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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
Jul 27, 2026$24.43
Jul 28, 2026$24.43
Jul 29, 2026$24.13
Jul 30, 2026$24.43
Jul 31, 2026$24.36
Aug 3, 2026$24.69
Aug 4, 2026$25.00
Aug 5, 2026$24.93
Aug 6, 2026$24.86
Aug 7, 2026$25.01
Aug 10, 2026$24.94
Aug 11, 2026$25.01
Aug 12, 2026$25.11
Aug 13, 2026$25.15
Aug 14, 2026$25.20
Aug 17, 2026$25.23
Aug 18, 2026$25.02
Aug 19, 2026$25.11
Aug 20, 2026$24.92
Aug 21, 2026$25.03
Aug 24, 2026$24.78
Aug 25, 2026$24.86
Aug 26, 2026$24.86
Aug 27, 2026$24.88
Aug 28, 2026$24.69
Aug 31, 2026$24.57
Sep 1, 2026$24.30
Sep 2, 2026$24.58
Sep 3, 2026$24.65
Sep 4, 2026$24.70
Sep 8, 2026$24.68
Sep 9, 2026$24.34
Sep 10, 2026$24.09
Sep 11, 2026$24.23
Sep 14, 2026$24.16
Sep 15, 2026$23.94
Sep 16, 2026$23.84
Sep 17, 2026$24.01
Sep 18, 2026$23.85
Sep 21, 2026$23.86
Sep 22, 2026$23.95
Sep 23, 2026$23.63
Sep 24, 2026$23.56
Sep 25, 2026$23.64
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

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net outflow over the range: −$0M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
May 20May 27Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22−$257.4KJul 29Aug 5Aug 12+$575Aug 19May 20Jun 3Jun 17Jul 1Jul 15−$257.4KJul 29+$575Aug 19May 20Jun 17Jul 15−$257.4K+$575Aug 19
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
May 20$75
May 27−$1.5K
Jun 3−$700
Jun 10$1.3K
Jun 17$975
Jun 24−$550
Jul 1−$500
Jul 8$464
Jul 15$0
Jul 22−$1.1K
Jul 29−$257.4K
Aug 5$217
Aug 12$525
Aug 19$575
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
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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
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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+$356Aug
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
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 · 5230× 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
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