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RYLD Income Quality Score

Global X - Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF (RYLD) has an Income Quality Score of 50/100, classified as a Question Mark with medium confidence, based on a 5-year income and total-return history.

Global X - Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF (RYLD) is a income ETF and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of July 7, 2026Lookback: 5-year
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Long-term focused5-year income and total-return analysis
Data-drivenObjective scoring across 7 quality, distribution and risk signals
Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.
IQ Score
50/100
Question MarkMedium confidence
Asset Type
ETF
Exchange
AMEX
Trailing Yield (TTM)
11.6%
Rank in ETF Universe
25 of 35
Lookback
5-year
Data as of
July 7, 2026
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About this snapshot
This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.
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IQ Signal Scores
7 quality, distribution and risk signals combined into the overall IQ Score.
Economic Payout Coverage
23/100
Distribution Cut Score
40/100
Distribution Trend
47/100
Total Return
52/100
Max Drawdown
75/100
Volatility
64/100
Yield Consistency
100/100
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IQ Score History
IQ Score trajectory since 2023
0255075100live from 2026-05-152023202420252026Jul 2026reconstructed (backfill)point-in-time
FriendQuestion MarkFoe2023202420252026
RYLD's IQ Score has 69 recorded points from 2023-05-31 to 2026-07-07, most recently 50, ranging between 28 and 50 over the period. Over that window RYLD recorded 8 classification changes. The chart above plots the score against the methodology's Friend and Foe thresholds and overlays a base-100 normalised price line for capital-preservation context.
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RYLD distribution history & safety

Across 8 years of distribution data (2019–2026), RYLD recorded 2 annual increases and 2 distribution cuts. Distribution stability is a core IQ Score signal — a long record free of cuts supports a stronger classification, while repeated cuts weaken it. Per-year figures are shown in the panel above.

2
Annual increases
2019–2026
2
Distribution cuts
2019–2026
8
Years of data
2019–2026
11.6%
Trailing yield (TTM)
As of snapshot
Variable
Distribution trend
Over available history
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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.