Which is cheaper, IQQQ or YSPC?

IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

IQQQ vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

IQQQ and YSPC both write options for income.

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Net assets: $380m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, and $42m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

6.8%

IQQQ cash paid, 1 year

16.7%

YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026

+7.4%

IQQQ total return, 1 year

−2.1%

YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 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% 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.

YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC

−2.1%

SPCX

+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IQQQ costs 0.46 points a year less; IQQQ is 9.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IQQQ vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	IQQQ	YSPC
Paid and earned
Measure	IQQQ	YSPC
Total return, 1 year	+7.4%	not published
Price change	rose 0.5% (1 year)	fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Measure	IQQQ	YSPC
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	IQQQ	YSPC
Expense ratio	0.55%	1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$376m	$42m
Holdings
Measure	IQQQ	YSPC
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IQQQ YSPC

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 YSPC

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%

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Side by side

IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly

Issuer ProShares YieldMax

Strategy option income synthetic covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 6.1% 60.1%

Expense ratio 0.55% 1.01%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +0.5% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +7.4% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Ahead or behind −4.9 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 93% not published

Age 2.6 years 112 days

Net assets, IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and YSPC as of Nov 3, 2026 $380m $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	IQQQ	YSPC	IQQQ	YSPC	IQQQ	YSPC
3 months	−4.4%	+11.7%	1.5%	18.2%	−0.9 pts	−13.8 pts
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 · YSPC Jul 2026	+44.2%	−2.1%	25.6%	16.7%	−13.8 pts	−2.5 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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, IQQQ or YSPC?: IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →IQQQ on its own →YSPC on its own →IQQQ dividend history →IQQQ holdings →YSPC dividend history →YSPC 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 ↗

YSPC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YSPC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YSPC 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YSPC ↗

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How this is computed

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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