If you invested $1,000 in QYLD — what it would be worth today
$1,000
once in
Dollar-cost averaging invests the same amount every period, so the chart compares value against what you put in.January 2016
Priced at a real closing price — the month's last trading day, or that exact day's close when you pick one.today
Monthly data: valued at the closing price on the last trading day of that month.A $1,000 investment in Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) in January 2016 would be worth $2,816 as of October 2026 with dividends reinvested — 10.2% a year compounded (CAGR). Use the dropdowns above to try any amount or starting month back to December 2013.
Over the same period, the same $1,000 would be worth $4,690 in the S&P 500 (SPY) and $7,699 in the Nasdaq-100 (QQQ). QYLD trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 over that period.
Growth of $1,000 in QYLD since January 2016— monthly
Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD). Total return approximated via dividend- and split-adjusted closes (no taxes or fees). Not investment advice.
What $1,000 in QYLD would be worth today, by starting month— each bar = one starting month, held to today
$1,000 invested in QYLD, by year— dividends reinvested, held to today
| Invested in | Worth today | Multiple | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $2,816 | 2.8× | 10.2% |
| 2017 | $2,442 | 2.4× | 9.7% |
| 2018 | $2,078 | 2.1× | 8.8% |
| 2019 | $2,098 | 2.1× | 10.1% |
| 2020 | $1,781 | 1.8× | 9.0% |
| 2021 | $1,627 | 1.6× | 9.0% |
| 2022 | $1,576 | 1.6× | 10.2% |
| 2023 | $1,718 | 1.7× | 15.9% |
| 2024 | $1,461 | 1.5× | 15.3% |
| 2025 | $1,227 | 1.2× | 13.1% |
Methodology
Investments are assumed made at the chosen month's last trading day close, or that exact day's close when a day is picked. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. QYLD data begins December 2013; values as of October 2026 and refresh daily. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
See the live QYLD chart and fundamentals on the QYLD quote page or compare with the same investment in SPY.
FAQ#
- How much would $1,000 invested in QYLD be worth today?
- A $1,000 investment in Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) in January 2016 would be worth about $2,816 as of October 2026, with dividends reinvested. That works out to about 10.2% a year compounded (CAGR).
- How far back does the QYLD calculation go?
- QYLD data begins December 2013. You can pick any starting month from then to the present and see what your investment would be worth today.
- Does this include dividends?
- Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.