Global X Nasdaq-100 Income Edge ETF
$28.07−0.15 (−0.53%)
History starts Feb 18, 2026.History starts Feb 18, 2026.
- Expense ratio
- 0.53%
- Fund size
- $12M
- 1Y return
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- Yield · Last 12 months
- Data unavailable
- Holdings
- 4
- Volume · 30D
- 0M sh
- NAV per share
- $28.19
- 52W range
The ETF.net EDGQ Grade
Score 52 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.
Cost
What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.AScore 73Category rankMission
How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.Not scoredRisk
How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.BScore 65Category rankTradability
How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.FScore 17Category rankHoldings
What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.DScore 34Category rankDurability
Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.DScore 37Category rank
Our read on EDGQ
CGlobal X's newer answer to Nasdaq-100 income: an actively run covered-call overlay that sells calls on only part of the portfolio each week, chasing a double-digit payout while leaving some of the index uncapped.
The Fund seeks current income and exposure to the Nasdaq-100 Index. It uses an actively managed covered-call strategy, writing calls on part of its Nasdaq-100 portfolio to generate weekly income while leaving some exposure uncapped for potential appreciation.
Why people hold it
- Partial overlay by design. Calls are written on a slice of the Nasdaq-100 holdings, not the whole book, so part of the portfolio stays uncapped for appreciation.
- At 0.53%, the fee undercuts the typical fund in this Nasdaq-100 income crowd, and sits well below pricier rivals like QQQI (0.68%) and QXQ (0.98%).
- Active weekly call writing means strikes get reset often instead of being locked into one long-dated expiry, which is the whole point of the 'Edge' label.
- Plain-vanilla plumbing: a registered 1940 Act ETF holding stocks and listed options, not a note or a swap-wrapped structure.
Worth knowing
- Young and small. It launched in 2026 with a modest asset base and light trading, so limit orders matter more here than with the category's giants.
- A double-digit distribution target is a target, not a promise: payouts can include option premium and return of capital, and written calls trim upside in a fast rally.
- Cheaper shelf-mates exist in the same lane: QQA at 0.33%, GPIQ and JEPQ at 0.35%. EDGQ currently sits in the lower half of this peer group.
EDGQ Holdings
- Stocks
- 4
- 101%
- QQQM
Geography
EDGQ Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EDGQ$10,160
Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | EDGQ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | +4.4% |
| 3 months | +1.6% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | EDGQ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +20.7% |
EDGQ in the news
EDGQ Dividends
- $0.07 per share
- Weekly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Pays Sep 24, 2026 | $0.07 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 | $0.07 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 | $0.07 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 | $0.07 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 | $0.07 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 | $0.07 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 | $0.07 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 | $0.07 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 | $0.07 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 | $0.07 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | $0.07 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 | $0.07 |
EDGQ Risk
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How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
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How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
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How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.25
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EDGQ Cost
0.53%
EDGQ0.53%
- The middle half of Nasdaq-100 Option Income funds
- Median 0.74%
8 of the 31 Nasdaq-100 Option Income funds charge less.