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KHPI 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 KHPI’s 9.0%, though KHPI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $401m on Jun 30, 2026 for Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF, and $15m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
9.0%
KHPI cash paid, 1 year
26.8%
YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+9.5%
KHPI total return, 1 year
+6.6%
YQQQ total return, 1 year
KHPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.3 pts behind SPY
5.3 pts behind SPYKHPI 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 cash5.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvested5.3 pts behind SPYKHPI 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%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.

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

KHPI costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KHPI vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKHPIYQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+9.5%+6.6%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.1%fell 21.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.98%1.11%
Net assets, KHPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and YQQQ as of Nov 3, 2026$401m$15m
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 Score62KHPI24.3YQQQ

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

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, KHPI and YQQQ 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%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KHPI YQQQ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in KHPI
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.06%
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

KHPI Kensington Hedged 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
Issuer Kensington YieldMax
Strategy covered call short option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 9.1% 22.7%
Expense ratio 0.98% 1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.0% 26.8%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% −21.3%
Total return, 1 year +9.5% +6.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −14.5%
Ahead or behind −5.3 pts +21.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published
Age 2.2 years 2.2 years
Net assets, KHPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and YQQQ as of Nov 3, 2026 $401m $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: KHPI vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKHPIYQQQKHPIYQQQKHPIYQQQ
3 months+0.8%+10.7%2.2%10.6%+0.9 pts+8.0 pts
6 months+4.6%+9.0%4.5%15.9%−0.5 pts+11.1 pts
1 year+9.5%+6.6%9.0%26.8%−5.3 pts+21.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KHPI Sep 2024 · YQQQ Aug 2024+26.2%−10.1%19.9%40.8%−17.0 pts+28.7 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.

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, KHPI or YQQQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% 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, KHPI or YQQQ?
With every distribution reinvested, KHPI returned +9.5% and YQQQ +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KHPI or YQQQ?
KHPI charges 0.98% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so KHPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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