Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ODTE and QQQY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $2.1m for VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF and $178m for Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF.
Not measured
ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE
+4.5%
8.3% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE
+4.5%
8.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.1.3 pts ahead of QQQ
QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QQQY
+13.6%
29.9% of it arrived as cash
1.3 pts ahead of QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.3 pts ahead of QQQ
QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QQQY
+13.6%
29.9% as cash
1.3 pts ahead of QQQ
29.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ODTE costs 0.33 points a year less; QQQY is far larger, $178m against $2.1m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ODTE | QQQY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +13.6% |
| Price change | fell 7.1% (3 months) | fell 17.8% (1 year) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 0.9 pts | ahead by 1.3 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 1.01% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $2.1m | $178m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ODTE and QQQY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
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Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ODTE | QQQY | ODTE | QQQY | ODTE | QQQY |
| 3 months | −3.8% | −3.5% | 3.5% | 7.3% | −0.9 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 6 months | −5.4% | +0.4% | 6.7% | 15.4% | not measured | +0.7 pts |
| 1 year | – | +13.6% | – | 29.9% | – | +1.3 pts |
| 3 years | – | +51.9% | – | 88.2% | – | −39.4 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: ODTE Apr 2026 · QQQY Sep 2023 | +4.5% | +49.8% | 8.3% | 88.1% | not measured | −37.0 pts |
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ODTE's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned −2.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts.
Over the 3 months to Nov 4, 2026, ODTE paid 3.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid weekly. VegaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
QQQY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQY paid 29.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 17.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.5%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 81% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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