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FTQI 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 FTQI’s 12.1%, though FTQI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $997m for First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF and $15m for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

FTQI on its own →YQQQ on its own →
At a glance
12.1%
FTQI cash paid, 1 year
26.8%
YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+16.5%
FTQI total return, 1 year
+6.6%
YQQQ total return, 1 year
FTQI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of QQQ
4.2 pts ahead of QQQFTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.QQQ+12.3%FTQI+16.5%12.1% of it arrived as cash4.2 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvested4.2 pts ahead of QQQFTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.QQQ+12.3%FTQI+16.5%4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 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

FTQI costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.9 points; FTQI is far larger, $997m against $15m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTQI vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFTQIYQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+16.5%+6.6%
Price change, 1 yearrose 3.5%fell 21.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQNasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%1.11%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$997m$15m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · FTQI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score74FTQI24.3YQQQ

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

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTQI YQQQ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in FTQI
Apple Inc. 8.98%
NVIDIA Corporation 6.22%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.73%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.23%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.10%
Tesla, Inc. 3.05%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.67%
Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.60%
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

FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF · Short option income on short QQQ, paying weekly
Issuer First Trust YieldMax
Strategy covered call short option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 12.3% 22.7%
Expense ratio 0.75% 1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year 12.1% 26.8%
Price change, 1 year +3.5% −21.3%
Total return, 1 year +16.5% +6.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% −14.5%
Ahead or behind +4.2 pts +21.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 99% not published
Age 12.8 years 2.2 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $997m $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: FTQI vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFTQIYQQQFTQIYQQQFTQIYQQQ
3 months+0.4%+10.7%3.0%10.6%+3.8 pts+8.0 pts
6 months+6.6%+9.0%6.0%15.9%+6.9 pts+11.1 pts
1 year+16.5%+6.6%12.1%26.8%+4.3 pts+21.1 pts
3 years+60.8%–38.1%–−30.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: FTQI Jan 2014 · YQQQ Aug 2024+138.8%−10.1%81.1%40.8%−641.3 pts+28.7 pts

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About each fund
FTQI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 99% 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, FTQI or YQQQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% 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, FTQI or YQQQ?
With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +16.5% and YQQQ +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FTQI or YQQQ?
FTQI charges 0.75% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →FTQI on its own →YQQQ on its own →FTQI dividend history →FTQI holdings →YQQQ dividend history →YQQQ holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
FTQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
FTQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
FTQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
First Trust page for FTQI ↗
YQQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
YQQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
YQQQ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
YieldMax page for YQQQ ↗

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How this is computed

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

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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