Is RYLD a good investment?

Global X - Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF (RYLD) is a options-income ETF. RYLD is scored 0–10 by ETF Copilot on value, growth, quality and risk.

Updated September 11, 2026

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

As of September 11, 2026, RYLD charges 0.60% a year and holds $1.4B in assets.

Global X - Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF (RYLD) — cost, income and size
Measure	RYLD
Expense ratio	0.60%
Assets under management	$1.4B

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 RYLD's data

A covered call strategy on the Russell 2000, generating income from small-cap stocks.

Swings less than most small-cap funds — the covered calls trade upside for a calmer ride.

3-year volatility of 11.5% is well below the typical small-cap equity fund. Its single holding — the call-writing strategy itself — gives it a concentrated structure.

A small-cap income sleeve that trades price appreciation for a smoother ride.

What ETF Copilot does not compute for RYLD

This page carries no sector or theme mix, concentration measure or price-to-earnings against its own history for RYLD: RYLD's holdings are not in ETF Copilot's data, and each of those is computed from them. The 0–10 scores, the expense ratio, the dividend yield and the assets above are reported or computed without them. The Options-Income ETFs page carries the same measures for the funds in its category that do publish holdings.

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ETF Copilot, “Global X - Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF (RYLD) scores, cost and size”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/ryld