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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
Jul 27, 2026$16.01
Jul 28, 2026$16.02
Jul 29, 2026$15.87
Jul 30, 2026$16.04
Jul 31, 2026$16.01
Aug 3, 2026$16.18
Aug 4, 2026$16.28
Aug 5, 2026$16.28
Aug 6, 2026$16.27
Aug 7, 2026$16.34
Aug 10, 2026$16.32
Aug 11, 2026$16.35
Aug 12, 2026$16.37
Aug 13, 2026$16.39
Aug 14, 2026$16.40
Aug 17, 2026$16.41
Aug 18, 2026$16.41
Aug 19, 2026$16.42
Aug 20, 2026$16.41
Aug 21, 2026$16.43
Aug 24, 2026$16.21
Aug 25, 2026$16.26
Aug 26, 2026$16.26
Aug 27, 2026$16.31
Aug 28, 2026$16.21
Aug 31, 2026$16.16
Sep 1, 2026$16.00
Sep 2, 2026$16.16
Sep 3, 2026$16.21
Sep 4, 2026$16.26
Sep 8, 2026$16.22
Sep 9, 2026$16.04
Sep 10, 2026$15.93
Sep 11, 2026$15.97
Sep 14, 2026$15.92
Sep 15, 2026$15.80
Sep 16, 2026$15.74
Sep 17, 2026$15.85
Sep 18, 2026$15.74
Sep 21, 2026$15.62
Sep 22, 2026$15.66
Sep 23, 2026$15.53
Sep 24, 2026$15.52
Sep 25, 2026$15.55
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

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net inflow over the range: +$12M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
May 20May 27Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29+$15.1MAug 5Aug 12+$112.7KAug 19May 20Jun 3Jun 17Jul 1Jul 15Jul 29+$15.1M+$112.7KAug 19May 20Jun 17Jul 15+$15.1M+$112.7KAug 19
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
May 20$1.2M
May 27−$2.1M
Jun 3$53.6K
Jun 10−$2.5M
Jun 17$2.9M
Jun 24−$2.9M
Jul 1−$3.9M
Jul 8−$6.8M
Jul 15$12M
Jul 22$8.7M
Jul 29−$7M
Aug 5$15.1M
Aug 12−$3.3M
Aug 19$112.7K
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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