Which paid more, QDTY or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QDTY paid 30.0% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, QDTY or QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, QDTY returned +8.4% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QDTY or QXQ?

QDTY charges 1.17% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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QDTY vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+3.7 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QXQ ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.19 pts

A year: QDTY 1.17%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Nov 21, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

QXQ costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QDTY vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QDTY	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	QDTY	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+8.4%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 22.5%	fell 4.7%
Against its benchmark
Measure	QDTY	QXQ
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	QDTY	QXQ
Expense ratio	1.17%	0.98%
Net assets, QDTY as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$37m	$82m
Holdings
Measure	QDTY	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · QXQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score31.9QDTY52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

QDTY 31.9

QXQ 52

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

Key numbers

30.0%

QDTY cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+8.4%

QDTY total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

QDTY · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 2.9 pts behind QQQ

QDTY

+8.4%

QQQ

+11.3%

2.9 pts behind QQQ

QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.0%, price −22.5%, total +8.4%, QQQ +11.3%, −2.9 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QDTY

+8.4%

30.0% of it arrived as cash

2.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.9 pts behind QQQ

QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.0%, price −22.5%, total +8.4%, QQQ +11.3%, −2.9 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QDTY

+8.4%

30.0% as cash

2.9 pts behind QQQ

30.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.0%, price −22.5%, total +8.4%, QQQ +11.3%, −2.9 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

QDTY YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer YieldMax SGI

Strategy 0DTE covered call covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays weekly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 31.4% 1.0%

Expense ratio 1.17% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 30.0% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year −22.5% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +8.4% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% +11.3%

Ahead or behind −2.9 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 1.7 years 2.4 years

Net assets, QDTY as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $37m $82m

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

Window by window: QDTY vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QDTY	QXQ	QDTY	QXQ	QDTY	QXQ
3 months	−5.4%	−5.4%	7.0%	0.2%	+0.5 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	−2.8%	−3.8%	14.8%	0.5%	+1.4 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+8.4%	+12.1%	30.0%	15.1%	−2.9 pts	+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QDTY Feb 2025 · QXQ Jun 2024	+20.7%	+47.7%	45.5%	22.8%	−8.8 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

QDTY

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QDTY paid 30.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 22.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.4%, paid weekly.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QDTY or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QDTY paid 30.0% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, QDTY or QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, QDTY returned +8.4% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QDTY or QXQ?: QDTY charges 1.17% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →QDTY on its own →QXQ on its own →QDTY dividend history →QDTY holdings →QXQ dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QDTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QDTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QDTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for QDTY ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $37m on Nov 11, 2026 for YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

QDTY on its own →QXQ on its own →

Growth of 100

QDTY and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

QDTY +8.4%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

QDTY +8.4%, QXQ +12.1%: QXQ +3.7 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.