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IQQQ vs KHPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $380m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, and $401m on Jun 30, 2026 for Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
6.8%
IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
9.0%
KHPI cash paid, 1 year
+7.4%
IQQQ total return, 1 year
+9.5%
KHPI total return, 1 year
IQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ
IQQQ
+7.4%
QQQ
+12.3%

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.
KHPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.3 pts behind SPY
KHPI
+9.5%
SPY
+14.8%

5.3 pts behind SPY

KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

KHPI

+9.5%

9.0% of it arrived as cash

5.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.3 pts behind SPY

KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

KHPI

+9.5%

9.0% cash

5.3 pts behind SPY

9.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IQQQ costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IQQQ vs KHPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIQQQKHPI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%+9.5%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.5%rose 0.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate93% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.98%
Net assets, IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and KHPI as of Jun 30, 2026$380m$401m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · IQQQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score64.4IQQQ62KHPI

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

Risk and return

Sep 13, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 111 weekly returns
IQQQ KHPI
Return
Total return edge IQQQ +35.9% +23.8%
Annualized edge IQQQ +15.4% +10.5%
Price return edge IQQQ +12.3% +1.9%
Risk
Volatility edge KHPI 17.5% 8.8%
Max drawdown edge KHPI −19.4% −10.5%
Downside capture 96.9% 55.8%
Beta 0.88 0.55
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge KHPI (slight) 0.68 0.72
Sortino edge KHPI 0.98 1.12
Treynor 0.127 0.115
Calmar edge KHPI 0.79 1.00
Against the benchmark
Alpha −2.3% a year −0.3% a year
Alpha t-stat −1.03 −0.15
Information ratio −0.96 −0.78
Tracking error 4.3% 7.4%

Each against its own benchmark: IQQQ against QQQ, Mar 28, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026; KHPI against SPY, Sep 13, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Sep 2024 to Oct 2026, IQQQ returned more: +35.9% to +23.8%. KHPI swung less: 8.8% to 17.5%. KHPI fell less at its worst: −10.5% to −19.4%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: IQQQ vs KHPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIQQQKHPIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+35.9%+23.8%IQQQPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+15.4%+10.5%IQQQTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+12.3%+1.9%IQQQPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility17.5%8.8%KHPISpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation12.1%5.7%KHPILike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−19.4%−10.5%KHPIDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture84.6%42.7%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture96.9%55.8%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.880.55Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.960.85Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.680.72KHPI (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.981.12KHPIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1270.115Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.791.00KHPIAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkQQQSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−2.3% a year−0.3% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−1.03−0.15Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−6.7% to +2.1%−5.0% to +4.3%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.96−0.78Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error4.3%7.4%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 111 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and KHPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IQQQ KHPI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IQQQ
NVIDIA Corp. 7.26%
Apple, Inc. 6.32%
Microsoft Corp. 5.12%
Micron Technology, Inc. 4.06%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.80%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2.88%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.69%
Tesla, Inc. 2.50%
Only in KHPI
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.06%
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Side by side

IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly KHPI Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer ProShares Kensington
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.1% 9.1%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 9.0%
Price change, 1 year +0.5% +0.1%
Total return, 1 year +7.4% +9.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −4.9 pts −5.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 100%
Age 2.6 years 2.2 years
Net assets, IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and KHPI as of Jun 30, 2026 $380m $401m

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: IQQQ vs KHPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIQQQKHPIIQQQKHPIIQQQKHPI
3 months−4.4%+0.8%1.5%2.2%−0.9 pts+0.9 pts
6 months−2.6%+4.6%3.4%4.5%−2.3 pts−0.5 pts
1 year+7.4%+9.5%6.8%9.0%−4.9 pts−5.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IQQQ Mar 2024 · KHPI Sep 2024+44.2%+26.2%25.6%19.9%−13.8 pts−17.0 pts

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About each fund
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.

KHPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Kensington estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IQQQ or KHPI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash and KHPI paid 9.0%, so KHPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, IQQQ or KHPI?
With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +7.4% and KHPI +9.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IQQQ or KHPI?
IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and KHPI charges 0.98%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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