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IQQQ vs XVSP: which paid, and which earned it?

IQQQ and XVSP both write options for income.

ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF and FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

6.5%IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
0.0%XVSP cash paid, 1 year
+17.7%IQQQ total return, 1 year
+9.2%XVSP total return, 1 year
IQQQ4.1 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%IQQQ+17.7%6.5% as cash4.1 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%IQQQ+17.7%4.1 pts behind QQQ
XVSP9.6 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and XVSP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in IQQQOnly in XVSP
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 304.12%
NVIDIA Corp. 7.54%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 110.96%
Apple, Inc. 6.74%Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 51.81%
Microsoft Corp. 4.92%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
Micron Technology, Inc. 4.44%2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,232.73 0.00%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.27%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.04%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.41%2026-09-25 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 152.50 -0.31%
Alphabet, Inc. 3.25%2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,232.73 -366.53%

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 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IQQQ and XVSP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
IQQQXVSPIQQQXVSPIQQQXVSP
3 months−3.1%not published1.8%not published−0.6 ptsnot published
6 months+19.1%not published4.2%not published−5.1 ptsnot published
1 year+17.7%not published6.5%not published−4.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+51.5%+9.2%24.4%0.0%−13.0 pts+9.6 pts
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IQQQ and XVSP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IQQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
XVSP
FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerProSharesFirst Trust
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized5.7%not published
Expense ratio0.97%not published
Cash paid, 1 year6.5%0.0% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+10.8%+9.2%
Total return, 1 year+17.7%+9.2% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%−0.3%
Ahead or behind−4.1 pts+9.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age912 days23 days
Net assets$405m$2m

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.

XVSP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XVSP paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned −0.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.6 pts.

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Where these figures came from

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IQQQ against XVSP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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