QYLD Dividend History & Analysis | 12.1% Yield

QYLD has a dividend yield of 12.1% and paid 2.11 USD per share in the last 12M. Complete payout history, full analyses and peer comparison.

Yield 12m 12.08%
Payout Ratio -
Growth Rate CAGR 5y -2%
Consistency Lifetime 95.6%
Yield on Cost 5y 17.3%
Payout FCF -
Streak Years -
Dividend Rating 48.9%
Chowder Number yield + growth 10.1% below 12% target for healthy growth
Yield vs Average 5y +7.5% avg 11.23% vs now 12.08%
Expense Ratio ter 0.61% moderate
Income per 10k invested 1,208 USD per year
Dividends Cash Amount per Share Yearly QYLD annual dividends paid per share, showing the total cash NASDAQ 100 Covered Call distributed to shareholders each year.
Dividend Growth Year over Year QYLD year-over-year dividend growth rate, showing how NASDAQ 100 Covered Call's dividend per share increased or decreased each year compared to the prior year.
Price and Yield per Payout History QYLD dividend yield history versus share price over the past 5 years, showing how NASDAQ 100 Covered Call's payout yield moved at each dividend payment relative to its stock price.
┅┅ Payout Yield (right) Price (left)

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Top 10 Dividend Yields of Peer-Group
SYMBOL MARKET CAP USD YIELD TTM YIELD ON COST 5y
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13,383 M 14.17% 21.85%
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958 M 15.07% 17.55%
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SHP Trust - NEOS SP500 High
10,791 M 12.10% 20.62%
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NEOS Russell 2000 High
1,080 M 13.22% 17.90%
FTQI NASDAQ ETF
Nasdaq BuyWrite Income
932 M 11.73% 19.60%
QYLD NASDAQ ETF
NASDAQ 100 Covered Call
8,068 M 12.08% 17.32%
Top 10 Dividend Growth Rates of Peer-Group
SYMBOL MARKET CAP USD GROWTH RATE CONSISTENCY
QDVO NYSE ETF
CWP Growth & Income
732 M 24.07% 100.0%
BALI BATS ETF
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1,283 M 16.73% 100.0%
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1,337 M 13.63% 100.0%
XQQI NASDAQ ETF
NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100
245 M 23.41% 100.0%
TDVI BATS ETF
FT Vest Technology Dividend
484 M 11.50% 100.0%
OVL BATS ETF
Overlay Shares Large Cap
331 M 12.97% 100.0%
GPIQ NASDAQ ETF
Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100
4,975 M 8.00% 87.5%
QQA NASDAQ ETF
QQQ Income Advantage
778 M 8.18% 100.0%
GPIX NASDAQ ETF
Goldman Sachs SP500 Core
4,838 M 6.73% 87.5%
FTHI NASDAQ ETF
BuyWrite Income
2,404 M 7.17% 100.0%

QYLD Dividend History

Dividend Monthly Return EX date, 4.9 years of data

Jan 1.02% 100
Feb 0.99% 100
Mar 1.01% 100
Apr 1.01% 100
May 0.99% 100
Jun 1.00% 100
Jul 1.00% 89
Aug 0.97% 100
Sep 0.98% 100
Oct 0.98% 100
Nov 0.99% 100
Dec 1.42% 100

Average monthly dividend return by ex-dividend date. The score below shows reliability based on how consistently dividends were paid in that month.

