Data as of .
IQQQ vs PBP: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year PBP paid 11.8% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and PBP hold 53% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IQQQ | PBP |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 7.54% | 8.18% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.74% | 7.50% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.92% | 5.57% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.27% | 3.77% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 3.25% | 3.11% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 3.11% | 2.57% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 3.01% | 2.47% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.74% | 2.22% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 4.44% | 1.74% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 3.20% | 1.56% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3.41% | 1.39% |
| Intel Corp. | 2.33% | 0.81% |
| Only in IQQQ | Only in PBP |
|---|---|
| ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.42% |
| Shopify, Inc. 0.59% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.42% |
| ASML Holding NV 0.57% | Eli Lilly & Co 1.38% |
| MercadoLibre, Inc. 0.35% | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.03% |
| PDD Holdings, Inc. 0.23% | Johnson & Johnson 0.99% |
| Electronic Arts, Inc. 0.20% | Visa Inc 0.93% |
| Strategy, Inc. 0.20% | AbbVie Inc 0.71% |
| ARM Holdings plc 0.20% | Mastercard Inc 0.69% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 19, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQQQ | PBP | IQQQ | PBP | IQQQ | PBP | |
| 3 months | −3.1% | +5.0% | 1.8% | 2.8% | −0.6 pts | +2.7 pts |
| 6 months | +19.1% | +13.0% | 4.2% | 5.7% | −5.1 pts | −5.0 pts |
| 1 year | +17.7% | +18.5% | 6.5% | 11.8% | −4.1 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +46.1% | not published | 31.8% | not published | −32.3 pts |
| Since launch | +51.5% | +199.0% | 24.4% | 101.2% | −13.0 pts | −604.5 pts |
| IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | Invesco |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.7% | 11.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.5% | 11.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +10.8% | +5.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.7% | +18.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.1 pts | +1.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 912 days | 6101 days |
| Net assets | $405m | $386m |
IQQQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.
PBP in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PBP paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, IQQQ or PBP?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting price in cash and PBP paid 11.8%, so PBP 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 PBP?
- With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +17.7% and PBP returned +18.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so PBP returned more.
- Which is cheaper, IQQQ or PBP?
- IQQQ charges 0.97% a year and PBP charges 0.29%, so PBP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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