Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF
The ETF.net TYLG Grade
B
Score 63 out of 100
- 8 of 22
Score 63 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.C45 out of 100Rank 12 of 22Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 13Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C43 out of 100Rank 13 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B58 out of 100Rank 9 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B64 out of 100Rank 6 of 19Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B60 out of 100Rank 10 of 22
Our read on TYLG
In short
BMost covered call funds sell off the whole upside. TYLG writes calls on about half its tech book, leaving the rest uncapped, and pays monthly. 0.60% net of a waiver through March 1, 2027.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Cboe S&P Technology Select Sector Half BuyWrite Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
TYLG Performance
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.Not enough history yet.
TYLG$11,092
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.
| Period | TYLG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.0% |
| 1 month | −15.0% |
| 3 months | −8.6% |
| 1 year | +10.9% |
| 3 years | +19.1% |
| 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 | TYLG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.0% | |
| 2025 | +16.8% | |
| 2024 | +20.6% | |
| 2023 | +41.5% | |
| 2022 | −3.6% |
TYLG in the news
TYLG Dividends
- 10.12%
- $3.76
- $0.40 per share
- Monthly
TYLG Risk
- 16.2%
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.
- 1.16
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.
- −24.0%
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.
- 1.04
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.
TYLG Cost
Overpaying vs XLEI, tied cheapest in Sector Option Income
$4,691
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
TYLG 0.60%
$11,817
XLEI 0.35% Tied cheapest
$7,126
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | TYLG | XLEI | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,076 | $634 | $442 |
| 20 | $4,116 | $2,454 | $1,662 |
| 30 | $11,817 | $7,126 | $4,691 |
You pay 0.60%Waived by Global X 0.04%
Full fee 0.64% waiver 0.04% you pay 0.60%
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