Data as of .
IQQQ vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year YLDE paid 7.6% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.5%, though IQQQ returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and YLDE hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IQQQ | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet, Inc. | 3.25% | 3.60% |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 7.54% | 3.03% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.92% | 2.67% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 3.11% | 2.25% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.74% | 1.91% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.74% | 1.63% |
| Texas Instruments, Inc. | 1.13% | 2.28% |
| Linde plc | 0.94% | 1.56% |
| T-Mobile US, Inc. | 0.84% | 1.67% |
| Honeywell International, Inc. | 0.61% | 0.63% |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 0.36% | 2.05% |
| Comcast Corp. | 0.36% | 2.23% |
| Only in IQQQ | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 4.44% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 4.05% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.27% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.41% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% |
| Tesla, Inc. 3.20% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 3.01% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
| Intel Corp. 2.33% | PUBLIC STORAGE 2.59% |
| Walmart, Inc. 2.30% | MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.52% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQQQ | YLDE | IQQQ | YLDE | IQQQ | YLDE | |
| 3 months | −3.1% | +2.5% | 1.8% | 2.3% | −0.6 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +19.1% | +8.4% | 4.2% | 4.1% | −5.1 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | +17.7% | +10.5% | 6.5% | 7.6% | −4.1 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +51.5% | +181.4% | 24.4% | 42.1% | −13.0 pts | −86.6 pts |
| IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | Franklin |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.7% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.5% | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +10.8% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.7% | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.1 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 912 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $405m | $170m |
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.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, IQQQ or YLDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.6%, 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 +17.7% and YLDE returned +10.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IQQQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, IQQQ or YLDE?
- IQQQ charges 0.97% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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