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

IQQQ and SIOO both write options for income.

ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF and VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF.

6.5%IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
11.1%SIOO cash paid, 1 year
+17.7%IQQQ total return, 1 year
+10.8%SIOO 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
SIOOAbout even with OEF · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
OEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with OEFTotal return, distributions reinvestedOEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%about even with OEF

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and SIOO hold 50% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IQQQ and SIOO both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIQQQSIOO
NVIDIA Corp.7.54%9.83%
Apple, Inc.6.74%9.24%
Microsoft Corp.4.92%5.91%
Amazon.com, Inc.4.27%4.41%
Broadcom, Inc.3.11%3.57%
Alphabet, Inc.3.01%3.62%
Meta Platforms, Inc.2.74%3.12%
Micron Technology, Inc.4.44%2.37%
Tesla, Inc.3.20%2.23%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.3.41%2.00%
Intel Corp.2.33%1.12%
Walmart, Inc.2.30%1.05%
Only in each
Only in IQQQOnly in SIOO
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60%United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 7.85%
KLA Corp. 1.02%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.03%
Sandisk Corp. 1.01%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.99%
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 0.93%Eli Lilly & Co 1.85%
Analog Devices, Inc. 0.82%ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.49%
Seagate Technology Holdings plc 0.78%Johnson & Johnson 1.45%
AppLovin Corp. 0.76%Visa Inc 1.37%
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. 0.75%AbbVie Inc 1.03%

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 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IQQQ and SIOO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
IQQQSIOOIQQQSIOOIQQQSIOO
3 months−3.1%+4.0%1.8%3.7%−0.6 pts+0.7 pts
6 months+19.1%+14.3%4.2%7.9%−5.1 pts−5.8 pts
1 year+17.7%not published6.5%not published−4.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+51.5%+10.8%24.4%11.1%−13.0 pts−0.2 pts
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IQQQ and SIOO on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IQQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
SIOO
VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF
Covered call on OEF, paying monthly
IssuerProSharesVistaShares
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 100 (OEF)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized5.7%15.1%
Expense ratio0.97%not published
Cash paid, 1 year6.5%11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+10.8%−1.1%
Total return, 1 year+17.7%+10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+11.0%
Ahead or behind−4.1 pts−0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age912 days281 days
Net assets$405m$21m

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.

SIOO in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SIOO paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +11.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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IQQQ against SIOO, 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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