RYLD Dividend Analysis: Yield, Total Return, Payout Support & Stability

Underlying exposure

Russell 2000 small-cap equity exposure with covered-call strategy.

Strategy brief

Covered-call ETF holding Russell 2000 exposure and selling index call options to seek monthly option-premium income with capped upside.

Latest close

$16.21

(+0.31%)

As of 2026-09-03

Latest distribution

$0.1650

Ex-date 2026-08-24

Estimated forward yield

12.05%

Listed date

2019-04-17

Expense ratio

0.60%

Payout frequency

Monthly

History

Latest signal snapshot·2026-08

Use these as a first-pass read on whether the fund’s income looks attractive, supported, and paired with acceptable price behavior.

TTM yield

11.62% / annualized

TTM yield in the latest monthly snapshot.

Yield signalHigh

Price CAGR

-2.75% / annualized

Recent annualized share price change, excluding distributions.

Price CAGR signalLow

Payout Support

-2.0%Return gap

No major payout-support issue detected in the latest window.

Payout support riskLow

Stability

Summarizes recent price stability using volatility, beta, and drawdown.

Stability signalLow

Sufficient history

Latest window: sufficient history

History

Each monthly point below is still calculated using the rolling 3-year window; this control only changes how much history you view.

Historical signalsLast 1 year · Monthly

Metrics historyLast 1 year · Monthly

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IWMIExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkRussell 2000Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield14.38%+2.33ppTTM yield13.95%+2.33ppTotal return CAGR+17.87%+8.27pp

SIOOExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield15.05%+3.00ppTTM yield11.28%-0.34ppTotal return CAGR+14.14%+4.54pp

SPYIExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield12.04%-0.01ppTTM yield11.81%+0.19ppTotal return CAGR+15.88%+6.28pp

XSPIExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield16.94%+4.89ppTTM yield9.59%-2.03ppTotal return CAGR+21.24%+11.64pp