URTH - GLQ: Poor Performance History And Questionable Positioning
2025-08-07 07:25:46 ET
The Clough Global Equity Fund ( GLQ ) is a closed-end fund that provides income-seeking investors with an interesting way to achieve their goals of earning a high level of income from the assets in their portfolio while still retaining their exposure to common equities, which will almost certainly prove to be a much better asset class to own than fixed-income securities over the coming years. As of the time of writing, the Clough Global Equity Fund boasts a 10.80% yield, which is substantially higher than any of the major domestic or global equity indices:
Index/ETF |
Current Yield |
S&P 500 Index ( SPY ) |
1.14% |
NASDAQ-100 Index ( QQQ ) |
0.50% |
Russell 2000 Index ( IWM ) |
1.12% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average ( DIA ) |
1.53% |
MSCI World Index ( URTH ) |
1.38% |
MSCI All-Countries World Index ( ACWI ) |
1.56% |
MSCI All-Countries World ex-U.S. Index ( ACWX ) |
2.65% |