Last 50 Payments (USD) as of July 2026
EX-DATE RECORD PAYMENT PERIOD DIV/SHARE GROWTH PAYOUT YIELD
2026-07-20 2026-07-20 2026-07-23 Monthly 0.1775 -4.3% 1%
2026-06-22 2026-06-22 2026-06-25 Monthly 0.1854 +3.9% 1.01%
2026-05-18 2026-05-18 2026-05-21 Monthly 0.1785 -0.2% 1.01%
2026-04-20 2026-04-20 2026-04-23 Monthly 0.1789 +4.3% 1.01%
2026-03-23 2026-03-23 2026-03-26 Monthly 0.1715 -3.2% 1%
2026-02-23 2026-02-23 2026-02-26 Monthly 0.1771 -0.8% 1.01%
2026-01-20 2026-01-20 2026-01-23 Monthly 0.1786 +0.4% 1.02%
2025-12-22 2025-12-22 2025-12-30 Monthly 0.1779 +3% 1.01%
2025-11-24 2025-11-24 2025-12-02 Monthly 0.1728 -0.2% 1%
2025-10-20 2025-10-20 2025-10-27 Monthly 0.1731 +1.6% 1.01%
2025-09-22 2025-09-22 2025-09-29 Monthly 0.1704 +1.6% 1.01%
2025-08-18 2025-08-18 2025-08-25 Monthly 0.1677 +1.5% 1.01%
2025-07-21 2025-07-21 2025-07-28 Monthly 0.1653 -0.2% 0.99%
2025-06-23 2025-06-23 2025-06-30 Monthly 0.1657 +0.4% 1.01%
2025-05-19 2025-05-19 2025-05-27 Monthly 0.165 +3.3% 1.02%
2025-04-21 2025-04-21 2025-04-28 Monthly 0.1598 -6% 1.02%
2025-03-24 2025-03-24 2025-03-31 Monthly 0.17 +3% 1.01%
2025-02-24 2025-02-24 2025-03-03 Monthly 0.165 -12.1% 0.9%
2025-01-21 2025-01-21 2025-01-28 Monthly 0.1877 -44.6% 1.02%
2024-12-30 2024-12-30 2025-01-07 Monthly 0.3386 +87.7% 1.85%
2024-11-18 2024-11-18 2024-11-25 Monthly 0.1804 -1.5% 1%
2024-10-21 2024-10-21 2024-10-28 Monthly 0.1831 +1.3% 1.01%
2024-09-23 2024-09-23 2024-09-30 Monthly 0.1807 +0.9% 1.01%
2024-08-19 2024-08-19 2024-08-26 Monthly 0.1791 +1% 1.01%
2024-07-22 2024-07-22 2024-07-29 Monthly 0.1774 +5.2% 1%
2024-06-24 2024-06-24 2024-07-01 Monthly 0.1686 +3.6% 0.96%
2024-05-20 2024-05-21 2024-05-29 Monthly 0.1628 -5.5% 0.93%
2024-04-22 2024-04-23 2024-04-30 Monthly 0.1723 -3.2% 1%
2024-03-18 2024-03-19 2024-03-26 Monthly 0.178 +0.5% 1%
2024-02-20 2024-02-21 2024-02-28 Monthly 0.1772 -1% 1.01%
2024-01-22 2024-01-23 2024-01-30 Monthly 0.179 +7.9% 1.01%
2023-12-28 2023-12-29 2024-01-08 Monthly 0.1659 +3% 0.95%
2023-11-20 2023-11-21 2023-11-29 Monthly 0.1611 -3.4% 0.95%
2023-10-23 2023-10-24 2023-10-31 Monthly 0.1668 -3% 1.01%
2023-09-18 2023-09-19 2023-09-26 Monthly 0.1719 -0.7% 1.01%
2023-08-21 2023-08-22 2023-08-29 Monthly 0.1731 -3.7% 1.01%
2023-07-24 2023-07-25 2023-08-01 Monthly 0.1797 +1.6% 1.01%
2023-06-20 2023-06-21 2023-06-28 Monthly 0.1768 +5.1% 1.01%
2023-05-22 2023-05-23 2023-05-31 Monthly 0.1682 -2.8% 0.97%
2023-04-24 2023-04-25 2023-05-02 Monthly 0.173 +2.4% 1.01%
2023-03-20 2023-03-21 2023-03-28 Monthly 0.169 +1% 1.01%
2023-02-21 2023-02-22 2023-03-01 Monthly 0.1674 -1.3% 1.02%
2023-01-23 2023-01-24 2023-01-31 Monthly 0.1696 +5.1% 1.02%
2022-12-29 2022-12-30 2023-01-09 Monthly 0.1614 -2.1% 1.03%
2022-11-21 2022-11-22 2022-11-30 Monthly 0.1648 +1.4% 1.01%
2022-10-24 2022-10-25 2022-11-01 Monthly 0.1626 -1.6% 1.02%
2022-09-19 2022-09-20 2022-09-27 Monthly 0.1653 -8.8% 1.02%
2022-08-22 2022-08-23 2022-08-30 Monthly 0.1813 +0.2% 1.02%
2022-07-18 2022-07-19 2022-07-26 Monthly 0.1809 +4.3% 1.01%
2022-06-21 2022-06-22 2022-06-29 Monthly 0.1735 0% 1%

