Which paid more, QLDY or XIMR?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QLDY paid 35.3% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, so QLDY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, QLDY or XIMR?

With every distribution reinvested, QLDY returned +9.1% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QLDY or XIMR?

QLDY charges 1.04% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so XIMR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QLDY vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QLDY paid 35.3% of its price in cash against XIMR’s 7.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $53m for Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF and $26m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March.

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At a glance

35.3%

QLDY cash paid, 1 year

7.0%

XIMR cash paid, 1 year

+9.1%

QLDY total return, 1 year

+7.9%

XIMR total return, 1 year

QLDY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.2 pts behind QQQ

QLDY

+9.1%

QQQ

+12.3%

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%

35.3% cash

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.

XIMR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR

+7.9%

VOO

+14.8%

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

7.0% of it arrived as cash

6.9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

6.9 pts behind VOO

7.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XIMR costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; QLDY is 2.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QLDY vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QLDY	XIMR
Paid and earned
Measure	QLDY	XIMR
Total return, 1 year	+9.1%	+7.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 27.2%	rose 0.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	0% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment	60% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QLDY	XIMR
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	QLDY	XIMR
Expense ratio	1.04%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$53m	$26m
Holdings
Measure	QLDY	XIMR
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XIMR scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score24.9QLDY66.2XIMR

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

QLDY 24.9

XIMR 66.2

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

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QLDY XIMR

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Only in QLDY

Ndx 12/18/2026 2001.44 C 92.84%

United States Treasury Note/bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 0.49%

Exchange Put Opt 11/26 28320 0.15%

Xnd 12/18/2026 10.44 C 0.05%

Nasdaq-1 Put Opt 11/26 28470 -0.24%

Only in XIMR

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.65%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.13%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 583.70 -0.61%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 648.56 -18.68%

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Side by side

QLDY Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying weekly XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Defiance First Trust

Strategy option income buffer with income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 19.7% 7.4%

Expense ratio 1.04% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 35.3% 7.0%

Price change, 1 year −27.2% +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +9.1% +7.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −3.2 pts −6.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 60%

Age 1.1 years 2.6 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $53m $26m

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: QLDY vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QLDY	XIMR	QLDY	XIMR	QLDY	XIMR
3 months	−4.5%	+1.3%	9.5%	1.8%	−1.1 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	−3.1%	+2.8%	18.5%	3.7%	−2.8 pts	−2.2 pts
1 year	+9.1%	+7.9%	35.3%	7.0%	−3.2 pts	−6.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QLDY Sep 2025 · XIMR Mar 2024	+13.2%	+20.0%	39.1%	17.4%	−3.7 pts	−33.3 pts

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About each fund

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.

XIMR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 60% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QLDY or XIMR?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QLDY paid 35.3% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, so QLDY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, QLDY or XIMR?: With every distribution reinvested, QLDY returned +9.1% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QLDY or XIMR?: QLDY charges 1.04% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so XIMR 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) →QLDY on its own →XIMR on its own →QLDY dividend history →QLDY holdings →XIMR dividend history →XIMR holdings →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 ↗

XIMR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIMR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIMR 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIMR ↗

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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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