Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ:QYLD) Shares Sold by Aptus Capital Advisors LLC

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ:QYLD) by 12.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 49,060 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,713 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF were worth $885,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. First Heartland Consultants Inc. grew its stake in Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. now owns 15,777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $285,000 after purchasing an additional 567 shares during the last quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF by 4.4% during the third quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 75,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,362,000 after purchasing an additional 3,177 shares during the period. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its position in Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF by 4.7% in the third quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 361,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,515,000 after buying an additional 16,134 shares during the last quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP increased its holdings in Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF by 25.6% in the 3rd quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP now owns 50,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $916,000 after buying an additional 10,342 shares during the period. Finally, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 116,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,099,000 after buying an additional 4,749 shares during the last quarter.

Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ QYLD opened at $18.51 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $8.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.58 and a beta of 0.71. Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF has a 12 month low of $15.91 and a 12 month high of $18.56. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $18.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $17.77.

Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 21st were issued a $0.183 dividend. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 11.86%. This is a positive change from Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Monday, October 21st.

About Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF

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.