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IQQQ vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% 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 $186m on Nov 3, 2026 for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
6.8%
IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
7.9%
YLDE cash paid, 1 year
+7.4%
IQQQ total return, 1 year
+19.0%
YLDE 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.
YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV
YLDE
+19.0%
IWV
+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YLDE costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.6 points; IQQQ is 2.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IQQQ vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIQQQYLDE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%+19.0%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.5%rose 10.5%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQiShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.48%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$376m$186m
Holdings
Holdings in common18%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · YLDE scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score64.4IQQQ91.9YLDE

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

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Method

Risk and return

Mar 28, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 135 weekly returns
IQQQ YLDE
Return
Total return edge IQQQ +42.9% +37.9%
Annualized edge IQQQ +14.8% +13.2%
Price return edge YLDE +12.0% +21.5%
Risk
Volatility edge YLDE 18.0% 10.7%
Max drawdown edge YLDE −19.4% −9.9%
Downside capture 96.9% 75.6%
Beta 0.88 0.76
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge YLDE 0.62 0.81
Sortino edge YLDE 0.89 1.18
Treynor 0.127 0.128
Calmar edge YLDE 0.76 1.33
Against the benchmark
Alpha −2.3% a year +0.7% a year
Alpha t-stat −1.03 0.29
Information ratio −0.96 −0.27
Tracking error 4.3% 8.3%

Each against its own benchmark: IQQQ against QQQ, Mar 28, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026; YLDE against IWV, Jun 2, 2017 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Mar 2024 to Oct 2026, IQQQ returned more: +42.9% to +37.9%. YLDE swung less: 10.7% to 18.0%. YLDE fell less at its worst: −9.9% to −19.4%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: IQQQ vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIQQQYLDEEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+42.9%+37.9%IQQQPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+14.8%+13.2%IQQQTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+12.0%+21.5%YLDEPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility18.0%10.7%YLDESpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation12.5%7.3%YLDELike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−19.4%−9.9%YLDEDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture84.6%61.1%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture96.9%75.6%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.880.76Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.960.79Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.620.81YLDEReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.891.18YLDEReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1270.128Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.761.33YLDEAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkQQQIWVThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−2.3% a year+0.7% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−1.030.29Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−6.7% to +2.1%−3.9% to +5.2%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.96−0.27Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error4.3%8.3%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 135 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

18%

By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and YLDE hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

18% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IQQQ YLDE
NVIDIA Corp. 7.26% 2.97%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.69% 3.52%
Microsoft Corp. 5.12% 2.61%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.39% 2.21%
Apple, Inc. 6.32% 1.86%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.30% 1.59%
Texas Instruments, Inc. 0.89% 2.23%
Linde plc 0.85% 1.53%
T-Mobile US, Inc. 0.73% 1.63%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 0.43% 2.00%
Comcast Corp. 0.36% 2.19%
Honeywell International, Inc. 0.25% 0.61%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IQQQ
Micron Technology, Inc. 4.06%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.80%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2.88%
Tesla, Inc. 2.50%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.49%
Walmart, Inc. 1.92%
Intel Corp. 1.69%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.63%
Only in YLDE
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.96%
NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.77%
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%
UNILEVER PLC 2.58%
PUBLIC STORAGE 2.53%
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.47%
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Side by side

IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.1% 6.3%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.48%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 7.9%
Price change, 1 year +0.5% +10.5%
Total return, 1 year +7.4% +19.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −4.9 pts +4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 67%
Age 2.6 years 9.5 years
Net assets, IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 3, 2026 $380m $186m

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 YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIQQQYLDEIQQQYLDEIQQQYLDE
3 months−4.4%+3.2%1.5%1.6%−0.9 pts+3.6 pts
6 months−2.6%+8.6%3.4%4.0%−2.3 pts+3.7 pts
1 year+7.4%+19.0%6.8%7.9%−4.9 pts+4.2 pts
3 years–+61.5%–18.0%–−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IQQQ Mar 2024 · YLDE May 2017+44.2%+197.5%25.6%44.5%−13.8 pts−52.9 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.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IQQQ or YLDE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, so YLDE 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 YLDE?
With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +7.4% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IQQQ or YLDE?
IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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