Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
QLDY vs ROCQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
QLDY and ROCQ both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $53m for Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF and $770m for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.
3.2 pts behind QQQ
QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QLDY
+9.1%
35.3% of it arrived as cash
3.2 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.2 pts behind QQQ
QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QLDY
+9.1%
3.2 pts behind QQQ
35.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.5.2 pts behind QQQ
ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+17.1%
ROCQ
+11.9%
7.8% of it arrived as cash
5.2 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.2 pts behind QQQ
ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+17.1%
ROCQ
+11.9%
5.2 pts behind QQQ
7.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ROCQ costs 0.69 points a year less; ROCQ is 14.5 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | QLDY | ROCQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +9.1% | not published |
| Price change | fell 27.2% (1 year) | rose 4.3% (since Mar 19, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 0% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.04% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $53m | $770m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, QLDY and ROCQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | QLDY | ROCQ | QLDY | ROCQ | QLDY | ROCQ |
| 3 months | −4.5% | −3.5% | 9.5% | 2.7% | −1.1 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 6 months | −3.1% | −1.2% | 18.5% | 5.8% | −2.8 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 1 year | +9.1% | – | 35.3% | – | −3.2 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: QLDY Sep 2025 · ROCQ Mar 2026 | +13.2% | +11.9% | 39.1% | 7.8% | −3.7 pts | −5.2 pts |
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QLDY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QLDY paid 35.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 27.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.7%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
ROCQ
Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCQ paid 7.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.6%, paid monthly.
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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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