Which paid more, DJIA or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, DJIA paid 10.0% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, DJIA returned +12.7% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DJIA or QXQ?

DJIA charges 0.60% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so DJIA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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DJIA vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+0.6 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: DJIA ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.38 pts

A year: DJIA 0.60%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Feb 26, 2026

Overlap

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Net flow

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Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

DJIA costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DJIA vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DJIA	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	DJIA	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+12.7%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	rose 1.9%	fell 4.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	70% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DJIA	QXQ
Benchmark	Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	DJIA	QXQ
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.98%
Net assets, DJIA as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$206m	$82m
Holdings
Measure	DJIA	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DJIA scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score76.3DJIA52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

DJIA 76.3

QXQ 52

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

Key numbers

10.0%

DJIA cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+12.7%

DJIA total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

DJIA · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 2.9 pts ahead of DIA

DJIA

+12.7%

DIA

+9.8%

2.9 pts ahead of DIA

DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.0%, price +1.9%, total +12.7%, DIA +9.8%, +2.9 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

DIA

+9.8%

DJIA

+12.7%

10.0% of it arrived as cash

2.9 pts ahead of DIA

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.9 pts ahead of DIA

DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.0%, price +1.9%, total +12.7%, DIA +9.8%, +2.9 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

DIA

+9.8%

DJIA

+12.7%

10.0% as cash

2.9 pts ahead of DIA

10.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.0%, price +1.9%, total +12.7%, DIA +9.8%, +2.9 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on DIA, paying monthly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer Global X SGI

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 1.0%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 10.0% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year +1.9% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +12.7% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +9.8% +11.3%

Ahead or behind +2.9 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 70% not published

Age 4.7 years 2.4 years

Net assets, DJIA as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $206m $82m

As of Nov 12, 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 QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DJIA	QXQ	DJIA	QXQ	DJIA	QXQ
3 months	+0.8%	−5.4%	1.7%	0.2%	+3.3 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+7.6%	−3.8%	3.7%	0.5%	+2.5 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+12.7%	+12.1%	10.0%	15.1%	+2.9 pts	+0.8 pts
3 years	+41.6%	–	30.5%	–	−17.9 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: DJIA Feb 2022 · QXQ Jun 2024	+45.5%	+47.7%	40.8%	22.8%	−24.9 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

DJIA

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, DJIA paid 10.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +9.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.9 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 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.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DJIA or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, DJIA paid 10.0% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, DJIA returned +12.7% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DJIA or QXQ?: DJIA charges 0.60% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so DJIA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) →Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →DJIA on its own →QXQ on its own →DJIA dividend history →DJIA holdings →QXQ dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DJIA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DJIA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DJIA 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for DJIA ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $206m on Nov 11, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

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Growth of 100

DJIA and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

DJIA +12.7%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

DJIA +12.7%, QXQ +12.1%: DJIA +0.6 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.