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KHPI vs QDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its price in cash against KHPI’s 9.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $401m on Jun 30, 2026 for Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF, and $37m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

At a glance
9.0%
KHPI cash paid, 1 year
30.7%
QDTY cash paid, 1 year
+9.5%
KHPI total return, 1 year
+10.1%
QDTY total return, 1 year
KHPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.3 pts behind SPY
KHPI
+9.5%
SPY
+14.8%

5.3 pts behind SPY

KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

KHPI

+9.5%

9.0% of it arrived as cash

5.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.3 pts behind SPY

KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

KHPI

+9.5%

9.0% cash

5.3 pts behind SPY

9.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.2 pts behind QQQ
QDTY
+10.1%
QQQ
+12.3%

2.2 pts behind QQQ

QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTY

+10.1%

30.7% of it arrived as cash

2.2 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.2 pts behind QQQ

QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTY

+10.1%

30.7% as cash

2.2 pts behind QQQ

30.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KHPI costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KHPI vs QDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKHPIQDTY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+9.5%+10.1%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.1%fell 21.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment75% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.98%1.17%
Net assets, KHPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and QDTY as of Nov 3, 2026$401m$37m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · KHPI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score62KHPI27.8QDTY

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

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Method

Risk and return

Feb 21, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 88 weekly returns
KHPI QDTY
Return
Total return edge QDTY +17.4% +23.5%
Annualized edge QDTY +9.9% +13.3%
Price return edge KHPI +0.3% −28.0%
Risk
Volatility edge KHPI 9.4% 18.1%
Max drawdown edge KHPI −10.5% −19.5%
Downside capture 55.8% 90.5%
Beta 0.55 0.81
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge KHPI 0.64 0.56
Sortino edge KHPI 0.97 0.77
Treynor 0.115 0.126
Calmar edge KHPI 0.94 0.68
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.3% a year −1.8% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.15 −0.35
Information ratio −0.78 −0.60
Tracking error 7.4% 7.7%

Each against its own benchmark: KHPI against SPY, Sep 13, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026; QDTY against QQQ, Feb 21, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Feb 2025 to Oct 2026, QDTY returned more: +23.5% to +17.4%. KHPI swung less: 9.4% to 18.1%. KHPI fell less at its worst: −10.5% to −19.5%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: KHPI vs QDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKHPIQDTYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+17.4%+23.5%QDTYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+9.9%+13.3%QDTYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+0.3%−28.0%KHPIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility9.4%18.1%KHPISpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation6.2%13.3%KHPILike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−10.5%−19.5%KHPIDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture42.7%72.2%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture55.8%90.5%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.550.81Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.850.87Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.640.56KHPIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.970.77KHPIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1150.126Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.940.68KHPIAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYQQQThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.3% a year−1.8% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.15−0.35Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−5.0% to +4.3%−12.0% to +8.4%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.78−0.60Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error7.4%7.7%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 88 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, KHPI and QDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KHPI QDTY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in KHPI
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.06%
Only in QDTY
NDX 12/18/2026 1001.26 C 95.10%
XND 12/18/2026 10.02 C 0.73%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 0.05%
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Side by side

KHPI Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly QDTY YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly
Issuer Kensington YieldMax
Strategy covered call 0DTE covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 9.1% 30.9%
Expense ratio 0.98% 1.17%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.0% 30.7%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% −21.9%
Total return, 1 year +9.5% +10.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%
Ahead or behind −5.3 pts −2.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 75%
Age 2.2 years 1.7 years
Net assets, KHPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and QDTY as of Nov 3, 2026 $401m $37m

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: KHPI vs QDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKHPIQDTYKHPIQDTYKHPIQDTY
3 months+0.8%−2.6%2.2%7.4%+0.9 pts+0.8 pts
6 months+4.6%+0.6%4.5%15.2%−0.5 pts+1.0 pts
1 year+9.5%+10.1%9.0%30.7%−5.3 pts−2.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KHPI Sep 2024 · QDTY Feb 2025+26.2%+21.7%19.9%45.1%−17.0 pts−8.5 pts

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About each fund
KHPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Kensington estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QDTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 75% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KHPI or QDTY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% of its starting price in cash and QDTY paid 30.7%, so QDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, KHPI or QDTY?
With every distribution reinvested, KHPI returned +9.5% and QDTY +10.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KHPI or QDTY?
KHPI charges 0.98% a year and QDTY charges 1.17%, so KHPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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