Which paid more, IQQQ or XIMR?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, so XIMR 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 XIMR?

With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +7.4% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, IQQQ or XIMR?

IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

IQQQ vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.8% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets: $380m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, and $26m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March.

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At a glance

6.8%

IQQQ cash paid, 1 year

7.0%

XIMR cash paid, 1 year

+7.4%

IQQQ total return, 1 year

+7.9%

XIMR 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%

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.

XIMR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR

+7.9%

VOO

+14.8%

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

7.0% of it arrived as cash

6.9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

6.9 pts behind VOO

7.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IQQQ costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; IQQQ is 14.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IQQQ vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	IQQQ	XIMR
Paid and earned
Measure	IQQQ	XIMR
Total return, 1 year	+7.4%	+7.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.5%	rose 0.7%
Against its benchmark
Measure	IQQQ	XIMR
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	IQQQ	XIMR
Expense ratio	0.55%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$376m	$26m
Holdings
Measure	IQQQ	XIMR
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XIMR scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score64.4IQQQ66.2XIMR

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

IQQQ 64.4

XIMR 66.2

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and XIMR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IQQQ XIMR

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 XIMR

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.65%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.13%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 583.70 -0.61%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 648.56 -18.68%

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Side by side

IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer ProShares First Trust

Strategy option income buffer with income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.1% 7.4%

Expense ratio 0.55% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 7.0%

Price change, 1 year +0.5% +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +7.4% +7.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −4.9 pts −6.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 60%

Age 2.6 years 2.6 years

Net assets, IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and XIMR as of Nov 3, 2026 $380m $26m

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 XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	IQQQ	XIMR	IQQQ	XIMR	IQQQ	XIMR
3 months	−4.4%	+1.3%	1.5%	1.8%	−0.9 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	−2.6%	+2.8%	3.4%	3.7%	−2.3 pts	−2.2 pts
1 year	+7.4%	+7.9%	6.8%	7.0%	−4.9 pts	−6.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IQQQ Mar 2024 · XIMR Mar 2024	+44.2%	+20.0%	25.6%	17.4%	−13.8 pts	−33.3 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.

XIMR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 60% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IQQQ or XIMR?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, so XIMR 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 XIMR?: With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +7.4% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IQQQ or XIMR?: IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →IQQQ on its own →XIMR on its own →IQQQ dividend history →IQQQ holdings →XIMR dividend history →XIMR holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IQQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IQQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

IQQQ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

ProShares page for IQQQ ↗

XIMR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIMR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIMR 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIMR ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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