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OVLH vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQY paid 29.9% of its price in cash against OVLH’s 0.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $109m on Aug 31, 2026 for Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF, and $178m on Nov 3, 2026 for Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF.

At a glance
0.3%
OVLH cash paid, 1 year
29.9%
QQQY cash paid, 1 year
+7.0%
OVLH total return, 1 year
+13.6%
QQQY total return, 1 year
OVLH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.8 pts behind VOO
OVLH
+7.0%
VOO
+14.8%

7.8 pts behind VOO

OVLH over 1 year: paid 0.3%, price +6.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVLH

+7.0%

7.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind VOO

OVLH over 1 year: paid 0.3%, price +6.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVLH

+7.0%

7.8 pts behind VOO

0.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OVLH over 1 year: paid 0.3%, price +6.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.3 pts ahead of QQQ
QQQY
+13.6%
QQQ
+12.3%

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

OVLH costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OVLH vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOVLHQQQY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.0%+13.6%
Price change, 1 yearrose 6.7%fell 17.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate38% of the Dec 29, 2023 payment81% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOONasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.80%1.01%
Net assets, OVLH as of Aug 31, 2026 and QQQY as of Nov 3, 2026$109m$178m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OVLH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score99.7OVLH33.8QQQY

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

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Sep 22, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026 · 162 weekly returns
OVLH QQQY
Return
Total return edge OVLH (slight) +57.0% +54.5%
Annualized edge OVLH (slight) +15.6% +15.0%
Price return edge OVLH +54.7% −65.0%
Risk
Volatility edge OVLH 9.4% 14.9%
Max drawdown edge OVLH −8.0% −18.3%
Downside capture 79.7% 85.5%
Beta 0.67 0.71
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge OVLH 1.11 0.71
Sortino edge OVLH 1.88 1.01
Treynor 0.094 0.148
Calmar edge OVLH 1.95 0.82
Against the benchmark
Alpha −1.0% a year −3.0% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.85 −1.01
Information ratio −0.78 −1.11
Tracking error 6.0% 7.6%

Each against its own benchmark: OVLH against VOO, Jan 22, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026; QQQY against QQQ, Sep 22, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Sep 2023 to Oct 2026, OVLH returned slightly more: +57.0% to +54.5%. OVLH swung less: 9.4% to 14.9%. OVLH fell less at its worst: −8.0% to −18.3%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: OVLH vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOVLHQQQYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+57.0%+54.5%OVLH (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+15.6%+15.0%OVLH (slight)Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return+54.7%−65.0%OVLHPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility9.4%14.9%OVLHSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation5.6%10.5%OVLHLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−8.0%−18.3%OVLHDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture61.5%61.4%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture79.7%85.5%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.670.71Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.930.88Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.110.71OVLHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.881.01OVLHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0940.148Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.950.82OVLHAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkVOOQQQThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−1.0% a year−3.0% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.85−1.01Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−3.5% to +1.4%−9.0% to +2.9%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.78−1.11Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error6.0%7.6%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 162 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, OVLH and QQQY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OVLH QQQY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OVLH
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 97.79%
Only in QQQY
Ndx 12/18/2026 1000.34 C 98.45%
Ndx 11/05/2026 28516.79 C 0.38%
Ndx 11/05/2026 28437.17 C -0.51%
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Side by side

OVLH Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay, hedged on VOO, paying annually QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying weekly
Strategy put-selling overlay, hedged option income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays annual weekly
Payout rate, annualized 0.3% 31.5%
Expense ratio 0.80% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.3% 29.9%
Price change, 1 year +6.7% −17.8%
Total return, 1 year +7.0% +13.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%
Ahead or behind −7.8 pts +1.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 38% 81%
Age 5.8 years 3.1 years
Net assets, OVLH as of Aug 31, 2026 and QQQY as of Nov 3, 2026 $109m $178m

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: OVLH vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOVLHQQQYOVLHQQQYOVLHQQQY
3 months−1.4%−3.5%0.0%7.3%−1.3 pts−0.1 pts
6 months+1.6%+0.4%0.0%15.4%−3.5 pts+0.7 pts
1 year+7.0%+13.6%0.3%29.9%−7.8 pts+1.3 pts
3 years+58.6%+51.9%1.7%88.2%−24.8 pts−39.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: OVLH Jan 2021 · QQQY Sep 2023+73.9%+49.8%3.2%88.1%−47.2 pts−37.0 pts

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About each fund
OVLH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVLH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.3%, paid annually. Overlay Shares estimates that 38% of the distribution paid Dec 29, 2023 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).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OVLH or QQQY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVLH paid 0.3% of its starting price in cash and QQQY paid 29.9%, so QQQY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, OVLH or QQQY?
With every distribution reinvested, OVLH returned +7.0% and QQQY +13.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OVLH or QQQY?
OVLH charges 0.80% a year and QQQY charges 1.01%, so OVLH 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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