QYLD Distribution History & Yield

Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF · NasdaqGM

ETF Derivative Income Monthly payer Covered callHigh yield
$18.37
+0.05% today
as of Sep 8, 2026
TTM yield
11.57%
$2.126/share over the last 12 months
Forward yield
11.57%
$2.126/share indicated annual rate
Annual distribution
$2.126
per share, forward
Per payment
$0.1772
per share, every month
Frequency
Monthly
12 payments a year
Next ex-distribution date
Sep 21, 2026 Estimated
in 13 days
Next pay date
Sep 24, 2026
in 16 days
Last ex-distribution date
Aug 24, 2026
$0.183 per share
Expense ratio
0.60%
AUM 8.3B
Consistency
98/100
very stable payouts
5y distribution CAGR
-4.1%
annualised, regular payments
Growth streak
0 yrs
no current streak
Years paying
12.6
since Jan 22, 2014
1y total return
+23.2%
price +10.4% + distributions 12.8%

Upcoming distribution payments

Ex-datePay datePer sharePer 100 sharesStatus
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 (in 13 days) Sep 24, 2026 $0.1772 $17.72 Estimated
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 (in 41 days) Oct 22, 2026 $0.1772 $17.72 Estimated
Mon, Nov 16, 2026 (in 69 days) Nov 19, 2026 $0.1772 $17.72 Estimated
Mon, Dec 14, 2026 (in 97 days) Dec 17, 2026 $0.1772 $17.72 Estimated
Mon, Jan 11, 2027 (in 125 days) Jan 14, 2027 $0.1772 $17.72 Estimated
Mon, Feb 8, 2027 (in 153 days) Feb 11, 2027 $0.1772 $17.72 Estimated
Mon, Mar 8, 2027 (in 181 days) Mar 11, 2027 $0.1772 $17.72 Estimated
Mon, Apr 5, 2027 (in 209 days) Apr 8, 2027 $0.1772 $17.72 Estimated
Mon, May 3, 2027 (in 237 days) May 6, 2027 $0.1772 $17.72 Estimated
Mon, May 31, 2027 (in 265 days) Jun 3, 2027 $0.1772 $17.72 Estimated
Mon, Jun 28, 2027 (in 293 days) Jul 1, 2027 $0.1772 $17.72 Estimated
Mon, Jul 26, 2027 (in 321 days) Jul 29, 2027 $0.1772 $17.72 Estimated

Estimated dates and amounts are projected from QYLD's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the fund announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $2.3032 per share.

Distribution payment history

Last 40 payments per share. RegularSpecial

Last 40 payments per share from May 22, 2023 to Aug 24, 2026; most recent $0.183$0.00$0.20$0.40May 22, 2023: $0.168May '23Jun 20, 2023: $0.177Jul 24, 2023: $0.18Aug 21, 2023: $0.173Sep 18, 2023: $0.172Oct 23, 2023: $0.167Oct '23Nov 20, 2023: $0.161Dec 28, 2023: $0.166Jan 22, 2024: $0.179Feb 20, 2024: $0.177Mar 18, 2024: $0.178Mar '24Apr 22, 2024: $0.172May 20, 2024: $0.163Jun 24, 2024: $0.169Jul 22, 2024: $0.177Aug 19, 2024: $0.179Aug '24Sep 23, 2024: $0.181Oct 21, 2024: $0.183Nov 18, 2024: $0.18Dec 30, 2024: $0.339Jan 21, 2025: $0.188Jan '25Feb 24, 2025: $0.165Mar 24, 2025: $0.17Apr 21, 2025: $0.16May 19, 2025: $0.165Jun 23, 2025: $0.166Jun '25Jul 21, 2025: $0.165Aug 18, 2025: $0.168Sep 22, 2025: $0.17Oct 20, 2025: $0.173Nov 24, 2025: $0.173Nov '25Dec 22, 2025: $0.178Jan 20, 2026: $0.179Feb 23, 2026: $0.177Mar 23, 2026: $0.172Apr 20, 2026: $0.179Apr '26May 18, 2026: $0.179Jun 22, 2026: $0.185Jul 20, 2026: $0.178Aug 24, 2026: $0.183

Annual distributions per share

Annual dividend per share by calendar year, 2017 to 2026 (year to date)$0.00$1.50$3.002017: $1.887$1.88720172018: $2.65$2.6520182019: $2.321$2.32120192020: $2.546$2.54620202021: $2.851$2.85120212022: $2.189$2.18920222023: $2.043$2.04320232024: $2.277$2.27720242025: $2.041$2.04120252026 (YTD): $1.432$1.4322026 YTD

How much QYLD do you need for monthly income?

