Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
MPIM vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
MPIM costs 0.31 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | MPIM | QQQY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +13.1% |
| Price change | fell 12.8% (since Aug 12, 2026) | fell 18.6% (1 year) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.70% | 1.01% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $177m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Not measured
MPIM since launch: paid 3.0%, price −12.8%, total −10.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
MPIM
−10.0%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
MPIM since launch: paid 3.0%, price −12.8%, total −10.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
MPIM
−10.0%
3.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MPIM since launch: paid 3.0%, price −12.8%, total −10.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.1.8 pts ahead of QQQ
QQQY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −18.6%, total +13.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +1.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+11.3%
QQQY
+13.1%
30.4% of it arrived as cash
1.8 pts ahead of QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.8 pts ahead of QQQ
QQQY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −18.6%, total +13.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +1.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+11.3%
QQQY
+13.1%
30.4% cash
1.8 pts ahead of QQQ
30.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQQY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −18.6%, total +13.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +1.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | MPIM | QQQY | MPIM | QQQY | MPIM | QQQY |
| 3 months | −10.6% | −6.1% | 3.0% | 7.1% | not measured | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | – | −3.5% | – | 14.8% | – | +0.7 pts |
| 1 year | – | +13.1% | – | 30.4% | – | +1.8 pts |
| 3 years | – | +49.1% | – | 87.6% | – | −36.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: MPIM Aug 2026 · QQQY Sep 2023 | −10.0% | +48.6% | 3.0% | 88.5% | not measured | −37.1 pts |
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MPIM
Over the period from its first trade on Aug 12, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, MPIM paid 3.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −10.0%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.0%, paid periodically.
QQQY
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QQQY paid 30.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 28.8%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 100% 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.
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MPIM and QQQY
Total return, distributions reinvested, 3 months.
MPIM −10.6%, QQQY −6.1%: QQQY +4.5 pts ahead, 3 months, Aug 13, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.