakdown by region
North America97.42%
Europe2.58%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
XYLD invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Electronic Technology, with 21.81% stocks, and Technology Services, with 21.50% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
XYLD top holdings are Microsoft Corporation and NVIDIA Corporation, occupying 7.00% and 6.91% of the portfolio correspondingly.
XYLD last dividends amounted to 0.39 USD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.38 USD in dividends, which shows a 3.06% increase.
XYLD assets under management is 3.05 B USD. It's fallen 0.34% over the last month.
XYLD fund flows account for 302.55 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, XYLD pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 9.90%. The last dividend (May 27, 2025) amounted to 0.39 USD. The dividends are paid monthly.
XYLD shares are issued by Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. under the brand Global X. The ETF was launched on Jun 24, 2013, and its management style is Passive.
XYLD expense ratio is 0.60% meaning you'd have to pay 0.60% of your investment to help manage the fund.
XYLD follows the Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
XYLD invests in stocks.
XYLD price has risen by 0.55% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −3.87% decrease. See more dynamics on XYLD price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −2.55% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 8.80% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −2.55% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 8.80% in a year.
XYLD trades at a premium (0.08%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.