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IQQQ vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $380m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, and $248m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
6.8%
IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
16.8%
TDAQ cash paid, 1 year
+7.4%
IQQQ total return, 1 year
+12.0%
TDAQ total return, 1 year
IQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ
IQQQ
+7.4%
QQQ
+12.3%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

6.8% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

6.8% cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
TDAQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with QQQ
TDAQ
+12.0%
QQQ
+12.3%

About even with QQQ

TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

TDAQ

+12.0%

16.8% of it arrived as cash

about even with QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with QQQ

TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

TDAQ

+12.0%

16.8% as cash

about even with QQQ

16.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IQQQ costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IQQQ vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIQQQTDAQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%+12.0%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.5%fell 5.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate93% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment98% of the Oct 21, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.68%
Net assets, IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026$380m$248m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · IQQQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score64.4IQQQ44.6TDAQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

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

Risk and return

Sep 12, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 59 weekly returns · each against QQQ
IQQQ TDAQ
Return
Total return edge TDAQ +13.2% +18.4%
Annualized edge TDAQ +11.5% +16.0%
Price return edge IQQQ +6.0% −1.7%
Risk
Volatility edge IQQQ (slight) 16.9% 17.4%
Max drawdown edge TDAQ (slight) −9.7% −9.2%
Downside capture 97.9% 96.6%
Beta 0.90 0.93
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge TDAQ 0.50 0.72
Sortino edge TDAQ 0.74 1.11
Treynor 0.095 0.136
Calmar edge TDAQ 1.19 1.75
Against the benchmark
Alpha −2.9% a year +0.7% a year
Alpha t-stat −1.04 0.27
Information ratio −1.21 −0.06
Tracking error 3.5% 3.2%
Reading

From Sep 2025 to Oct 2026, TDAQ returned more: +18.4% to +13.2%. IQQQ swung slightly less: 16.9% to 17.4%. TDAQ fell slightly less at its worst: −9.2% to −9.7%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: IQQQ vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIQQQTDAQQQQEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+13.2%+18.4%TDAQPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+11.5%+16.0%TDAQTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+6.0%−1.7%IQQQPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility16.9%17.4%IQQQ (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation11.5%11.3%TieLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−9.7%−9.2%TDAQ (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture85.6%93.0%100.0%TDAQ (slight)Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture97.9%96.6%100.0%TieShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.900.931.00IQQQ lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.970.971.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.500.72TDAQReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.741.11TDAQReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0950.1360.128TDAQReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.191.75TDAQAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkQQQQQQQQQThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−2.9% a year+0.7% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−1.040.27Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−8.6% to +2.7%−4.7% to +6.2%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−1.21−0.06TDAQReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error3.5%3.2%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 59 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and TDAQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IQQQ TDAQ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IQQQ
NVIDIA Corp. 7.26%
Apple, Inc. 6.32%
Microsoft Corp. 5.12%
Micron Technology, Inc. 4.06%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.80%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2.88%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.69%
Tesla, Inc. 2.50%
Only in TDAQ
Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 99.56%
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Side by side

IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly TDAQ TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.1% 18.2%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 16.8%
Price change, 1 year +0.5% −5.7%
Total return, 1 year +7.4% +12.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +12.3%
Ahead or behind −4.9 pts −0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 98%
Age 2.6 years 1.2 years
Net assets, IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026 $380m $248m

As of Nov 4, 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 TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIQQQTDAQIQQQTDAQIQQQTDAQ
3 months−4.4%−2.9%1.5%4.3%−0.9 pts+0.5 pts
6 months−2.6%−0.5%3.4%8.4%−2.3 pts−0.2 pts
1 year+7.4%+12.0%6.8%16.8%−4.9 pts−0.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IQQQ Mar 2024 · TDAQ Sep 2025+44.2%+21.6%25.6%19.6%−13.8 pts+0.6 pts

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About each fund
IQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.1%, 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.

TDAQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.2%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 21, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IQQQ or TDAQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash and TDAQ paid 16.8%, so TDAQ 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 TDAQ?
With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +7.4% and TDAQ +12.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IQQQ or TDAQ?
IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and TDAQ charges 0.68%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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