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Are Covered-Call ETF Distributions Sustainable Income? A QYLD Case Study

In short. A high distribution yield is not the same as a high income yield. For Global X’s QYLD, the issuer’s own SEC filings show the headline ~12% payout has recently been funded almost entirely by return of capital, not by portfolio income or realized gains....