QYLD Dividend FAQ

What is the Dividend Yield of QYLD?

As of July 2026, QYLD's dividend yield is 12.08%. This is calculated by dividing the trailing 12-month dividend rate (TTM rate) of 2.11 USD by the current share price of 17.55.

Does QYLD pay a dividend?

As of July 2026, QYLD paid a dividend of 2.11 USD in the last 12 months. The last dividend was paid on 2026-07-20 and the payout was 0.1775 USD.

How often does QYLD pay dividends?

QYLD pays dividends monthly. Over the last 12 months, QYLD has issued 12 dividend payments. The last dividend payment was made on 2026-07-20.

QYLD dividend forecast

Based on historical data, the forecasted dividends per share for QYLD for the next payments are between 0.152 (-14.4%) and 0.188 (+5.9%). This suggests the dividend will remain relatively stable. The expected Yield for the next 12 months is about 11.7%.

Will QYLD pay dividends in 2026?

The latest dividend paid per share was 0.1775 USD with an Ex-Dividend Date of 2026-07-20. The next Ex-Dividend date for NASDAQ 100 Covered Call (QYLD) is currently unknown.

What is the next Ex-Dividend Date for QYLD?

The next Ex-Dividend date for NASDAQ 100 Covered Call (QYLD) is currently unknown. We automatically update the next Ex-Dividend date when it is announced.

What is the Dividend Growth of QYLD?

QYLD's average dividend growth rate over the past 5 years is -2.00% per year. Negative growth: QYLD's dividend growth is negative and declining.

What is the Yield on Cost of QYLD?

QYLD's 5-Year Yield on Cost is 17.3%. If you bought QYLD's shares at 12.18 USD five years ago, your current annual dividend income (2.11 USD per share, trailing 12 months) equals 17.3% of your original purchase price.

What is the Payout Consistency of QYLD?

QYLD Payout Consistency is 95.6%. The payout consistency is a proprietary measure of how consistently a company has paid dividends over its lifetime and blends growth rate, number of dividend payments, interruptions or lowering dividends into one number. Very consistent: NASDAQ 100 Covered Call has a strong track record of consistent dividend payments over its lifetime.

Does QYLD have a good Dividend Yield?

QYLD's 12.08% Dividend Yield is considered as extremely high. Investors should watch out for NAV decline.

What is the Dividend Payout Ratio of QYLD?

The Dividend Payout Ratio of QYLD is unknown.

What is the Dividend Rating of QYLD?

QYLD's Overall Dividend Rating is 48.92%. Ratings surpassing 65% are regarded as acceptable, exceeding 75% are favorable and surpassing 85% are strong.

Key Metric Definitions

Dividend Yield

Annual dividend per share divided by current share price.

Payout Ratio

Percentage of earnings paid as dividends. Below 60% = safe, above 100% = unsustainable.

Payout FCF

Percentage of Free Cash Flow paid as dividends. More reliable than Payout Ratio since it measures actual cash.

Growth Rate (CAGR)

Compound annual growth rate of dividends over the last 5 years.

Consistency

Reliability of dividend payments over lifetime. Penalizes cuts and pauses.

Yield on Cost

Your effective yield if you bought 5 years ago. Shows dividend growth impact over time.

Streak

Consecutive years of dividend payments. 25+ years = Dividend Aristocrat.

Dividend Rating

Proprietary score (0-100) combining yield, growth, safety and consistency.

Last update: 2026-07-23 02:36 UTC