Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ODTE and YQQQ 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 $15m for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.
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.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
ODTE costs 0.43 points a year less; YQQQ is 7.1 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ODTE | YQQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +6.6% |
| Price change | fell 7.1% (3 months) | fell 21.3% (1 year) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 0.9 pts | ahead by 21.1 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 1.11% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $2.1m | $15m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ODTE and YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
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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 | YQQQ | ODTE | YQQQ | ODTE | YQQQ |
| 3 months | −3.8% | +10.7% | 3.5% | 10.6% | −0.9 pts | +8.0 pts |
| 6 months | −5.4% | +9.0% | 6.7% | 15.9% | not measured | +11.1 pts |
| 1 year | – | +6.6% | – | 26.8% | – | +21.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: ODTE Apr 2026 · YQQQ Aug 2024 | +4.5% | −10.1% | 8.3% | 40.8% | not measured | +28.7 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.
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.
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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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