XYLD seeks to generate income through covered call writing, which historically produces higher yields in periods of volatility.1
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XYLD has made monthly distributions 11 years running.
Efficient Options Execution
XYLD writes call options on the S&P 500 Index, saving investors the time and potential expense of doing so individually.
1Covered call writing can limit the upside potential of the underlying security
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ETF Summary
The Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (XYLD) follows a “covered call” or “buy-write” strategy, in which the Fund buys the stocks in the S&P 500 Index and “writes” or “sells” corresponding call options on the same index.
ETF Objective
The Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (XYLD) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite Index.
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ETF Research
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Spotlight on XYLD: An S&P 500 Covered Call Strategy
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