Which paid more, IVVW or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, IVVW paid 17.4% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so IVVW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, IVVW or QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +12.6% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, IVVW or QXQ?

IVVW charges 0.25% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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IVVW vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+0.5 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: IVVW ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.73 pts

A year: IVVW 0.25%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Feb 23, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

IVVW costs 0.73 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IVVW vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	IVVW	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	IVVW	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+12.6%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 5.9%	fell 4.7%
Against its benchmark
Measure	IVVW	QXQ
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	IVVW	QXQ
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.98%
Net assets, IVVW as of Nov 12, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$347m	$82m
Holdings
Measure	IVVW	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · QXQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score49.4IVVW52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

IVVW 49.4

QXQ 52

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Key numbers

17.4%

IVVW cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+12.6%

IVVW total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

IVVW · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.6 pts ahead of SPY

IVVW

+12.6%

SPY

+12.0%

0.6 pts ahead of SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.4%, price −5.9%, total +12.6%, SPY +12.0%, +0.6 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

IVVW

+12.6%

17.4% of it arrived as cash

0.6 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.6 pts ahead of SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.4%, price −5.9%, total +12.6%, SPY +12.0%, +0.6 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

IVVW

+12.6%

17.4% as cash

0.6 pts ahead of SPY

17.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.4%, price −5.9%, total +12.6%, SPY +12.0%, +0.6 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

IVVW iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer iShares SGI

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 15.8% 1.0%

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 17.4% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year −5.9% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +12.6% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.0% +11.3%

Ahead or behind +0.6 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 60% not published

Age 2.7 years 2.4 years

Net assets, IVVW as of Nov 12, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $347m $82m

As of Nov 12, 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: IVVW vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	IVVW	QXQ	IVVW	QXQ	IVVW	QXQ
3 months	+0.9%	−5.4%	3.9%	0.2%	+3.3 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+6.5%	−3.8%	7.8%	0.5%	+4.8 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+12.6%	+12.1%	17.4%	15.1%	+0.7 pts	+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IVVW Mar 2024 · QXQ Jun 2024	+39.0%	+47.7%	42.6%	22.8%	−13.9 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

IVVW

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, IVVW paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.8%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 60% 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.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IVVW or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, IVVW paid 17.4% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so IVVW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, IVVW or QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +12.6% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IVVW or QXQ?: IVVW charges 0.25% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IVVW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IVVW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

IVVW 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

iShares page for IVVW ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $347m on Nov 12, 2026 for iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

IVVW on its own →QXQ on its own →

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IVVW and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

IVVW +12.6%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

IVVW +12.6%, QXQ +12.1%: IVVW +0.5 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.