Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
IQQQ vs JULJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its price in cash against JULJ’s 5.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $380m for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF and $14m for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July.
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.9.4 pts behind SPY
JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
JULJ
+5.4%
5.6% of it arrived as cash
9.4 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
9.4 pts behind SPY
JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
JULJ
+5.4%
9.4 pts behind SPY
5.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
IQQQ costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points; IQQQ is far larger, $380m against $14m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | IQQQ | JULJ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +7.4% | +5.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 0.5% | fell 0.4% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 93% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment | 39% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.79% |
| Net assets | $380m | $14m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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What they share
By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and JULJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | IQQQ | JULJ | IQQQ | JULJ | IQQQ | JULJ |
| 3 months | −4.4% | +1.3% | 1.5% | 1.3% | −0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | −2.6% | +2.6% | 3.4% | 2.7% | −2.3 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 1 year | +7.4% | +5.4% | 6.8% | 5.6% | −4.9 pts | −9.4 pts |
| 3 years | – | +18.6% | – | 17.3% | – | −64.3 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: IQQQ Mar 2024 · JULJ Jul 2023 | +44.2% | +21.3% | 25.6% | 19.0% | −13.8 pts | −58.5 pts |
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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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
JULJ
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.4%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 39% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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