Target incomeShares neededCapital at today's pricePer year
$100 / month565$10,369$1,200
$500 / month2,823$51,844$6,000
$1,000 / month5,645$103,688$12,000

Based on the forward yield of 11.57%. $10,000 in QYLD would currently pay about $1,157 a year ($96 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →

QYLD distribution history

Show recent only
Ex-datePay dateAmountChange
Aug 24, 2026 Aug 27, 2026 $0.183 +2.8%
Jul 20, 2026 Jul 23, 2026 $0.178 -3.8%
Jun 22, 2026 Jun 25, 2026 $0.185 +3.4%
May 18, 2026 May 21, 2026 $0.179 +0.0%
Apr 20, 2026 Apr 23, 2026 $0.179 +4.1%
Mar 23, 2026 Mar 26, 2026 $0.172 -2.8%
Feb 23, 2026 Feb 26, 2026 $0.177 -1.1%
Jan 20, 2026 Jan 23, 2026 $0.179 +0.6%
Dec 22, 2025 Dec 30, 2025 $0.178 +2.9%
Nov 24, 2025 Dec 2, 2025 $0.173 +0.0%
Oct 20, 2025 Oct 27, 2025 $0.173 +1.8%
Sep 22, 2025 Sep 29, 2025 $0.17 +1.2%
Aug 18, 2025 Aug 25, 2025 $0.168 +1.8%
Jul 21, 2025 Jul 28, 2025 $0.165 -0.6%
Jun 23, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 $0.166 +0.6%
May 19, 2025 May 27, 2025 $0.165 +3.1%
Apr 21, 2025 Apr 28, 2025 $0.16 -5.9%
Mar 24, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 $0.17 +3.0%
Feb 24, 2025 Mar 3, 2025 $0.165 -12.2%
Jan 21, 2025 Jan 28, 2025 $0.188 -44.5%
Dec 30, 2024 Jan 7, 2025 $0.339 +88.3%
Nov 18, 2024 Nov 25, 2024 $0.18 -1.6%
Oct 21, 2024 Oct 28, 2024 $0.183 +1.1%
Sep 23, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 $0.181 +1.1%
Aug 19, 2024 Aug 26, 2024 $0.179 +1.1%
Jul 22, 2024 Jul 29, 2024 $0.177 +4.7%
Jun 24, 2024 Jul 1, 2024 $0.169 +3.7%
May 20, 2024 May 29, 2024 $0.163 -5.2%
Apr 22, 2024 Apr 30, 2024 $0.172 -3.4%
Mar 18, 2024 Mar 26, 2024 $0.178 +0.6%
Feb 20, 2024 Feb 28, 2024 $0.177 -1.1%
Jan 22, 2024 Jan 30, 2024 $0.179 +7.8%
Dec 28, 2023 Jan 8, 2024 $0.166 +3.1%
Nov 20, 2023 Nov 29, 2023 $0.161 -3.6%
Oct 23, 2023 Oct 31, 2023 $0.167 -2.9%
Sep 18, 2023 Sep 26, 2023 $0.172 -0.6%
Aug 21, 2023 Aug 29, 2023 $0.173 -3.9%
Jul 24, 2023 Aug 1, 2023 $0.18 +1.7%
Jun 20, 2023 Jun 28, 2023 $0.177 +5.4%
May 22, 2023 May 31, 2023 $0.168 -2.9%
Apr 24, 2023 May 2, 2023 $0.173 +2.4%
Mar 20, 2023 Mar 28, 2023 $0.169 +1.2%
Feb 21, 2023 Mar 1, 2023 $0.167 -1.8%
Jan 23, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 $0.17 +5.6%
Dec 29, 2022 Jan 9, 2023 $0.161 -2.4%
Nov 21, 2022 Nov 30, 2022 $0.165 +1.2%
Oct 24, 2022 Nov 1, 2022 $0.163 -1.2%
Sep 19, 2022 Sep 27, 2022 $0.165 -8.8%
Aug 22, 2022 Aug 30, 2022 $0.181 +0.0%
Jul 18, 2022 Jul 26, 2022 $0.181 +4.0%
Jun 21, 2022 Jun 29, 2022 $0.174 -2.8%
May 23, 2022 Jun 1, 2022 $0.179 -12.7%
Apr 18, 2022 Apr 26, 2022 $0.205 -2.4%
Mar 21, 2022 Mar 29, 2022 $0.21 +4.0%
Feb 22, 2022 Mar 2, 2022 $0.202 -0.5%
Jan 24, 2022 Feb 1, 2022 $0.203 -59.3%
Dec 30, 2021 Jan 7, 2022 $0.499 +121.8%
Nov 22, 2021 Dec 1, 2021 $0.225 +14.2%
Oct 18, 2021 Oct 26, 2021 $0.197 +3.7%
Sep 20, 2021 Sep 28, 2021 $0.19 +1.1%
Aug 23, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 $0.188 -15.7%
Jul 19, 2021 Jul 27, 2021 $0.223 +14.9%
Jun 21, 2021 Jun 29, 2021 $0.194 -12.2%
May 24, 2021 Jun 2, 2021 $0.221 -3.1%
Apr 19, 2021 Apr 27, 2021 $0.228 +1.8%
Mar 22, 2021 Mar 30, 2021 $0.224 -3.9%
Feb 22, 2021 Mar 2, 2021 $0.233 +1.7%
Jan 19, 2021 Jan 27, 2021 $0.229 -0.4%
Dec 30, 2020 Jan 8, 2021 $0.23 +3.1%
Nov 23, 2020 Dec 2, 2020 $0.223 +2.8%
Oct 19, 2020 Oct 27, 2020 $0.217 +2.4%
