Which paid more, QDTY or TSPY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its starting price in cash and TSPY paid 14.0%, 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 TSPY?

With every distribution reinvested, QDTY returned +10.1% and TSPY +13.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QDTY or TSPY?

QDTY charges 1.17% a year and TSPY charges 0.68%, so TSPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QDTY vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its price in cash against TSPY’s 14.0%, though TSPY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $37m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF, and $311m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

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At a glance

30.7%

QDTY cash paid, 1 year

14.0%

TSPY cash paid, 1 year

+10.1%

QDTY total return, 1 year

+13.3%

TSPY total return, 1 year

QDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.2 pts behind QQQ

QDTY

+10.1%

QQQ

+12.3%

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% as 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.

TSPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY

+13.3%

VOO

+14.8%

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% of it arrived as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TSPY costs 0.49 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QDTY vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QDTY	TSPY
Paid and earned
Measure	QDTY	TSPY
Total return, 1 year	+10.1%	+13.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 21.9%	fell 1.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	75% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 4, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QDTY	TSPY
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	QDTY	TSPY
Expense ratio	1.17%	0.68%
Net assets, QDTY as of Nov 3, 2026 and TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026	$37m	$311m
Holdings
Measure	QDTY	TSPY
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score27.8QDTY53.6TSPY

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

QDTY 27.8

TSPY 53.6

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, QDTY and TSPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QDTY TSPY

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Only in QDTY

NDX 12/18/2026 1001.26 C 95.10%

XND 12/18/2026 10.02 C 0.73%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 0.05%

Only in TSPY

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.57%

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Side by side

QDTY YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly TSPY TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax TappAlpha

Strategy 0DTE covered call option income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 30.9% 14.3%

Expense ratio 1.17% 0.68%

Cash paid, 1 year 30.7% 14.0%

Price change, 1 year −21.9% −1.6%

Total return, 1 year +10.1% +13.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −2.2 pts −1.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 75% 100%

Age 1.7 years 2.2 years

Net assets, QDTY as of Nov 3, 2026 and TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026 $37m $311m

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: QDTY vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QDTY	TSPY	QDTY	TSPY	QDTY	TSPY
3 months	−2.6%	+0.7%	7.4%	3.5%	+0.8 pts	+0.8 pts
6 months	+0.6%	+5.2%	15.2%	7.0%	+1.0 pts	+0.2 pts
1 year	+10.1%	+13.3%	30.7%	14.0%	−2.2 pts	−1.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QDTY Feb 2025 · TSPY Aug 2024	+21.7%	+38.7%	45.1%	31.2%	−8.5 pts	−3.7 pts

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About each fund

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.

TSPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.3%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 4, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QDTY or TSPY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its starting price in cash and TSPY paid 14.0%, 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 TSPY?: With every distribution reinvested, QDTY returned +10.1% and TSPY +13.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QDTY or TSPY?: QDTY charges 1.17% a year and TSPY charges 0.68%, so TSPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →QDTY on its own →TSPY on its own →QDTY dividend history →QDTY holdings →TSPY dividend history →TSPY holdings →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 ↗

TSPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TSPY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TSPY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

TappAlpha website ↗

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How this is computed

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

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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