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QDTY vs XISE: 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 XISE’s 6.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $37m for YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and $33m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September.

QDTY on its own →XISE on its own →
At a glance
30.7%
QDTY cash paid, 1 year
6.1%
XISE cash paid, 1 year
+10.1%
QDTY total return, 1 year
+7.0%
XISE 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.
XISE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.8 pts behind VOO
XISE
+7.0%
VOO
+14.8%

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

6.1% of it arrived as cash

7.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

7.8 pts behind VOO

6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XISE costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; QDTY is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QDTY vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQDTYXISE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+10.1%+7.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 21.9%rose 0.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate75% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment0% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.17%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$37m$33m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XISE scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score27.8QDTY67.4XISE

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, QDTY and XISE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QDTY XISE
Only in one fund ↓
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 XISE
2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.08 98.27%
2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 761.61 5.23%
2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 685.44 -2.83%
2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 761.61 -7.76%
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Side by side

QDTY YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly
Issuer YieldMax First Trust
Strategy 0DTE covered call buffer with income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 30.9% 6.8%
Expense ratio 1.17% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 30.7% 6.1%
Price change, 1 year −21.9% +0.7%
Total return, 1 year +10.1% +7.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −2.2 pts −7.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 75% 0%
Age 1.7 years 3.1 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $37m $33m

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 XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQDTYXISEQDTYXISEQDTYXISE
3 months−2.6%+1.4%7.4%1.6%+0.8 pts+1.6 pts
6 months+0.6%+2.9%15.2%3.1%+1.0 pts−2.1 pts
1 year+10.1%+7.0%30.7%6.1%−2.2 pts−7.8 pts
3 years–+21.3%–19.1%–−62.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QDTY Feb 2025 · XISE Sep 2023+21.7%+22.3%45.1%19.7%−8.5 pts−57.3 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.

XISE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XISE paid 6.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. 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 6.8%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QDTY or XISE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its starting price in cash and XISE paid 6.1%, 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 XISE?
With every distribution reinvested, QDTY returned +10.1% and XISE +7.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QDTY or XISE?
QDTY charges 1.17% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so XISE 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 →XISE on its own →QDTY dividend history →QDTY holdings →XISE dividend history →XISE 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 ↗
XISE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XISE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
XISE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
First Trust page for XISE ↗

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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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