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DIVO vs IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DIVO paid 6.8% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $8.0bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF, and $380m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

At a glance
6.8%
DIVO cash paid, 1 year
6.8%
IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+15.2%
DIVO total return, 1 year
+7.4%
IQQQ total return, 1 year
DIVO · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY
DIVO
+15.2%
SPY
+14.8%

About even with SPY

DIVO over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +7.9%, total +15.2%, SPY +14.8%, +0.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DIVO

+15.2%

6.8% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

DIVO over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +7.9%, total +15.2%, SPY +14.8%, +0.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DIVO

+15.2%

about even with SPY

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DIVO over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +7.9%, total +15.2%, SPY +14.8%, +0.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ
IQQQ
+7.4%
QQQ
+12.3%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

6.8% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.2%. IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.2%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IQQQ costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.8 points; DIVO is far larger, $8.0bn against $376m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DIVO vs IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDIVOIQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+15.2%+7.4%
Price change, 1 yearrose 7.9%rose 0.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate88% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment93% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.56%0.55%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$8.0bn$376m
Holdings
Holdings in common18%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DIVO scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score89.5DIVO64.4IQQQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

Mar 28, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 135 weekly returns
DIVO IQQQ
Return
Total return edge IQQQ (slight) +40.3% +42.9%
Annualized edge IQQQ (slight) +13.9% +14.8%
Price return edge DIVO +21.7% +12.0%
Risk
Volatility edge DIVO 10.8% 18.0%
Max drawdown edge DIVO −10.6% −19.4%
Downside capture 76.1% 96.9%
Beta 0.73 0.88
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge DIVO 0.87 0.62
Sortino edge DIVO 1.31 0.89
Treynor 0.139 0.127
Calmar edge DIVO 1.32 0.76
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.9% a year −2.3% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.47 −1.03
Information ratio −0.33 −0.96
Tracking error 7.5% 4.3%

Each against its own benchmark: DIVO against SPY, Dec 23, 2016 to Oct 30, 2026; IQQQ against QQQ, Mar 28, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Mar 2024 to Oct 2026, IQQQ returned slightly more: +42.9% to +40.3%. DIVO swung less: 10.8% to 18.0%. DIVO fell less at its worst: −10.6% to −19.4%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: DIVO vs IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDIVOIQQQEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+40.3%+42.9%IQQQ (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+13.9%+14.8%IQQQ (slight)Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return+21.7%+12.0%DIVOPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility10.8%18.0%DIVOSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation7.1%12.5%DIVOLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−10.6%−19.4%DIVODeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture62.8%84.6%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture76.1%96.9%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.730.88Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.820.96Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.870.62DIVOReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.310.89DIVOReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1390.127Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.320.76DIVOAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYQQQThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.9% a year−2.3% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.47−1.03Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−2.8% to +4.6%−6.7% to +2.1%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.33−0.96Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error7.5%4.3%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 135 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

18%

By the books each fund has filed, DIVO and IQQQ hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

18% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DIVO IQQQ
Microsoft Corp 6.15% 5.12%
Apple Inc 5.07% 6.32%
NVIDIA Corp 3.67% 7.26%
Alphabet Inc 2.64% 2.69%
Amgen Inc 5.81% 0.87%
Booking Holdings Inc 1.10% 0.58%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DIVO
Visa Inc 5.64%
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 5.35%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 5.08%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 4.99%
American Express Co 4.23%
Caterpillar Inc 4.22%
Amplify Samsung SOFR ETF 4.10%
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF 3.87%
Only in IQQQ
Micron Technology, Inc. 4.06%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.80%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2.88%
Tesla, Inc. 2.50%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.49%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.39%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.30%
Walmart, Inc. 1.92%
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Side by side

DIVO Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 4.8% 6.1%
Expense ratio 0.56% 0.55%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 6.8%
Price change, 1 year +7.9% +0.5%
Total return, 1 year +15.2% +7.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%
Ahead or behind +0.4 pts −4.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 88% 93%
Age 9.9 years 2.6 years
Net assets, DIVO as of Nov 3, 2026 and IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 $8.0bn $380m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: DIVO vs IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDIVOIQQQDIVOIQQQDIVOIQQQ
3 months+1.5%−4.4%1.2%1.5%+1.6 pts−0.9 pts
6 months+7.7%−2.6%2.5%3.4%+2.7 pts−2.3 pts
1 year+15.2%+7.4%6.8%6.8%+0.4 pts−4.9 pts
3 years+61.8%–19.8%–−21.1 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DIVO Dec 2016 · IQQQ Mar 2024+226.1%+44.2%73.9%25.6%−71.7 pts−13.8 pts

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About each fund
DIVO

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DIVO paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 88% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

IQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.1%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DIVO or IQQQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DIVO paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash and IQQQ paid 6.8%, so the two paid the same at the precision this page prints. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DIVO or IQQQ?
With every distribution reinvested, DIVO returned +15.2% and IQQQ +7.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DIVO or IQQQ?
DIVO charges 0.56% a year and IQQQ charges 0.55%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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