Sep 21, 2020 Sep 29, 2020 $0.212 -3.6%
Aug 24, 2020 Sep 1, 2020 $0.22 +2.8%
Jul 20, 2020 Jul 28, 2020 $0.214 +2.4%
Jun 22, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 $0.209 +2.5%
May 18, 2020 May 27, 2020 $0.204 +2.5%
Apr 20, 2020 Apr 28, 2020 $0.199 +9.9%
Mar 23, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 $0.181 -23.9%
Feb 24, 2020 Mar 3, 2020 $0.238 +19.6%
Jan 21, 2020 Jan 29, 2020 $0.199 +20.6%
Dec 30, 2019 Jan 8, 2020 $0.165 -15.4%
Nov 20, 2019 Nov 29, 2019 $0.195 +10.2%
Oct 23, 2019 Oct 31, 2019 $0.177 +1.1%
Sep 25, 2019 Oct 3, 2019 $0.175 -22.9%
Aug 21, 2019 Aug 29, 2019 $0.227 +32.7%
Jul 24, 2019 Aug 1, 2019 $0.171 -20.5%
Jun 26, 2019 Jul 5, 2019 $0.215 +1.9%
May 22, 2019 May 31, 2019 $0.211 +17.9%
Apr 24, 2019 May 2, 2019 $0.179 -12.3%
Mar 20, 2019 Mar 28, 2019 $0.204 +10.3%
Feb 20, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 $0.185 -14.7%
Jan 23, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 $0.217 +26.2%
Dec 28, 2018 Jan 8, 2019 $0.172 -23.6%
Nov 21, 2018 Nov 27, 2018 $0.225 -8.9%
Oct 24, 2018 Oct 30, 2018 $0.247 +22.9%
Sep 26, 2018 Oct 2, 2018 $0.201 -11.1%
Aug 22, 2018 Aug 28, 2018 $0.226 +24.9%
Jul 25, 2018 Jul 31, 2018 $0.181 -9.5%
Jun 20, 2018 Jun 26, 2018 $0.20 -7.4%
May 23, 2018 May 29, 2018 $0.216 -7.7%
Apr 25, 2018 May 1, 2018 $0.234 -6.0%
Mar 21, 2018 Mar 27, 2018 $0.249 +0.0%
Feb 21, 2018 Feb 27, 2018 $0.249 -0.4%
Jan 24, 2018 Jan 30, 2018 $0.25 +1.2%
Dec 20, 2017 Dec 26, 2017 $0.247 +87.1%
Nov 22, 2017 Nov 28, 2017 $0.132 -11.4%
Oct 25, 2017 Oct 31, 2017 $0.149 -3.2%
Sep 20, 2017 Sep 26, 2017 $0.154 -24.1%
Aug 23, 2017 Aug 29, 2017 $0.203 +27.7%
Jul 26, 2017 Aug 1, 2017 $0.159 -28.1%
Jun 21, 2017 Jun 27, 2017 $0.221 +75.4%
May 24, 2017 May 30, 2017 $0.126 -13.1%
Apr 26, 2017 May 2, 2017 $0.145 +17.9%
Mar 22, 2017 Mar 28, 2017 $0.123 +23.0%
Feb 22, 2017 Feb 28, 2017 $0.10 -21.9%
Jan 25, 2017 Jan 31, 2017 $0.128 -12.3%
Dec 21, 2016 Dec 27, 2016 $0.146 -9.9%
Nov 23, 2016 Nov 29, 2016 $0.162 +8.7%
Oct 26, 2016 Nov 1, 2016 $0.149 -23.2%
Sep 21, 2016 Sep 27, 2016 $0.194 +49.2%
Aug 24, 2016 Aug 30, 2016 $0.13 -7.8%
Jul 20, 2016 Jul 26, 2016 $0.141 -30.2%
Jun 22, 2016 Jun 28, 2016 $0.202 +18.1%
May 25, 2016 May 31, 2016 $0.171 +9.6%
Apr 20, 2016 Apr 26, 2016 $0.156 -1.2%
Mar 23, 2016 Mar 29, 2016 $0.1579 -28.2%
Feb 24, 2016 Mar 1, 2016 $0.22 +2.8%
Jan 20, 2016 Jan 26, 2016 $0.2139 -0.5%
Dec 23, 2015 Dec 30, 2015 $0.215 +18.8%
Nov 25, 2015 Dec 2, 2015 $0.181 -15.4%
Oct 21, 2015 Oct 28, 2015 $0.214 -3.6%
Sep 23, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 $0.222 +8.8%
Aug 26, 2015 Sep 2, 2015 $0.204 +34.2%
Jul 22, 2015 Jul 29, 2015 $0.152 +1.3%
Jun 24, 2015 Jul 1, 2015 $0.15 -11.2%
May 20, 2015 May 27, 2015 $0.169 +10.5%
Apr 22, 2015 Apr 29, 2015 $0.153 -4.4%
Mar 25, 2015 Apr 1, 2015 $0.16 +3.7%
Feb 25, 2015 Mar 4, 2015 $0.1542 -32.9%
Jan 21, 2015 Jan 28, 2015 $0.23 +59.7%
Dec 24, 2014 Dec 31, 2014 $0.144 -29.2%
Nov 26, 2014 Dec 3, 2014 $0.2034 -15.6%
Oct 22, 2014 Oct 29, 2014 $0.241 +23.6%
Sep 24, 2014 Oct 1, 2014 $0.195 -12.2%
Aug 20, 2014 Aug 27, 2014 $0.222 +6.2%
Jul 23, 2014 Jul 30, 2014 $0.209 -1.9%
Jun 25, 2014 Jul 2, 2014 $0.213 -13.1%
May 21, 2014 Jun 5, 2014 $0.245 -6.8%
Apr 23, 2014 May 8, 2014 $0.263 +36.3%
Mar 26, 2014 Apr 10, 2014 $0.193 +0.0%
Feb 26, 2014 Mar 13, 2014 $0.193 -24.9%
Jan 22, 2014 Feb 6, 2014 $0.257

