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IQQQ vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?

IQQQ and SCEP both write options for income.

ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF and STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF.

6.5%IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
5.0%SCEP cash paid, 1 year
+17.7%IQQQ total return, 1 year
+3.5%SCEP total return, 1 year
IQQQ4.1 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%IQQQ+17.7%6.5% as cash4.1 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%IQQQ+17.7%4.1 pts behind QQQ
SCEP8.2 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.7%SCEP+3.5%5.0% as cash8.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.7%SCEP+3.5%8.2 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and SCEP hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IQQQ and SCEP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIQQQSCEP
Apple, Inc.6.74%5.71%
NVIDIA Corp.7.54%5.70%
Amazon.com, Inc.4.27%4.68%
Microsoft Corp.4.92%3.49%
Alphabet, Inc.3.25%5.98%
Broadcom, Inc.3.11%5.61%
Meta Platforms, Inc.2.74%2.23%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.3.41%2.19%
Costco Wholesale Corp.1.72%2.40%
Lam Research Corp.1.61%2.64%
Walmart, Inc.2.30%1.05%
Netflix, Inc.1.47%1.01%
Only in each
Only in IQQQOnly in SCEP
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60%JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55%
Micron Technology, Inc. 4.44%PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP 2.63%
Tesla, Inc. 3.20%WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 2.15%
Alphabet, Inc. 3.01%ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC 2.07%
Intel Corp. 2.33%EQUINIX INC 2.05%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.93%VISA INC 1.98%
Applied Materials, Inc. 1.45%AMPHENOL CORP 1.94%
Texas Instruments, Inc. 1.13%AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 1.87%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IQQQ and SCEP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
IQQQSCEPIQQQSCEPIQQQSCEP
3 months−3.1%−0.1%1.8%1.7%−0.6 pts−2.4 pts
6 months+19.1%+8.3%4.2%3.7%−5.1 pts−9.7 pts
1 year+17.7%not published6.5%not published−4.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+51.5%+3.5%24.4%5.0%−13.0 pts−8.2 pts
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IQQQ and SCEP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IQQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
SCEP
STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerProSharesSterling Capital
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized5.7%7.1%
Expense ratio0.97%0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year6.5%5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+10.8%−1.6%
Total return, 1 year+17.7%+3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+11.7%
Ahead or behind−4.1 pts−8.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age912 days281 days
Net assets$405m$235m

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.

SCEP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, IQQQ or SCEP?
IQQQ charges 0.97% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so SCEP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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IQQQ against SCEP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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