Which paid more, FEPI or QDTY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting price in cash and QDTY paid 30.7%, so QDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or QDTY?

With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +2.9% and QDTY +10.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FEPI or QDTY?

FEPI charges 0.65% a year and QDTY charges 1.17%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FEPI vs QDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its price in cash against FEPI’s 22.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $679m for REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF and $37m for YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

22.1%

FEPI cash paid, 1 year

30.7%

QDTY cash paid, 1 year

+2.9%

FEPI total return, 1 year

+10.1%

QDTY total return, 1 year

FEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

FEPI

+2.9%

none

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.2 pts behind QQQ

QDTY

+10.1%

QQQ

+12.3%

2.2 pts behind QQQ

QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTY

+10.1%

30.7% of it arrived as cash

2.2 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.2 pts behind QQQ

QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTY

+10.1%

30.7% as cash

2.2 pts behind QQQ

30.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FEPI costs 0.52 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.2 points; FEPI is 18.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FEPI vs QDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FEPI	QDTY
Paid and earned
Measure	FEPI	QDTY
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+10.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 19.3%	fell 21.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		75% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FEPI	QDTY
Benchmark	not published	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	FEPI	QDTY
Expense ratio	0.65%	1.17%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$679m	$37m
Holdings
Measure	FEPI	QDTY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and QDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FEPI QDTY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FEPI

ALPHABET INC. 7.00%

BROADCOM INC. 6.95%

APPLE INC. 6.90%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.68%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 6.04%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.88%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 4.25%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.23%

Only in QDTY

NDX 12/18/2026 1001.26 C 95.10%

XND 12/18/2026 10.02 C 0.73%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 0.05%

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Side by side

FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying weekly QDTY YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly

Issuer REX YieldMax

Strategy covered call 0DTE covered call

Benchmark none Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 24.9% 30.9%

Expense ratio 0.65% 1.17%

Cash paid, 1 year 22.1% 30.7%

Price change, 1 year −19.3% −21.9%

Total return, 1 year +2.9% +10.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +12.3%

Ahead or behind not available −2.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 75%

Age 3.1 years 1.7 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $679m $37m

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: FEPI vs QDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FEPI	QDTY	FEPI	QDTY	FEPI	QDTY
3 months	−1.5%	−2.6%	6.4%	7.4%	not measured	+0.8 pts
6 months	−2.4%	+0.6%	11.2%	15.2%	not measured	+1.0 pts
1 year	+2.9%	+10.1%	22.1%	30.7%	not measured	−2.2 pts
3 years	+55.6%	–	69.1%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: FEPI Oct 2023 · QDTY Feb 2025	+56.7%	+21.7%	69.6%	45.1%	not measured	−8.5 pts

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About each fund

FEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.

QDTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 75% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FEPI or QDTY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting price in cash and QDTY paid 30.7%, so QDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or QDTY?: With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +2.9% and QDTY +10.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FEPI or QDTY?: FEPI charges 0.65% a year and QDTY charges 1.17%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →FEPI on its own →QDTY on its own →FEPI dividend history →FEPI holdings →QDTY dividend history →QDTY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

REX page for FEPI ↗

QDTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QDTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QDTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for QDTY ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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