XYLD dividend history (2026)
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (XYLD) pays $3.55 a share a year, monthly, a yield of 8.54% at the last close. The payment has grown -4.3% a year compounded (CAGR) over the past five. The last ex-dividend date was Sep 21, 2026. Not investment advice.
Price and yield as of market close, Oct 1, 2026; the dividend record runs from 2013.
What a holding earns#
At the current rate of $3.55 a share a year, shares priced at the last close ($41.57). Before tax; the rate can change at any payment.
| Holding | Shares | Per year | Per payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 shares | 100 | $355 | $29.60 |
| 500 shares | 500 | $1,776 | $148 |
| 1,000 shares | 1,000 | $3,552 | $296 |
| $10,000 at the last close | 240.6 | $854 | $71.21 |
Dividends by year#
Regular payments that went ex in each calendar year, per share, newest first. A special dividend or a spin-off distribution is counted separately and left out of the total and the change.
| Year | Paid / share | vs prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $3.20 | — |
| 2025 | $4.27 | +17.1% |
| 2024 | $3.65 | -12.0% |
| 2023 | $4.15 | -14.6% |
| 2022 | $4.85 | +15.1% |
| 2021 | $4.22 | +41.5% |
| 2020 | $2.98 | — |
| 2017 | $0.25 | -67.7% |
| 2016 | $0.78 | -13.7% |
| 2015 | $0.90 | -25.3% |
| 2014 | $1.21 | +540.2% |
| 2013 | $0.19 | — |
Recent payments#
The last 16 ex-dividend dates. Amounts are split-adjusted, as paid on today's share count.
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | $0.30 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $0.31 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $0.41 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $0.34 |
| May 18, 2026 | $0.40 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | $0.35 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | $0.39 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | $0.34 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | $0.36 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | $0.33 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | $0.40 |
| Oct 20, 2025 | $0.40 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | $0.30 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | $0.32 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | $0.31 |
| Jun 23, 2025 | $0.39 |
About this data
Payments come from ChartRow's own dividend record, one row per ex-date, split-adjusted. A payment more than 2.5 times the year's median is treated as a special dividend or a distribution and left out of the annual total, the run-rate and the streak. The annual dividend is the latest regular payment times the number of payments a year; the yield divides it by the last close. Years of raises counts consecutive complete calendar years in which that payment rose over the prior year's — a cut, a flat year or a gap ends the count, and the current year is not counted until it is over. Where the run reaches the start of our record (1995 for many long-lived payers) it is shown with a plus sign, because it may be longer. Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How much does XYLD pay in dividends?
- XYLD pays $3.55 a share a year at its current rate — $0.30 monthly, a dividend yield of 8.54% at the last close.
- How often does XYLD pay dividends?
- Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF pays monthly (12 payments a year); the most recent ex-dividend date was Sep 21, 2026.
- How many years has XYLD raised its dividend?
- XYLD has not raised its dividend in each of the last complete years on our record: the most recent complete year's payment was not above the year before's.
- Can I see XYLD's dividends reinvested?
- Yes, as a total-return view: the Growth of $1,000 page for this ticker shows what an investment became with dividends reinvested against price only, from any starting month.