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RYLDGlobal XACTIVE

Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF

$15.32+0.46% vs prior close
14.6416.4352-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Aug 23, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in component securities of the index or in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of such component securities. The index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio that holds a portfolio of the stocks included in the Russell 2000 Index, and "writes" a succession of one-month at-the-money covered call options on the Russell 2000 Index.

RYLD price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateRYLD close
Sep 28, 2026$15.50
Sep 29, 2026$15.48
Sep 30, 2026$15.47
Oct 1, 2026$15.48
Oct 2, 2026$15.60
Oct 5, 2026$15.67
Oct 6, 2026$15.63
Oct 7, 2026$15.49
Oct 8, 2026$15.50
Oct 9, 2026$15.57
Oct 12, 2026$15.54
Oct 13, 2026$15.49
Oct 14, 2026$15.20
Oct 15, 2026$15.39
Oct 16, 2026$15.19
Oct 19, 2026$15.08
Oct 20, 2026$15.19
Oct 21, 2026$15.22
Oct 22, 2026$15.21
Oct 23, 2026$15.18
Oct 26, 2026$15.25
Oct 27, 2026$15.32

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$17M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$12.5MJul 23Jul 25Jul 29Jul 31Aug 2Aug 6Aug 8Aug 12Aug 14Aug 16Aug 20$0Aug 23+$12.5MJul 23Jul 26Jul 31Aug 5Aug 8Aug 13Aug 16Aug 21$0Aug 23+$12.5MJul 23Jul 31Aug 8Aug 16$0Aug 23
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 23$12.5M
Jul 24−$47.1K
Jul 25−$303.3K
Jul 26$442.6K
Jul 29$70.5K
Jul 30−$97.1K
Jul 31−$351.6K
Aug 1$30.5K
Aug 2−$6.6M
Aug 5−$389.6K
Aug 6$115.6K
Aug 7$6.9M
Aug 8$350.7K
Aug 9$8.1M
Aug 12−$102.9K
Aug 13$379.2K
Aug 14−$257.1K
Aug 15−$158.1K
Aug 16−$3.1M
Aug 19$237.9K
Aug 20$104.2K
Aug 21−$435.2K
Aug 22$205.8K
Aug 23$0
The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +0.1% so far this year. At 0.60% a year it is not the cheapest way in — GLD has a reported fee of 0.40%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$1.4Bassets under management
0.60%expense ratio · $60 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
438Kavg daily volume, 30 days
1937holdings · US-domiciled
2019listed April 17, 2019 · beta 0.61
Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1RSSLGLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 ETF102.64%$109.67+1.2%
2—CASH0.13%———

Sector weights

  • Miscellaneous22.58%
  • ETF18.2%
  • Finance18.19%
  • Healthcare17.9%
  • Financial Services16.46%
  • Financials16.29%
  • Industrials15.29%
  • Information Technology14.53%
  • Technology14.48%
  • Consumer Discretionary13.45%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Miscellaneous22.58%
ETF18.2%
Finance18.19%
Healthcare17.9%
Financial Services16.46%
Financials16.29%
Industrials15.29%
Information Technology14.53%
Technology14.48%
Consumer Discretionary13.45%

Country weights

  • United States98.23%
  • Bermuda1.28%
  • Cayman Islands0.51%
  • Brazil0.41%
  • Canada0.26%
  • Monaco0.16%
  • Israel0.11%
  • Ireland0.1%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States98.23%
Bermuda1.28%
Cayman Islands0.51%
Brazil0.41%
Canada0.26%
Monaco0.16%
Israel0.11%
Ireland0.1%
Performance
1 week+0.7%
1 month-1.5%
3 months-4.3%
6 months-0.2%
YTD+0.1%
1 year-1.1%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
−$1.8MOct−$13MNov−$19.9MDec−$9MJan−$17.8MFeb−$6.4MMar+$15.4MApr+$28.7MMay−$2.4MJun+$9.6MJul+$5.3MAug−$1.8MOct−$13MNov−$19.9MDec−$9MJan−$17.8MFeb−$6.4MMar+$15.4MApr+$28.7MMay−$2.4MJun+$9.6MJul+$5.3MAugOctDecFebApr+$28.7MJun+$5.3MAug
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct−$1.8M
Nov−$13M
Dec−$19.9M
Jan−$9M
Feb−$17.8M
Mar−$6.4M
Apr$15.4M
May$28.7M
Jun−$2.4M
Jul$9.6M
Aug$5.3M
The risk read
11%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
11%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.8%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 102.6% of the book; the top ten carry 103%. Spread across 2+ names, it behaves like roughly 1 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
251Kshares traded
The case against RYLD

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat RYLD on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-57bp on fee · 29× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-57bp on fee · 13× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B-55bp on fee · 87× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-56bp on fee · 23× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF0.06%$104.3B+$383M-54bp on fee · 74× the assets · +$383M in over the monthHead-to-head
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