{"slug":"return-of-capital-in-etf-distributions","qid":"monthly_distributions","label":"Cash distributions per share, month by month","post_title":"Return of Capital in ETF Distributions","post_url":"/blog/return-of-capital-in-etf-distributions#q-monthly_distributions","columns":["month","qyld_per_share","xyld_per_share","ryld_per_share"],"rows":[{"month":"2021-09","qyld_per_share":0.1902,"xyld_per_share":0.37,"ryld_per_share":0.2519},{"month":"2021-10","qyld_per_share":0.1966,"xyld_per_share":0.3451,"ryld_per_share":0.2474},{"month":"2021-11","qyld_per_share":0.2246,"xyld_per_share":0.3646,"ryld_per_share":0.2545},{"month":"2021-12","qyld_per_share":0.4994,"xyld_per_share":null,"ryld_per_share":0.3066},{"month":"2022-01","qyld_per_share":0.203,"xyld_per_share":0.4808,"ryld_per_share":0.2232},{"month":"2022-02","qyld_per_share":0.202,"xyld_per_share":0.4835,"ryld_per_share":0.2316},{"month":"2022-03","qyld_per_share":0.2097,"xyld_per_share":0.5014,"ryld_per_share":0.2402},{"month":"2022-04","qyld_per_share":0.2051,"xyld_per_share":0.4947,"ryld_per_share":0.2345},{"month":"2022-05","qyld_per_share":0.1785,"xyld_per_share":0.4411,"ryld_per_share":0.2113},{"month":"2022-06","qyld_per_share":0.1735,"xyld_per_share":0.4223,"ryld_per_share":0.2022},{"month":"2022-07","qyld_per_share":0.1809,"xyld_per_share":0.4386,"ryld_per_share":0.2119},{"month":"2022-08","qyld_per_share":0.1813,"xyld_per_share":0.4338,"ryld_per_share":0.2069},{"month":"2022-09","qyld_per_share":0.1653,"xyld_per_share":0.4046,"ryld_per_share":0.1955},{"month":"2022-10","qyld_per_share":0.1626,"xyld_per_share":0.4007,"ryld_per_share":0.1945},{"month":"2022-11","qyld_per_share":0.1648,"xyld_per_share":0.4052,"ryld_per_share":0.1986},{"month":"2022-12","qyld_per_share":0.1614,"xyld_per_share":null,"ryld_per_share":0.1874},{"month":"2023-01","qyld_per_share":0.1696,"xyld_per_share":0.4101,"ryld_per_share":0.1956},{"month":"2023-02","qyld_per_share":0.1673,"xyld_per_share":0.4081,"ryld_per_share":0.1958},{"month":"2023-03","qyld_per_share":0.169,"xyld_per_share":0.3989,"ryld_per_share":0.176},{"month":"2023-04","qyld_per_share":0.173,"xyld_per_share":0.376,"ryld_per_share":0.182},{"month":"2023-05","qyld_per_share":0.1682,"xyld_per_share":0.284,"ryld_per_share":0.161},{"month":"2023-06","qyld_per_share":0.1768,"xyld_per_share":0.3274,"ryld_per_share":0.1829},{"month":"2023-07","qyld_per_share":0.1797,"xyld_per_share":0.2872,"ryld_per_share":0.1797},{"month":"2023-08","qyld_per_share":0.1731,"xyld_per_share":0.3803,"ryld_per_share":0.1741},{"month":"2023-09","qyld_per_share":0.1719,"xyld_per_share":0.3333,"ryld_per_share":0.1726},{"month":"2023-10","qyld_per_share":0.1668,"xyld_per_share":0.3835,"ryld_per_share":0.1616},{"month":"2023-11","qyld_per_share":0.1611,"xyld_per_share":0.2668,"ryld_per_share":0.1678},{"month":"2023-12","qyld_per_share":0.1659,"xyld_per_share":null,"ryld_per_share":0.1667},{"month":"2024-01","qyld_per_share":0.179,"xyld_per_share":0.3138,"ryld_per_share":0.1654},{"month":"2024-02","qyld_per_share":0.1772,"xyld_per_share":0.3017,"ryld_per_share":0.1632},{"month":"2024-03","qyld_per_share":0.178,"xyld_per_share":0.3219,"ryld_per_share":0.1674},{"month":"2024-04","qyld_per_share":0.1723,"xyld_per_share":0.3404,"ryld_per_share":0.1628},{"month":"2024-05","qyld_per_share":0.1628,"xyld_per