Skip to content
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · Today’s edition, 6:30 a.m. ETWed, Oct 28 · 6:30 a.m. editionSign inMy Desk 0EditionsSign in
RYLGGlobal XACTIVE

Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF

$23.38+0.80% vs prior close
212552-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 investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Cboe Russell 2000 Half BuyWrite Index. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in the securities of the index or in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of such component securities, either individually or in the aggregate. The index measures the performance of a covered call strategy that holds a theoretical portfolio of the underlying stocks of the Russell 2000 Index and "writes" (or sells) a succession of one-month ATM covered call options on the Reference Index.

RYLG price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateRYLG close
Sep 28, 2026$23.52
Sep 29, 2026$23.41
Sep 30, 2026$23.42
Oct 1, 2026$23.47
Oct 2, 2026$23.64
Oct 5, 2026$23.77
Oct 6, 2026$23.67
Oct 7, 2026$23.42
Oct 8, 2026$23.41
Oct 9, 2026$23.56
Oct 12, 2026$23.53
Oct 13, 2026$23.33
Oct 14, 2026$22.86
Oct 15, 2026$23.22
Oct 16, 2026$22.85
Oct 19, 2026$22.81
Oct 20, 2026$23.11
Oct 21, 2026$23.13
Oct 22, 2026$23.13
Oct 23, 2026$23.11
Oct 26, 2026$23.19
Oct 27, 2026$23.38

Daily net flows, 1M

Net outflow over the range: −$0M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 23Jul 25−$255.2KJul 29Jul 31Aug 2Aug 6Aug 8Aug 12Aug 14Aug 16Aug 20$0Aug 23Jul 23Jul 26−$255.2KJul 31Aug 5Aug 8Aug 13Aug 16Aug 21$0Aug 23Jul 23−$255.2KJul 31Aug 8Aug 16$0Aug 23
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
Show as table
LabelValue ($)
Jul 23−$286
Jul 24$1.5K
Jul 25−$806
Jul 26−$832
Jul 29−$255.2K
Jul 30−$2.3K
Jul 31$1.1K
Aug 1$1K
Aug 2−$2K
Aug 5$144
Aug 6−$75
Aug 7$1.4K
Aug 8−$1.4K
Aug 9$100
Aug 12$600
Aug 13$1.6K
Aug 14−$2.4K
Aug 15$1.1K
Aug 16−$350
Aug 19$175
Aug 20$1.1K
Aug 21−$1.8K
Aug 22$1K
Aug 23$0
The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +5.6% so far this year. At 0.35% a year it is not the cheapest way in — AOA has a reported fee of 0.15%.

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

$8Massets under management
0.35%expense ratio · $35 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
2Kavg daily volume, 30 days
3holdings · US-domiciled
2022listed October 4, 2022 · beta 0.90
Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1RSSLGLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 ETF100.04%$109.67+1.2%
2—CASH0.08%———

Sector weights

  • ETF18.2%
  • Finance18.19%
  • Healthcare17.9%
  • Financial Services16.46%
  • Financials16.29%
  • Industrials15.29%
  • Information Technology14.53%
  • Technology14.48%
  • Consumer Discretionary13.45%
  • Health Technology10.19%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
ETF18.2%
Finance18.19%
Healthcare17.9%
Financial Services16.46%
Financials16.29%
Industrials15.29%
Information Technology14.53%
Technology14.48%
Consumer Discretionary13.45%
Health Technology10.19%

Country weights

  • United States98.23%
  • Brazil0.41%
  • Canada0.26%
  • Israel0.11%
  • Ireland0.1%
  • Taiwan0.07%
  • Norway0.06%
  • Hong Kong0.06%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
United States98.23%
Brazil0.41%
Canada0.26%
Israel0.11%
Ireland0.1%
Taiwan0.07%
Norway0.06%
Hong Kong0.06%
Performance
1 week+1.1%
1 month-1.1%
3 months-4.3%
6 months+0.2%
YTD+5.6%
1 year+0.9%
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
−$2.1KOct+$3.7MNov+$998.7KDec−$3.2MJan−$748.2KFeb−$238.8KMar−$830Apr−$452May+$1.1KJun−$257.6KJul+$356AugOct+$3.7MNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul+$356AugOct+$3.7MDecFebAprJun+$356Aug
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
Show as table
LabelValue ($)
Oct−$2.1K
Nov$3.7M
Dec$998.7K
Jan−$3.2M
Feb−$748.2K
Mar−$238.8K
Apr−$830
May−$452
Jun$1.1K
Jul−$257.6K
Aug$356
The risk read
14%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.4%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 100.0% of the book; the top ten carry 100%. 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
—shares traded
The case against RYLG

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat RYLG 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-32bp on fee · 5239× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-32bp on fee · 2361× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF0.04%$57.9B+$717M-31bp on fee · 7442× the assets · +$717M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYV State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF0.04%$36B+$208M-31bp on fee · 4624× the assets · +$208M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B-30bp on fee · 15891× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
Sign in to save this to The RecordA timestamped copy for the file — documentation, not advice.
ETF Dailyfrom Private Wealth Daily

ETF launches, fund research, and market coverage in your inbox every morning. Free.

Free. Every morning. Unsubscribe from any edition in one click.