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FEPI 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 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 $15m for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
22.1%
FEPI cash paid, 1 year
26.8%
YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+2.9%
FEPI total return, 1 year
+6.6%
YQQQ total return, 1 year
FEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
Not measuredFEPI 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% cashTotal return, distributions reinvestedNot measuredFEPI 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%

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.
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% of it arrived 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

FEPI costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points; FEPI is far larger, $679m against $15m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FEPI vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFEPIYQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+2.9%+6.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 19.3%fell 21.3%
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedNasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%1.11%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$679m$15m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FEPI YQQQ
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 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

FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying weekly YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF · Short option income on short QQQ, paying weekly
Issuer REX YieldMax
Strategy covered call short option income
Benchmark none Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 24.9% 22.7%
Expense ratio 0.65% 1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year 22.1% 26.8%
Price change, 1 year −19.3% −21.3%
Total return, 1 year +2.9% +6.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published −14.5%
Ahead or behind not available +21.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 3.1 years 2.2 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $679m $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: FEPI vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFEPIYQQQFEPIYQQQFEPIYQQQ
3 months−1.5%+10.7%6.4%10.6%not measured+8.0 pts
6 months−2.4%+9.0%11.2%15.9%not measured+11.1 pts
1 year+2.9%+6.6%22.1%26.8%not measured+21.1 pts
3 years+55.6%–69.1%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: FEPI Oct 2023 · YQQQ Aug 2024+56.7%−10.1%69.6%40.8%not measured+28.7 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.

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, FEPI or YQQQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% 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, FEPI or YQQQ?
With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +2.9% and YQQQ +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FEPI or YQQQ?
FEPI charges 0.65% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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