_share":0.2819,"ryld_per_share":0.1654},{"month":"2024-06","qyld_per_share":0.1686,"xyld_per_share":0.2764,"ryld_per_share":0.1608},{"month":"2024-07","qyld_per_share":0.1774,"xyld_per_share":0.3126,"ryld_per_share":0.1605},{"month":"2024-08","qyld_per_share":0.1791,"xyld_per_share":0.4,"ryld_per_share":0.1608},{"month":"2024-09","qyld_per_share":0.1807,"xyld_per_share":0.3419,"ryld_per_share":0.1617},{"month":"2024-10","qyld_per_share":0.1831,"xyld_per_share":0.386,"ryld_per_share":0.1655},{"month":"2024-11","qyld_per_share":0.1804,"xyld_per_share":0.371,"ryld_per_share":0.1658},{"month":"2024-12","qyld_per_share":0.3386,"xyld_per_share":1.1895,"ryld_per_share":0.1664},{"month":"2025-01","qyld_per_share":0.1877,"xyld_per_share":0.373,"ryld_per_share":0.1682},{"month":"2025-02","qyld_per_share":0.165,"xyld_per_share":0.2907,"ryld_per_share":0.1627},{"month":"2025-03","qyld_per_share":0.1703,"xyld_per_share":0.4005,"ryld_per_share":0.1537},{"month":"2025-04","qyld_per_share":0.1598,"xyld_per_share":0.3774,"ryld_per_share":0.1431},{"month":"2025-05","qyld_per_share":0.165,"xyld_per_share":0.3893,"ryld_per_share":0.1481},{"month":"2025-06","qyld_per_share":0.1657,"xyld_per_share":0.3872,"ryld_per_share":0.1485},{"month":"2025-07","qyld_per_share":0.1653,"xyld_per_share":0.3126,"ryld_per_share":0.1498},{"month":"2025-08","qyld_per_share":0.1677,"xyld_per_share":0.3163,"ryld_per_share":0.1506},{"month":"2025-09","qyld_per_share":0.1704,"xyld_per_share":0.3016,"ryld_per_share":0.1517},{"month":"2025-10","qyld_per_share":0.1731,"xyld_per_share":0.3967,"ryld_per_share":0.1525},{"month":"2025-11","qyld_per_share":0.1728,"xyld_per_share":0.4003,"ryld_per_share":0.1518},{"month":"2025-12","qyld_per_share":0.1779,"xyld_per_share":0.3252,"ryld_per_share":0.1551},{"month":"2026-01","qyld_per_share":0.1786,"xyld_per_share":0.3597,"ryld_per_share":0.1573},{"month":"2026-02","qyld_per_share":0.1771,"xyld_per_share":0.3412,"ryld_per_share":0.1584},{"month":"2026-03","qyld_per_share":0.1715,"xyld_per_share":0.3905,"ryld_per_share":0.1475},{"month":"2026-04","qyld_per_share":0.1789,"xyld_per_share":0.3522,"ryld_per_share":0.1566},{"month":"2026-05","qyld_per_share":0.1785,"xyld_per_share":0.4012,"ryld_per_share":0.1568},{"month":"2026-06","qyld_per_share":0.1854,"xyld_per_share":0.3403,"ryld_per_share":0.1618},{"month":"2026-07","qyld_per_share":0.1775,"xyld_per_share":0.4088,"ryld_per_share":0.1605}],"shape":"series","sql":"SELECT\n    formatDateTime(toStartOfMonth(ex_dividend_date), '%Y-%m') AS month,\n    round(sumIf(cash_amount, ticker = 'QYLD'), 4)             AS qyld_per_share,\n    round(sumIf(cash_amount, ticker = 'XYLD'), 4)             AS xyld_per_share,\n    round(sumIf(cash_amount, ticker = 'RYLD'), 4)             AS ryld_per_share\nFROM\n(\n    SELECT\n        ticker,\n        ex_dividend_date,\n        toFloat64(max(cash_amount)) AS cash_amount\n    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends\n    WHERE ticker IN ('QYLD', 'XYLD', 'RYLD')\n      AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2021-09-01')\n      AND ex_dividend_date <  toDate('2026-08-01')\n    GROUP BY ticker, ex_dividend_date\n)\nGROUP BY toStartOfMonth(ex_dividend_date)\nORDER BY toStartOfMonth(ex_dividend_date)","computed_at":"2026-08-22T04:18:43.058359+00:00","elapsed":0.049772452}