Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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IVVW vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its price in cash against IVVW’s 17.5%, though IVVW returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $349m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF, and $15m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
17.5%
IVVW cash paid, 1 year
26.8%
YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+14.8%
IVVW total return, 1 year
+6.6%
YQQQ total return, 1 year
IVVW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY
About even with SPYIVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.SPY+14.8%IVVW+14.8%17.5% of it arrived as cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedAbout even with SPYIVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.SPY+14.8%IVVW+14.8%about even with SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ
21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%26.8% as cash21.1 pts ahead of short QQQTotal return, distributions reinvested21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ

YQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IVVW costs 0.86 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.2 points; IVVW is far larger, $344m against $15m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IVVW vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIVVWYQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+6.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 4.1%fell 21.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate49% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.25%1.11%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$344m$15m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · IVVW scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score47.6IVVW24.3YQQQ

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

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

Risk and return

Aug 23, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 114 weekly returns
IVVW YQQQ
Return
Total return edge IVVW +29.8% −9.2%
Annualized edge IVVW +12.6% −4.3%
Price return edge IVVW −11.8% −49.8%
Risk
Volatility edge IVVW 10.2% 15.5%
Max drawdown edge IVVW −15.0% −27.1%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge IVVW 0.81 −0.47
Sortino edge IVVW 1.13 −0.60
Calmar edge IVVW 0.84 −0.16
Reading

From Aug 2024 to Oct 2026, IVVW returned more: +29.8% to −9.2%. IVVW swung less: 10.2% to 15.5%. IVVW fell less at its worst: −15.0% to −27.1%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: IVVW vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIVVWYQQQEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+29.8%−9.2%IVVWPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+12.6%−4.3%IVVWTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−11.8%−49.8%IVVWPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility10.2%15.5%IVVWSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation7.4%12.2%IVVWLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−15.0%−27.1%IVVWDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.81−0.47IVVWReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.13−0.60IVVWReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.84−0.16IVVWAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 114 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IVVW and YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVVW YQQQ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IVVW
ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 100.36%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7821.5 0.00%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7821.5 -0.03%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7699.92 -0.18%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7655.87 -0.29%
Only in YQQQ
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.15%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 12.48%
QQQ 12/18/2026 750.02 P 8.12%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P685 0.09%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P665 0.03%
QQQ US 12/18/26 C915 0.01%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P682 -0.23%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P704 -0.41%
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Side by side

IVVW iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF · Short option income on short QQQ, paying weekly
Strategy covered call short option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 15.7% 22.7%
Expense ratio 0.25% 1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year 17.5% 26.8%
Price change, 1 year −4.1% −21.3%
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +6.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −14.5%
Ahead or behind 0.0 pts +21.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 49% not published
Age 2.6 years 2.2 years
Net assets, IVVW as of Nov 4, 2026 and YQQQ as of Nov 3, 2026 $349m $15m

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: IVVW vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIVVWYQQQIVVWYQQQIVVWYQQQ
3 months+2.0%+10.7%3.9%10.6%+2.2 pts+8.0 pts
6 months+8.0%+9.0%7.8%15.9%+3.0 pts+11.1 pts
1 year+14.8%+6.6%17.5%26.8%0.0 pts+21.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IVVW Mar 2024 · YQQQ Aug 2024+40.5%−10.1%42.6%40.8%−14.4 pts+28.7 pts

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About each fund
IVVW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.7%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 49% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

YQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short returned −14.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 21.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.7%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IVVW or YQQQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting price in cash and YQQQ paid 26.8%, so YQQQ 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 YQQQ?
With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +14.8% and YQQQ +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IVVW or YQQQ?
IVVW charges 0.25% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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