Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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IQQQ vs TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $380m for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF and $2.1m for Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF.

At a glance
6.8%
IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
6.6%
TPAY cash paid, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
+7.4%
IQQQ total return, 1 year
+11.6%
TPAY total return, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
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.
TPAY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind VOO
TPAY
+11.6%
VOO
+12.6%

1 pt behind VOO

TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+12.6%

TPAY

+11.6%

6.6% of it arrived as cash

1 pt behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind VOO

TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+12.6%

TPAY

+11.6%

6.6% cash

1 pt behind VOO

6.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +12.6%. TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +12.6%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TPAY costs 0.06 points a year less; IQQQ is far larger, $380m against $2.1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IQQQ vs TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIQQQTPAY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%not published
Price changerose 0.5% (1 year)rose 4.6% (since Feb 18, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate93% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 15, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 4.9 ptsbehind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.49%
Net assets$380m$2.1m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and TPAY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IQQQ TPAY
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 TPAY
SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 44.68%
SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 44.62%
SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 6.11%
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Side by side

IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly TPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.1% 9.5%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 6.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.5% +4.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +7.4% +11.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +12.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Ahead or behind −4.9 pts −1.0 pts (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 100%
Age 2.6 years 259 days
Net assets $380m $2.1m

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 TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIQQQTPAYIQQQTPAYIQQQTPAY
3 months−4.4%−0.8%1.5%2.3%−0.9 pts−0.7 pts
6 months−2.6%+4.2%3.4%4.7%−2.3 pts−0.8 pts
1 year+7.4%–6.8%–−4.9 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: IQQQ Mar 2024 · TPAY Feb 2026+44.2%+11.6%25.6%6.6%−13.8 pts−1.1 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.

TPAY

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 18, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TPAY paid 6.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 15, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, IQQQ or TPAY?
IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and TPAY charges 0.49%, so TPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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