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Global X Nasdaq 100 Tail Risk ETF

QTRNasdaqGlobal XB

$31.41−1.20 (−3.69%)

At close: Nov 5, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B62/ 100

Rank 2 of 12 in Nasdaq-100 Buffer 9-12%

B62/100Rank 2 of 12inNasdaq-100 Buffer 9-12%
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 32.61 to 31.41. Range 31.41 to 32.31. Use the arrow keys to read each point.31.7532.0032.2510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.25%
Fund size
$10M
1Y total return
+1.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
18.06%
Holdings
104
Avg volume · 30D
1.64K sh
52W range
low $27.65high $36.82
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net QTR Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 62 out of 100

Category
Nasdaq-100 Buffer 9-12%⁠
Rank
2 of 12
Six-pillar profile for QTR. Scores out of 100: Cost 97, Risk 14, Mission not scored, Tradability 32, Holdings 86, Durability 38. Strongest: Cost (97). Weakest: Risk (14). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 62 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A97 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 12

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F14 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 12

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D32 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 12

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 6

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 12

Our read on QTR

ETF.net Research

In short

BQTR owns the Nasdaq-100 and buys puts 10% below the index, so it wears the first leg of a selloff and passes the deep-drop risk to the options market. Insurance you pay for, not a capped buffer.

Stated mandate

QTR seeks to buffer market selloffs through a protective-put strategy that owns Nasdaq-100 stocks and buys 10% out-of-the-money puts on the Nasdaq-100 Index. It aims to generally track the Nasdaq-100 Quarterly Protective Put 90 Index's price and yield performance before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

  • Protection is bought outright rather than funded by selling upside calls, so the trade-off is the running cost of the puts instead of a ceiling on gains.globalxetfs.com
  • 0.25% a year, a fraction of the going rate in its Nasdaq-100 downside-protection peer group, where 0.50% (PGIM's Buffer 12 series) to 0.79% (QBUF) is typical.
  • The puts roll on the quarterly schedule set by its index, so there is no defined outcome period to time an entry around.
  • Holds the Nasdaq-100 stocks directly, roughly 100 names, and sits among the stronger implementations in its peer group.

Worth knowing

  • The puts sit 10% out of the money. The first 10% of an index drop is fully yours; the hedge only engages past that.
  • You pay put premiums whether or not markets fall, a standing cost that weighs on results in calm and rising markets.
  • A small fund that trades thinly next to the big buffer franchises, so spreads can run wider. Limit orders help.

QTR Performance

Launched Aug 25, 2021

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
QTR$10,146
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,934
Nov 5, 2025 to Nov 5, 2026. QTR $10,146. SPY $10,934. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,000$10,000$11,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 5, 2025 – Nov 5, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 5, 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.

Trailing total return for QTR. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodQTR
Year to date+3.4%
1 month−11.4%
3 months−8.1%
1 year+1.5%
3 yearsper year+16.9%
5 yearsper year+8.1%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for QTR
YearReturn barQTR
2026 YTD+3.4%
2025+14.5%
2024+21.4%
2023+45.5%
2022−29.9%
2021+4.2%

History from Aug 26, 2021

QTR in the news

QTR Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 5, 2026.
18.06%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$5.67Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.04 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2021–2026

One bar per payment. 10 payments from 2021 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2021 $0.49; Jun 29, 2022 $0.03; Dec 29, 2022 $0.04; Jun 29, 2023 $0.03; Dec 28, 2023 $0.11; Jun 27, 2024 $0.06; Dec 30, 2024 $0.10; Jun 27, 2025 $0.08; Dec 30, 2025 $5.63; Jun 29, 2026 $0.04. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 29, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.04
Dec 30, 2025Jan 7, 2026$5.63
Jun 27, 2025Jul 7, 2025$0.08
Dec 30, 2024Jan 7, 2025$0.10
Jun 27, 2024Jul 5, 2024$0.06
Dec 28, 2023Jan 8, 2024$0.11
Jun 29, 2023Jul 10, 2023$0.03
Dec 29, 2022Jan 9, 2023$0.04
Jun 29, 2022Jul 8, 2022$0.03
Dec 30, 2021Jan 7, 2022$0.49

$10,000 in QTR 5 years ago paid $2,532 in dividends.

QTR Risk

Risk pillarF14 out of 100Rank 12 of 12 in Nasdaq-100 Buffer 9-12%
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
16.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.91
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−31.7%
Trough Dec 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.16
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

QTR Cost

Cheapest in Nasdaq-100 Buffer 9-12%

$5,159

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • QTR 0.25%

    $5,159

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • QTR 0.25%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K051015202530QTR $5,159

Year by year

YearQTR
10$455
20$1,769
30$5,159

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