Which paid more, IQQQ or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +7.4% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, IQQQ or YYY?

IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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IQQQ vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.8%, though IQQQ returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $380m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, and $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

6.8%

IQQQ cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+7.4%

IQQQ total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY 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%

6.8% cash

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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IQQQ costs 2.68 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.5 points; YYY is 1.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IQQQ vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	IQQQ	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	IQQQ	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+7.4%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.5%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	93% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment	18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	IQQQ	YYY
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	IQQQ	YYY
Expense ratio	0.55%	3.23%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$376m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	IQQQ	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Mar 28, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 135 weekly returns

IQQQ YYY

Return

Total return edge IQQQ +42.9% +17.7%

Annualized edge IQQQ +14.8% +6.5%

Price return edge IQQQ +12.0% −14.6%

Risk

Volatility edge YYY 18.0% 10.4%

Max drawdown edge YYY −19.4% −10.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IQQQ 0.62 0.24

Sortino edge IQQQ 0.89 0.32

Calmar edge IQQQ 0.76 0.62

Reading

From Mar 2024 to Oct 2026, IQQQ returned more: +42.9% to +17.7%. YYY swung less: 10.4% to 18.0%. YYY fell less at its worst: −10.4% to −19.4%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: IQQQ vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	IQQQ	YYY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+42.9%	+17.7%	IQQQ	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+14.8%	+6.5%	IQQQ	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+12.0%	−14.6%	IQQQ	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	18.0%	10.4%	YYY	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	12.5%	7.8%	YYY	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−19.4%	−10.4%	YYY	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.62	0.24	IQQQ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.89	0.32	IQQQ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.76	0.62	IQQQ	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

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

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IQQQ YYY

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 YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer ProShares Amplify

Strategy option income income from closed-end funds

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.1% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.55% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year +0.5% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +7.4% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% not published

Ahead or behind −4.9 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 18%

Age 2.6 years 14.4 years

Net assets, IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026 $380m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	IQQQ	YYY	IQQQ	YYY	IQQQ	YYY
3 months	−4.4%	−4.9%	1.5%	3.2%	−0.9 pts	not measured
6 months	−2.6%	−4.1%	3.4%	6.2%	−2.3 pts	not measured
1 year	+7.4%	+1.9%	6.8%	12.4%	−4.9 pts	not measured
3 years	–	+35.2%	–	38.6%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: IQQQ Mar 2024 · YYY Jun 2012	+44.2%	+114.4%	25.6%	113.6%	−13.8 pts	not 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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IQQQ or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +7.4% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IQQQ or YYY?: IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, 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 →YYY on its own →IQQQ dividend history →IQQQ holdings →YYY dividend history →YYY 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 ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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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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