QYLD Total Return Analyzer

QYLD total return combines two components: the cumulative distributions you received from QYLD over the holding period, and the change in NAV (share price) across the same window. Many high-yield funds advertise distribution rates that look spectacular in isolation but mask meaningful NAV erosion. The analyzer above shows exactly how much of your QYLD return came from distributions versus price change — a 50% annualized distribution rate paired with a 30% NAV decline is a very different investment than a 50% distribution with flat NAV.

Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) is issued by Global X. Buy-write strategy on the Nasdaq-100 — holds the index while selling at-the-money monthly call options against 100% of the portfolio. One of the original covered-call ETFs (launched 2013) with 12+ years of consecutive monthly distributions. Forward yield ~12%, expense ratio 0.60%. Because calls are written at-the-money, QYLD caps upside completely and historically underperforms the Nasdaq-100 on total return in strong bull markets — the tradeoff for the high income. That strategy directly shapes the gap between headline yield and real yield: option-premium and covered-call funds tend to show large gaps, while traditional dividend ETFs and index funds usually show small ones.

For the detail behind each payment, see the QYLD dividend history. To project how future QYLD distributions compound under DRIP, open the QYLD dividend calculator.