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DJIA vs IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $191m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF, and $380m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

At a glance
10.1%
DJIA cash paid, 1 year
6.8%
IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+13.9%
DJIA total return, 1 year
+7.4%
IQQQ total return, 1 year
DJIA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind DIA
DJIA
+13.9%
DIA
+14.9%

1 pt behind DIA

DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DIA

+14.9%

DJIA

+13.9%

10.1% of it arrived as cash

1 pt behind DIA

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind DIA

DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DIA

+14.9%

DJIA

+13.9%

10.1% as cash

1 pt behind DIA

10.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 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 +14.9%. 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 +14.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IQQQ costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.5 points; IQQQ is 2.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DJIA vs IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDJIAIQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.9%+7.4%
Price change, 1 yearrose 2.9%rose 0.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate70% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment93% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIANasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 1.0 ptsbehind by 4.9 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.60%0.55%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$191m$409m
Holdings
Holdings in common20%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DJIA scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score74.6DJIA64.4IQQQ

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

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Mar 28, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 135 weekly returns
DJIA IQQQ
Return
Total return edge IQQQ +29.2% +42.9%
Annualized edge IQQQ +10.4% +14.8%
Price return edge IQQQ −1.4% +12.0%
Risk
Volatility edge DJIA 9.3% 18.0%
Max drawdown edge DJIA −10.8% −19.4%
Downside capture 63.6% 96.9%
Beta 0.60 0.88
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge DJIA (slight) 0.65 0.62
Sortino edge Tie 0.90 0.89
Treynor 0.065 0.127
Calmar edge DJIA 0.96 0.76
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.7% a year −2.3% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.31 −1.03
Information ratio −0.50 −0.96
Tracking error 7.8% 4.3%

Each against its own benchmark: DJIA against DIA, Mar 4, 2022 to Oct 30, 2026; IQQQ against QQQ, Mar 28, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Mar 2024 to Oct 2026, IQQQ returned more: +42.9% to +29.2%. DJIA swung less: 9.3% to 18.0%. DJIA fell less at its worst: −10.8% to −19.4%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: DJIA vs IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDJIAIQQQEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+29.2%+42.9%IQQQPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+10.4%+14.8%IQQQTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−1.4%+12.0%IQQQPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility9.3%18.0%DJIASpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation6.7%12.5%DJIALike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−10.8%−19.4%DJIADeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture47.8%84.6%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture63.6%96.9%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.600.88Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.740.96Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.650.62DJIA (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.900.89TieReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0650.127Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.960.76DJIAAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkDIAQQQThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.7% a year−2.3% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.31−1.03Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−5.4% to +3.9%−6.7% to +2.1%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.50−0.96Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error7.8%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

20%

By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and IQQQ hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

20% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DJIA IQQQ
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.33% 5.12%
APPLE INC. 3.54% 6.32%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.11% 3.80%
ALPHABET INC. 4.08% 2.69%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.30% 7.26%
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.33% 1.63%
WALMART INC. 1.27% 1.92%
AMGEN INC. 4.42% 0.87%
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATION 2.79% 0.25%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DJIA
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.67%
CATERPILLAR INC. 9.34%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.75%
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.29%
VISA INC. 4.20%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.03%
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 3.91%
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY 3.85%
Only in IQQQ
Micron Technology, Inc. 4.06%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2.88%
Tesla, Inc. 2.50%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.49%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.39%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.30%
Intel Corp. 1.69%
Palantir Technologies, Inc. 1.61%
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Side by side

DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on DIA, paying monthly IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 6.1%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.55%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.1% 6.8%
Price change, 1 year +2.9% +0.5%
Total return, 1 year +13.9% +7.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +12.3%
Ahead or behind −1.0 pts −4.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 70% 93%
Age 4.7 years 2.6 years
Net assets, DJIA as of Oct 12, 2026 and IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 $191m $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: DJIA vs IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDJIAIQQQDJIAIQQQDJIAIQQQ
3 months+1.4%−4.4%1.7%1.5%+2.8 pts−0.9 pts
6 months+8.7%−2.6%3.7%3.4%+1.2 pts−2.3 pts
1 year+13.9%+7.4%10.1%6.8%−1.0 pts−4.9 pts
3 years+41.7%–30.4%–−22.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DJIA Feb 2022 · IQQQ Mar 2024+46.0%+44.2%40.8%25.6%−27.9 pts−13.8 pts

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About each fund
DJIA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.9%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +14.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 70% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 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, DJIA or IQQQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting price in cash and IQQQ paid 6.8%, so DJIA paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DJIA or IQQQ?
With every distribution reinvested, DJIA returned +13.9% and IQQQ +7.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DJIA or IQQQ?
DJIA charges 0.60% 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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