Data as of .
IQQQ vs QYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QYLD paid 12.5% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and QYLD hold 71% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IQQQ | QYLD |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 7.54% | 8.54% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.74% | 7.82% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.92% | 5.84% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 4.44% | 5.05% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.27% | 4.36% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 3.20% | 3.05% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.74% | 3.15% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 3.11% | 2.71% |
| Intel Corp. | 2.33% | 2.51% |
| Walmart, Inc. | 2.30% | 2.28% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.93% | 1.90% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 1.72% | 1.75% |
| Only in IQQQ | Only in QYLD |
|---|---|
| ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.02% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.41% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.27% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 3.25% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.02% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 3.01% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.88% |
| Palantir Technologies, Inc. 1.46% | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.80% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 0.78% | CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 1.07% |
| AppLovin Corp. 0.76% | CASH 1.01% |
| Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. 0.75% | SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS 0.86% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQQQ | QYLD | IQQQ | QYLD | IQQQ | QYLD | |
| 3 months | −3.1% | +3.2% | 1.8% | 3.0% | −0.6 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 6 months | +19.1% | +14.5% | 4.2% | 6.3% | −5.1 pts | −9.7 pts |
| 1 year | +17.7% | +23.0% | 6.5% | 12.5% | −4.1 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +55.3% | not published | 36.6% | not published | −42.9 pts |
| Since launch | +51.5% | +198.3% | 24.4% | 116.0% | −13.0 pts | −644.6 pts |
| IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | Global X |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.7% | 11.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.5% | 12.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +10.8% | +9.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.7% | +23.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.1 pts | +1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 912 days | 4663 days |
| Net assets | $405m | $8.5bn |
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.
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, IQQQ or QYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.5%, so QYLD 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 QYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +17.7% and QYLD returned +23.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, IQQQ or QYLD?
- IQQQ charges 0.97% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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