Is QYLD a good investment?

Global X - Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) is a options-income ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores QYLD 6.0 out of 10 — highest on Risk (9.4), lowest on Valuation (1.6). Its ten largest holdings are 47% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is QYLD rated? ETF Copilot scores Global X - Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) 6.0 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Global X - Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) 6.0 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 6.0 / 10
Growth: 6.2 / 10
Valuation: 1.6 / 10
Risk: 9.4 / 10
Quality: 9.3 / 10
Return: 4.2 / 10

What is QYLD's expense ratio? 0.60% a year

As of September 11, 2026, QYLD charges 0.60% a year, yields 0.64% and holds $8.3B in assets across 102 positions.

Global X - Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) — cost, income and size
Measure	QYLD
Expense ratio	0.60%
Dividend yield	0.64%
Assets under management	$8.3B
Holdings	102

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in QYLD's data

A Nasdaq-100 covered call strategy that writes options for monthly income.

Trades at a richer price than most options-income funds — you pay more for the same earnings stream.

Trailing P/E multiple of 30.8x puts it among the priciest 10% of category peers, well above the 25.6x median. Its 29.9% return on capital is also exceptionally high.

Generates monthly cash from a tech-heavy portfolio, suited for income-focused allocations.

What's inside QYLD? 68% Tech

What's inside QYLD: Size (Large 98%, Mid 2%, Small 1%); Geography (International 6%, US 94%); Tech 68.3%; Magnificent 7 38.7%; AI 31.5%; Semiconductors 32.3%; Memory 26.6%.

What are QYLD's top holdings? The ten largest are 47% of the fund

Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Micron Technology, Amazon.com, Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Meta Platforms and Tesla are QYLD's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 77% of Options Income (Covered Call / EPI) ETFs.

Half of QYLD's weight sits in its 11 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 31 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Global X - Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/qyld