Which paid more, JOYT or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, JOYT paid 0.8% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

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

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

Which is cheaper, JOYT or QXQ?

JOYT charges 0.35% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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JOYT vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

0.0 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: level, total return

Fee gap

0.63 pts

A year: JOYT 0.35%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

JOYT costs 0.63 points a year less; both returned +12.1% over a year.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JOYT vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JOYT	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	JOYT	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	rose 11.2%	fell 4.7%
Against its benchmark
Measure	JOYT	QXQ
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	JOYT	QXQ
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.98%
Net assets, JOYT as of Nov 12, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$122m	$82m
Holdings
Measure	JOYT	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Income Score99.1JOYT52QXQ

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

JOYT 99.1

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

0.8%

JOYT cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+12.1%

JOYT total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

JOYT · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 About even with SPY

JOYT

+12.1%

SPY

+12.0%

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.8%, price +11.2%, total +12.1%, SPY +12.0%, +0.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

JOYT

+12.1%

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.8%, price +11.2%, total +12.1%, SPY +12.0%, +0.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

JOYT

+12.1%

about even with SPY

0.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.8%, price +11.2%, total +12.1%, SPY +12.0%, +0.1 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

JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer JPMorgan SGI

Strategy option income covered call

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

Pays quarterly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 0.7% 1.0%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 0.8% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year +11.2% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.0% +11.3%

Ahead or behind +0.1 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 1.2 years 2.4 years

Net assets, JOYT as of Nov 12, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $122m $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: JOYT vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JOYT	QXQ	JOYT	QXQ	JOYT	QXQ
3 months	+0.3%	−5.4%	0.2%	0.2%	+2.7 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+5.9%	−3.8%	0.4%	0.5%	+4.2 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+12.1%	+12.1%	0.8%	15.1%	+0.1 pts	+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JOYT Aug 2025 · QXQ Jun 2024	+20.3%	+47.7%	0.9%	22.8%	+0.3 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

JOYT

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, JOYT paid 0.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 11.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.

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%. 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, JOYT or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, JOYT paid 0.8% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, JOYT or QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +12.1% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JOYT or QXQ?: JOYT charges 0.35% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

JOYT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JOYT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

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: $122m on Nov 12, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

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JOYT and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

JOYT +12.1%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

JOYT +12.1%, QXQ +12.1%: level, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.