Which is cheaper, QDTY or VOOY?

QDTY charges 1.17% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so VOOY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QDTY vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

QDTY and VOOY both write options for income.

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Net assets: $37m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

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At a glance

30.7%

QDTY cash paid, 1 year

1.5%

VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026

+10.1%

QDTY total return, 1 year

+0.3%

VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026

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.

VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

VOOY

+0.3%

none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

VOOY costs 0.42 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QDTY vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QDTY	VOOY
Paid and earned
Measure	QDTY	VOOY
Total return, 1 year	+10.1%	not published
Price change	fell 21.9% (1 year)	fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	75% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QDTY	VOOY
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	not published
Cost and size
Measure	QDTY	VOOY
Expense ratio	1.17%	0.75%
Net assets	$37m	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	QDTY	VOOY
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

QDTY YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income

Issuer YieldMax XFUNDS

Strategy 0DTE covered call option income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none

Pays weekly not established

Payout rate, annualized 30.9% 9.1%

Expense ratio 1.17% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 30.7% 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −21.9% −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +10.1% +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% not published

Ahead or behind −2.2 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 75% 26%

Age 1.7 years 63 days

Net assets $37m not read by ETFIQ

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 VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QDTY	VOOY	QDTY	VOOY	QDTY	VOOY
3 months	−2.6%	–	7.4%	–	+0.8 pts	–
6 months	+0.6%	–	15.2%	–	+1.0 pts	–
1 year	+10.1%	–	30.7%	–	−2.2 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: QDTY Feb 2025 · VOOY Sep 2026	+21.7%	+0.3%	45.1%	1.5%	−8.5 pts	not measured

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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.

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QDTY or VOOY?: QDTY charges 1.17% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so VOOY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →QDTY on its own →VOOY on its own →QDTY dividend history →QDTY holdings →VOOY dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QDTY and VOOY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QDTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QDTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for QDTY ↗

VOOY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VOOY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

XFUNDS page for VOOY ↗

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How this is computed

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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