Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
QDTY vs ROCQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
QDTY and ROCQ both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $37m for YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and $770m for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.
2.2 pts behind QQQ
QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QDTY
+10.1%
30.7% of it arrived as cash
2.2 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.2 pts behind QQQ
QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QDTY
+10.1%
30.7% cash
2.2 pts behind QQQ
30.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.5.2 pts behind QQQ
ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+17.1%
ROCQ
+11.9%
7.8% of it arrived as cash
5.2 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.2 pts behind QQQ
ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+17.1%
ROCQ
+11.9%
5.2 pts behind QQQ
7.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ROCQ costs 0.82 points a year less; ROCQ is far larger, $770m against $37m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | QDTY | ROCQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +10.1% | not published |
| Price change | fell 21.9% (1 year) | rose 4.3% (since Mar 19, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 75% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.17% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $37m | $770m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, QDTY and ROCQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
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 | QDTY | ROCQ | QDTY | ROCQ | QDTY | ROCQ |
| 3 months | −2.6% | −3.5% | 7.4% | 2.7% | +0.8 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +0.6% | −1.2% | 15.2% | 5.8% | +1.0 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 1 year | +10.1% | – | 30.7% | – | −2.2 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: QDTY Feb 2025 · ROCQ Mar 2026 | +21.7% | +11.9% | 45.1% | 7.8% | −8.5 pts | −5.2 pts |
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QDTY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 75% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
ROCQ
Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCQ paid 7.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.6%, paid monthly.
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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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