Payout risk check

Distribution stabilityLow risk

QYLD's last 12 distributions were very stable (consistency score 98/100).

Its share price moved +10.4% over the past year.

This is a rule-based screen computed from public data, not a rating or a recommendation. Read our guide to yield traps for what the signals mean.

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.

Fund family: Global X Funds. Category: Derivative Income. First distribution on our records: Jan 22, 2014. 152 payments tracked.

QYLD distribution FAQ

When is QYLD's next ex-distribution date?

QYLD's next ex-distribution date is Sep 21, 2026 (in 13 days, estimated from its monthly schedule). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $0.1772 per share, expected on Sep 24, 2026.

How often does QYLD pay distributions?

QYLD pays distributions every month, 12 times a year. The most recent payment was $0.183 per share with an ex-date of Aug 24, 2026.

What is QYLD's distribution yield?

QYLD's trailing 12-month distribution yield is 11.57%, based on $2.126 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $18.37. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $2.126 per share, is 11.57%.

How much does QYLD pay per share?

QYLD pays about $0.1772 per share each month, which works out to roughly $2.126 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $212.60 a year.

Has QYLD grown or cut its distribution?

Over the last 5 years the regular payout has shrunk at 4.1% a year (-4.7% over the last year). There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years. As a fund, QYLD's distributions vary with the income its holdings generate, so payouts are not designed to rise every year the way a dividend-growth stock's are.

How many shares of QYLD do I need to earn $100 a month?

At the current forward yield of 11.57%, you would need about 565 shares of QYLD (roughly $10,369 invested at today's price) to collect $1,200 a year, or $100 a month on average, before taxes. Payments arrive every month, so the monthly figure is an average.

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