The Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ:QYLD) advertises a trailing distribution yield around 12%, which is roughly ten times what the broad market pays. That headline is what drew income-focused investors into QYLD when it launched in 2013, and it is still what keeps roughly $8.13 billion in assets parked there today. The ... QYLD’s 12% Yield Looks Generous, But Its 10 Year Total Return Tells a Harder Story