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ETF analysis

Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (XYLD) holdings & weights

Per-holding contribution · concentration · sector skew — a deep read

US-listed
IndexCboe S&P 500 BuyWrite Index
Annual fee0.6%
Net assets$3.4B
InceptionJun 24, 2013

Fund overview

This is a US-listed ETF from Global X. It tracks the Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite Index. Key facts — expense ratio 0.6%; net assets about $3.4B; inception Jun 24, 2013. Its 1-year return is +15.74%.

Index tracked
Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite Index
Provider
Global X
Expense ratio
0.6%
Net assets (AUM)
$3.4B
Inception
Jun 24, 2013
1-year return
+15.74%
Holdings
507
52-week range
$38.22–$42
Fund details

Fund overview

This is a US-listed ETF from Global X. It tracks the Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite Index. Key facts — expense ratio 0.6%; net assets about $3.4B; inception Jun 24, 2013. Its 1-year return is +15.74%.

Index tracked
Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite Index
Provider
Global X
Expense ratio
0.6%
Net assets (AUM)
$3.4B
Inception
Jun 24, 2013
1-year return
+15.74%
Holdings
507
52-week range
$38.22–$42

25 identified stocks · net exposure / NAV 53.68%. Display weights are normalized to 100%; calculations retain original exposures without an additional leverage multiplier. Cash and unallocated contracts are excluded from stock attribution.

Weight and calculation basis

25 identified stocks · net exposure / NAV 53.68%. Display weights are normalized to 100%; calculations retain original exposures without an additional leverage multiplier. Cash and unallocated contracts are excluded from stock attribution.

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Holdings not priced
73.0%
Top-10 weight
769
Concentration HHI (Low)
Information Technology
Top sector

We have this ETF's holdings, but the prices for those particular listings are outside our quote coverage (currently Korea- and US-listed securities). So today's contribution and return are not computed — showing 0% would claim it did not move, which is a different statement. The holdings and weights below follow the calculation basis above.

Today's summary

Its top 10 holdings make up about 73.0% of the fund. The concentration index (HHI) is 769 — Low — evenly diversified, and the largest sector is Information Technology (54%). The higher the concentration, the more one stock or sector drives the whole ETF's return.

Structural health

A five-axis read on how this fund is built. It is not a return forecast or a recommendation, and a low score does not mean a bad fund — leveraged products score low by design. Each axis shows the figure behind it.

68/ 100
BSound structure
DiversificationHHI 76964

Concentration is below 1,500 (769), so no single holding dominates.

Sector balanceInformation Technology 54%51

Information Technology is 54%, a clear tilt. That industry's swings will drive the fund.

Cost0.6%/yr52

0.6% a year is on the high side — about 6.0% over a decade, so it needs a reason to earn that.

Fund size$3.4B71

Net assets of $3.4B — liquid enough to trade, and unlikely to be wound down.

Structural simplicityPhysical, 1x100

A plain 1x physical fund holding the shares themselves — no structural drift from how long you hold it.

Concentration and diversification

Structural health

A five-axis read on how this fund is built. It is not a return forecast or a recommendation, and a low score does not mean a bad fund — leveraged products score low by design. Each axis shows the figure behind it.

68/ 100
BSound structure
DiversificationHHI 76964

Concentration is below 1,500 (769), so no single holding dominates.

Sector balanceInformation Technology 54%51

Information Technology is 54%, a clear tilt. That industry's swings will drive the fund.

Cost0.6%/yr52

0.6% a year is on the high side — about 6.0% over a decade, so it needs a reason to earn that.

Fund size$3.4B71

Net assets of $3.4B — liquid enough to trade, and unlikely to be wound down.

Structural simplicityPhysical, 1x100

A plain 1x physical fund holding the shares themselves — no structural drift from how long you hold it.

Top 20 holdings

Weights are normalized to 100% of absolute exposures across analysed positions, including positions outside this top list. Cash, collateral and unverified assets are excluded. Contributions retain original signed NAV exposures; leverage is not applied twice.

Normalized to 100% of analysed positions

Weights are normalized to 100% of absolute exposures across analysed positions, including positions outside this top list. Cash, collateral and unverified assets are excluded. Contributions retain original signed NAV exposures; leverage is not applied twice.

Tile size = weight, colour = the day's return (deeper = larger). Covers the top 25 holdings, 53.7% of the fund. Labels are dropped where a tile is too small; hover any tile for its name and figures.
#HoldingWeight
1NVIDIANVDA14.88%
2AppleAAPL14.14%
3MicrosoftMSFT11.33%
4Amazon.comAMZN7.08%
5AlphabetGOOGL5.79%
6BroadcomAVGO4.64%
7AlphabetGOOG4.64%
8Meta PlatformsMETA4.60%
9Micron TechnologyMU2.98%
10TeslaTSLA2.89%
11Eli Lilly andLLY2.83%
12Berkshire HathawayBRK.B2.78%
13Advanced Micro DevicesAMD2.61%
14JPMorgan ChaseJPM2.53%
15ExxonMobilXOM2.03%
16VisaV1.94%
17Johnson & JohnsonJNJ1.73%
18WalmartWMT1.49%
19MastercardMA1.42%
20AbbVieABBV1.40%

Holdings below 0.5% or outside the top list are folded into “Others” and omitted above.

Where the weight sits — sector mix

Listed equity weights summed by sector and normalized to 100%. Each band is one sector's share.

Information Technology54.4%
Communication Services15.0%
Consumer Discretionary10.0%
Financials8.7%
Health Care6.0%
Energy3.3%
Consumer Staples2.7%
Industry breakdown
Semiconductors26.4%
Computer Software: Programming Data Processing15.0%
Computer Manufacturing14.1%
Computer Software: Prepackaged Software12.6%
Catalog/Specialty Distribution7.1%
Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations6.0%
Business Services3.4%
Integrated oil Companies3.3%
Auto Manufacturing2.9%
Unclassified2.8%
Department/Specialty Retail Stores2.7%
Major Banks2.5%
Computer Communications Equipment1.2%
Concentration at a glanceHHI 769well spread
spread1,0001,8002,500concentrated

HHI sums the squared weights. The more it leans on a few names, the higher it goes — and the more the whole ETF moves with them.

How concentrated is it

Concentration (HHI) is low at 769, with the top 10 holdings at just 73.0% of equity weight. No single name can dominate the fund.

Good for damping single-stock risk — and equally, a big winner inside gets diluted.

HHI squares each weight and sums them: 10,000 means one stock is everything, and the more evenly spread the holdings, the closer it falls to zero.

Where the sector weight sits

By sector, Information Technology alone is 54% — whatever the fund is called, this is a bet on that industry.

Bad news for the sector moves the whole fund. Worth checking against anything else you hold in the same space.

Weights above sum the individually listed equities and normalize that equity total to 100%.

How much it overlaps others

Its closest neighbour is GSUS at 98% overlap — effectively the same basket.

Holding both is not diversification, it is buying the same companies twice. Pick whichever is cheaper.

What it is made of

The fund holds 507 positions in total; this page lists the largest 25 and folds the rest into "Others".

Equities are 53.7% of the fund, the rest swaps and cash — index exposure built synthetically rather than by owning the shares, which adds counterparty risk.

The expense ratio is 0.6% a year, which is not cheap. Fees come out of returns every year you hold, so it is worth checking whether the same index is available for less.

This page is not investment advice. Investment decisions and responsibility are your own.

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