Which paid more, QDTY or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, QDTY returned +10.1% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QDTY or YYY?

QDTY charges 1.17% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so QDTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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QDTY vs YYY: 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 YYY’s 12.4%, 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 $674m for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

30.7%

QDTY cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+10.1%

QDTY total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY 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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QDTY costs 2.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.2 points; YYY is 18.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QDTY vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QDTY	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	QDTY	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+10.1%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 21.9%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	75% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QDTY	YYY
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	QDTY	YYY
Expense ratio	1.17%	3.23%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$37m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	QDTY	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QDTY YYY

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 YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

QDTY YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax Amplify

Strategy 0DTE covered call income from closed-end funds

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 30.9% 13.8%

Expense ratio 1.17% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 30.7% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year −21.9% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +10.1% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% not published

Ahead or behind −2.2 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 75% 18%

Age 1.7 years 14.4 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $37m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QDTY	YYY	QDTY	YYY	QDTY	YYY
3 months	−2.6%	−4.9%	7.4%	3.2%	+0.8 pts	not measured
6 months	+0.6%	−4.1%	15.2%	6.2%	+1.0 pts	not measured
1 year	+10.1%	+1.9%	30.7%	12.4%	−2.2 pts	not measured
3 years	–	+35.2%	–	38.6%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: QDTY Feb 2025 · YYY Jun 2012	+21.7%	+114.4%	45.1%	113.6%	−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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QDTY or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, QDTY returned +10.1% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QDTY or YYY?: QDTY charges 1.17% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so QDTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →QDTY on its own →YYY on its own →QDTY dividend history →QDTY holdings →YYY dividend history →YYY 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 ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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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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