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IQQQ vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $380m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, and $11m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
6.8%
IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
11.3%
XSHP cash paid, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
+7.4%
IQQQ total return, 1 year
−21.1%
XSHP total return, since launch, Jun 17, 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% 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.
XSHP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
XSHP
−21.1%
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Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IQQQ costs 0.44 points a year less; IQQQ is far larger, $376m against $11m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IQQQ vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIQQQXSHP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%not published
Price changerose 0.5% (1 year)fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate93% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment92% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.99%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$376m$11m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IQQQ XSHP
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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 XSHP
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Side by side

IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly XSHP Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.1% 33.7%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 11.3% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.5% −32.7% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +7.4% −21.1% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% not published
Ahead or behind −4.9 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 92%
Age 2.6 years 140 days
Net assets, IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and XSHP as of Nov 3, 2026 $380m $11m

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 XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIQQQXSHPIQQQXSHPIQQQXSHP
3 months−4.4%+31.3%1.5%11.2%−0.9 ptsnot measured
6 months−2.6%–3.4%–−2.3 pts–
1 year+7.4%–6.8%–−4.9 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: IQQQ Mar 2024 · XSHP Jun 2026+44.2%−21.1%25.6%11.3%−13.8 ptsnot measured

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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.

XSHP

Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSHP paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, IQQQ or XSHP?
IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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