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DIVO vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its price in cash against DIVO’s 6.8%, though DIVO returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $8.0bn for Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF and $15m for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
6.8%
DIVO cash paid, 1 year
26.8%
YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+15.2%
DIVO total return, 1 year
+6.6%
YQQQ total return, 1 year
DIVO · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY
About even with SPYDIVO 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% as cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedAbout even with SPYDIVO 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

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.
YQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ
21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%26.8% as cash21.1 pts ahead of short QQQTotal return, distributions reinvested21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ

YQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DIVO costs 0.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.6 points; DIVO is far larger, $8.0bn against $15m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DIVO vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDIVOYQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+15.2%+6.6%
Price change, 1 yearrose 7.9%fell 21.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate88% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.56%1.11%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$8.0bn$15m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DIVO scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score89.5DIVO24.3YQQQ

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DIVO and YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DIVO YQQQ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DIVO
Microsoft Corp 6.15%
Amgen Inc 5.81%
Visa Inc 5.64%
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 5.35%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 5.08%
Apple Inc 5.07%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 4.99%
American Express Co 4.23%
Only in YQQQ
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.15%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 12.48%
QQQ 12/18/2026 750.02 P 8.12%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P685 0.09%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P665 0.03%
QQQ US 12/18/26 C915 0.01%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P682 -0.23%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P704 -0.41%
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Side by side

DIVO Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF · Short option income on short QQQ, paying weekly
Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay short option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 4.8% 22.7%
Expense ratio 0.56% 1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 26.8%
Price change, 1 year +7.9% −21.3%
Total return, 1 year +15.2% +6.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −14.5%
Ahead or behind +0.4 pts +21.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 88% not published
Age 9.9 years 2.2 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $8.0bn $15m

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 YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDIVOYQQQDIVOYQQQDIVOYQQQ
3 months+1.5%+10.7%1.2%10.6%+1.6 pts+8.0 pts
6 months+7.7%+9.0%2.5%15.9%+2.7 pts+11.1 pts
1 year+15.2%+6.6%6.8%26.8%+0.4 pts+21.1 pts
3 years+61.8%–19.8%–−21.1 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DIVO Dec 2016 · YQQQ Aug 2024+226.1%−10.1%73.9%40.8%−71.7 pts+28.7 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.

YQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short returned −14.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 21.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.7%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DIVO or YQQQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DIVO paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash and YQQQ paid 26.8%, so YQQQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DIVO or YQQQ?
With every distribution reinvested, DIVO returned +15.2% and YQQQ +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DIVO or YQQQ?
DIVO charges 0.56% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so DIVO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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