Data as of .
IQQQ vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year IQQQ paid 6.5% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, 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 SIXH hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IQQQ | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 4.44% | 2.37% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.74% | 1.45% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.45% | 1.44% |
| Palantir Technologies, Inc. | 1.46% | 1.42% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 3.11% | 1.35% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.74% | 1.30% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.27% | 1.29% |
| Walmart, Inc. | 2.30% | 1.11% |
| T-Mobile US, Inc. | 0.84% | 2.42% |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 0.80% | 3.44% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 0.68% | 1.30% |
| Mondelez International, Inc. | 0.32% | 2.51% |
| Only in IQQQ | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60% | Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% |
| NVIDIA Corp. 7.54% | Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% |
| Microsoft Corp. 4.92% | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.41% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 3.25% | AT&T INC. 3.59% |
| Tesla, Inc. 3.20% | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 3.01% | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% |
| Intel Corp. 2.33% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.67% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQQQ | SIXH | IQQQ | SIXH | IQQQ | SIXH | |
| 3 months | −3.1% | +4.5% | 1.8% | 0.5% | −0.6 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +19.1% | +7.4% | 4.2% | 0.9% | −5.1 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | +17.7% | +16.3% | 6.5% | 2.0% | −4.1 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +43.8% | not published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +51.5% | +96.3% | 24.4% | 16.0% | −13.0 pts | −88.5 pts |
| IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.7% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.5% | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +10.8% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.7% | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.1 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 912 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $405m | $543m |
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.
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, IQQQ or SIXH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.0%, so IQQQ 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 SIXH?
- With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +17.7% and SIXH returned +16.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IQQQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, IQQQ or SIXH?
- IQQQ charges 0.97% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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