Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF $QYLD Holdings Boosted by Sims Investment Management LLC

Sims Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ:QYLD) by 3.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,148,308 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 37,203 shares during the period. Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF comprises about 7.2% of Sims Investment Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Sims Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF were worth $19,693,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in QYLD. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 11,586,603 shares of the company’s stock valued at $204,735,000 after purchasing an additional 312,055 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF by 22.1% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,161,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,883,000 after buying an additional 571,203 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,785,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,544,000 after buying an additional 43,333 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its stake in Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF by 3.7% in the first quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 1,386,882 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,785,000 after buying an additional 49,189 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF by 11.6% in the third quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 1,290,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,931,000 after acquiring an additional 133,633 shares during the period.

Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of QYLD opened at $18.01 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $8.34 billion, a PE ratio of 32.28 and a beta of 0.62. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $17.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $17.73. Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF has a 12-month low of $16.35 and a 12-month high of $18.54.

Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.1854 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 22nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 12.4%. This is an increase from Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18.

Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF Company Profile

The Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Cboe NASDAQ-100 BuyWrite V2 index. The fund tracks an index that holds Nasdaq 100 stocks and sells call options on those stocks to collect the premiums. QYLD was launched on Dec 12, 2013 and is managed by Global X.