Which paid more, IQQQ or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +7.0% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, IQQQ or QXQ?

IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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IQQQ vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+5.1 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QXQ ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.43 pts

A year: IQQQ 0.55%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Sep 25, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

IQQQ costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IQQQ vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	IQQQ	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	IQQQ	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+7.0%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.2%	fell 4.7%
Against its benchmark
Measure	IQQQ	QXQ
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	IQQQ	QXQ
Expense ratio	0.55%	0.98%
Net assets, IQQQ as of Nov 12, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$366m	$82m
Holdings
Measure	IQQQ	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · IQQQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score65.2IQQQ52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

IQQQ 65.2

QXQ 52

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

Key numbers

6.8%

IQQQ cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+7.0%

IQQQ total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

IQQQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 4.3 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ

+7.0%

QQQ

+11.3%

4.3 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.2%, total +7.0%, QQQ +11.3%, −4.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

IQQQ

+7.0%

6.8% of it arrived as cash

4.3 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.3 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.2%, total +7.0%, QQQ +11.3%, −4.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

IQQQ

+7.0%

6.8% cash

4.3 pts behind QQQ

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.2%, total +7.0%, QQQ +11.3%, −4.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer ProShares SGI

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 6.2% 1.0%

Expense ratio 0.55% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year +0.2% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +7.0% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% +11.3%

Ahead or behind −4.3 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 93% not published

Age 2.6 years 2.4 years

Net assets, IQQQ as of Nov 12, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $366m $82m

As of Nov 12, 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 QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	IQQQ	QXQ	IQQQ	QXQ	IQQQ	QXQ
3 months	−7.3%	−5.4%	1.5%	0.2%	−1.4 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	−6.5%	−3.8%	3.3%	0.5%	−2.3 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+7.0%	+12.1%	6.8%	15.1%	−4.3 pts	+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IQQQ Mar 2024 · QXQ Jun 2024	+42.4%	+47.7%	25.6%	22.8%	−14.7 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

IQQQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.3 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, 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.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IQQQ or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +7.0% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IQQQ or QXQ?: IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IQQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IQQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

IQQQ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

ProShares page for IQQQ ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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How this is computed

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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $366m on Nov 12, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

IQQQ on its own →QXQ on its own →

Growth of 100

IQQQ and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

IQQQ +7.0%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

IQQQ +7.0%, QXQ +12.1%: QXQ +5.1 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.