Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CONY vs QQQ: how they differ
Over the year QQQ returned more, +23.0% against −41.0%, and QQQ charges 0.18% against 1.04%.
YieldMax(R) COIN Option Income Strategy ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CONY and QQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in CONY | Only in QQQ |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 37.96% | NVIDIA Corp 8.52% |
| TREASURY BILL 25.76% | Apple Inc 7.72% |
| TREASURY BILL 25.29% | Microsoft Corp 5.89% |
| TREASURY BILL 7.55% | Micron Technology Inc 4.90% |
| TREASURY BILL 3.44% | Amazon.com Inc 4.36% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.65% | |
| Alphabet Inc 3.12% | |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.07% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| CONY YieldMax(R) COIN Option Income Strategy ETF | QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Income ETF | Core index fund |
| Issuer | YieldMax | Invesco |
| What it is | synthetic covered call, vs COIN | Nasdaq-100 |
| Total return, 1 year | −41.0% | +23.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | −45.9% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.9 pts | +5.5 pts |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 40.0% | not an income fund |
| Expense ratio | 1.04% | 0.18% |
| Holdings | not filed | 105 |
CONY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, CONY paid 40.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 72.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −41.0%. Coinbase (COIN) returned −45.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.9 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 91.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 59% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
QQQ in plain words
QQQ is an index equity fund tracking the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 47.0%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CONY or QQQ?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CONY returned −41.0% and QQQ returned +23.0%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CONY or QQQ?
- CONY charges 1.04% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- Are CONY and QQQ the same kind of fund?
- No. CONY is an option-income ETF and QQQ is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.
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