All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
QYLD real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, QYLD returned +19.25% over the past year and +7.23% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 12, 2013, QYLD is up +102.45% in real purchasing-power return, or +5.72%/yr, and is currently −0.42% below its real total-return high on Jul. 10, 2026.
Data ending Thu Aug. 20, 2026
| Thu 2013-12-12💬 to Thu 2026-08-20 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QYLD × |
+102.45%
+5.72%/yr |
+4.70%/yr
R2=0.818 |
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| Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Thu 2013-12-12💬 to Thu 2026-08-20 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| QYLD × |
$10,000.00
2013-12-12 |
$20,245.15
2026-08-20 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| QYLD × | +7.23% | +19.25% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| QYLD × |
−0.42%
on 2026-08-20 from 2026-07-10 peak |
−29.57%
on 2022-10-14 from 2021-11-19 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-20 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QYLD × | +19.25% |
+22.16% +10.52%/yr |
+39.29% +11.68%/yr |
+20.29% +3.76%/yr |
+83.88% +6.28%/yr |
| Year | QYLD |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +7.23% |
| 2025 | +6.46% |
| 2024 | +16.01% |
| 2023 | +18.81% |
| 2022 | −23.98% |
| 2021 | +3.15% |
| 2020 | +7.26% |
| 2019 | +19.95% |
| 2018 | −4.88% |
| 2017 | +16.33% |
| 2016 | +2.64% |
| 2015 | +6.39% |
| 2014 | +3.47% |
| 2013 | +2.00% |
