Which is cheaper, QLDY or QQDH?

QLDY charges 1.04% a year and QQDH charges 0.95%, so QQDH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 30, 2026.

Income ETFs

QLDY vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

QLDY and QQDH both write options for income.

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Net assets: $56m on Oct 29, 2026 for Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF, beside Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF.

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At a glance

34.7%

QLDY cash paid, 1 year

0.3%

QQDH cash paid, since launch, Oct 23, 2026

+7.4%

QLDY total return, 1 year

−2.6%

QQDH total return, since launch, Oct 23, 2026

QLDY · 1 year to Oct 30, 2026 3.4 pts behind QQQ

QLDY

+7.4%

QQQ

+10.8%

3.4 pts behind QQQ

QLDY over 1 year: paid 34.7%, price −28.4%, total +7.4%, QQQ +10.8%, −3.4 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQQ

+10.8%

QLDY

+7.4%

34.7% of it arrived as cash

3.4 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.4 pts behind QQQ

QLDY over 1 year: paid 34.7%, price −28.4%, total +7.4%, QQQ +10.8%, −3.4 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQQ

+10.8%

QLDY

+7.4%

34.7% cash

3.4 pts behind QQQ

34.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QLDY over 1 year: paid 34.7%, price −28.4%, total +7.4%, QQQ +10.8%, −3.4 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH · since launch to Oct 30, 2026 Not measured

QQDH

−2.6%

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Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

0.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QQDH costs 0.09 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QLDY vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QLDY	QQDH
Paid and earned
Measure	QLDY	QQDH
Total return, 1 year	+7.4%	not published
Price change	fell 28.4% (1 year)	fell 2.9% (since Oct 23, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 19, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QLDY	QQDH
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	not published
Cost and size
Measure	QLDY	QQDH
Expense ratio	1.04%	0.95%
Net assets	$56m	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	QLDY	QQDH
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

QLDY Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying weekly QQDH Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF · 0DTE covered call

Issuer Defiance Tuttle

Strategy option income 0DTE covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none

Pays weekly not established

Payout rate, annualized 21.1% 3.9%

Expense ratio 1.04% 0.95%

Cash paid, 1 year 34.7% 0.3% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −28.4% −2.9% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +7.4% −2.6% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +10.8% not published

Ahead or behind −3.4 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 1.1 years 7 days

Net assets $56m not read by ETFIQ

As of Oct 30, 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: QLDY vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QLDY	QQDH	QLDY	QQDH	QLDY	QQDH
3 months	−0.3%	–	10.0%	–	−0.8 pts	–
6 months	+0.2%	–	19.2%	–	−2.5 pts	–
1 year	+7.4%	–	34.7%	–	−3.4 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: QLDY Sep 2025 · QQDH Oct 2026	+13.1%	−2.6%	38.8%	0.3%	−3.5 pts	not measured

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About each fund

QLDY

Over the year to Oct 30, 2026, QLDY paid 34.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +10.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Oct 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.1%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 19, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QQDH

Over the period from its first trade on Oct 23, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026, QQDH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. At its price on Oct 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.9%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QLDY or QQDH?: QLDY charges 1.04% a year and QQDH charges 0.95%, so QQDH 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 →QLDY on its own →QQDH on its own →QLDY dividend history →QLDY holdings →QQDH dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QLDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QLDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QLDY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Defiance page for QLDY ↗

QQDH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQDH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Tuttle website ↗

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How this is computed

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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