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IQQQ vs OVLH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its price in cash against OVLH’s 0.3% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets: $380m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, and $109m on Aug 31, 2026 for Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF.

At a glance
6.8%
IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
0.3%
OVLH cash paid, 1 year
+7.4%
IQQQ total return, 1 year
+7.0%
OVLH 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.
OVLH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.8 pts behind VOO
OVLH
+7.0%
VOO
+14.8%

7.8 pts behind VOO

OVLH over 1 year: paid 0.3%, price +6.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVLH

+7.0%

7.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind VOO

OVLH over 1 year: paid 0.3%, price +6.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVLH

+7.0%

7.8 pts behind VOO

0.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. OVLH over 1 year: paid 0.3%, price +6.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

IQQQ costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IQQQ vs OVLH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIQQQOVLH
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%+7.0%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.5%rose 6.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate93% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment38% of the Dec 29, 2023 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.80%
Net assets, IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and OVLH as of Aug 31, 2026$380m$109m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OVLH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score64.4IQQQ99.7OVLH

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

Mar 28, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 135 weekly returns
IQQQ OVLH
Return
Total return edge IQQQ +42.9% +34.5%
Annualized edge IQQQ +14.8% +12.1%
Price return edge OVLH +12.0% +33.6%
Risk
Volatility edge OVLH 18.0% 9.3%
Max drawdown edge OVLH −19.4% −8.0%
Downside capture 96.9% 79.7%
Beta 0.88 0.67
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge OVLH 0.62 0.82
Sortino edge OVLH 0.89 1.36
Treynor 0.127 0.094
Calmar edge OVLH 0.76 1.51
Against the benchmark
Alpha −2.3% a year −1.0% a year
Alpha t-stat −1.03 −0.85
Information ratio −0.96 −0.78
Tracking error 4.3% 6.0%

Each against its own benchmark: IQQQ against QQQ, Mar 28, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026; OVLH against VOO, Jan 22, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Mar 2024 to Oct 2026, IQQQ returned more: +42.9% to +34.5%. OVLH swung less: 9.3% to 18.0%. OVLH fell less at its worst: −8.0% to −19.4%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: IQQQ vs OVLH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIQQQOVLHEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+42.9%+34.5%IQQQPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+14.8%+12.1%IQQQTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+12.0%+33.6%OVLHPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility18.0%9.3%OVLHSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation12.5%5.5%OVLHLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−19.4%−8.0%OVLHDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture84.6%61.5%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture96.9%79.7%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.880.67Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.960.93Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.620.82OVLHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.891.36OVLHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1270.094Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.761.51OVLHAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkQQQVOOThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−2.3% a year−1.0% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−1.03−0.85Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−6.7% to +2.1%−3.5% to +1.4%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%6.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 135 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IQQQ OVLH
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 OVLH
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 97.79%
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Side by side

IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly OVLH Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay, hedged on VOO, paying annually
Strategy option income put-selling overlay, hedged
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly annual
Payout rate, annualized 6.1% 0.3%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.80%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 0.3%
Price change, 1 year +0.5% +6.7%
Total return, 1 year +7.4% +7.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −4.9 pts −7.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 38%
Age 2.6 years 5.8 years
Net assets, IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and OVLH as of Aug 31, 2026 $380m $109m

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 OVLH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIQQQOVLHIQQQOVLHIQQQOVLH
3 months−4.4%−1.4%1.5%0.0%−0.9 pts−1.3 pts
6 months−2.6%+1.6%3.4%0.0%−2.3 pts−3.5 pts
1 year+7.4%+7.0%6.8%0.3%−4.9 pts−7.8 pts
3 years–+58.6%–1.7%–−24.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IQQQ Mar 2024 · OVLH Jan 2021+44.2%+73.9%25.6%3.2%−13.8 pts−47.2 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.

OVLH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVLH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.3%, paid annually. Overlay Shares estimates that 38% of the distribution paid Dec 29, 2023 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IQQQ or OVLH?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash and OVLH paid 0.3%, so IQQQ 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 OVLH?
With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +7.4% and OVLH +7.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IQQQ or OVLH?
IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and OVLH charges 0.80%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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