Which paid more, QLDY or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QLDY paid 35.3% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, QLDY returned +9.1% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QLDY or YYY?

QLDY charges 1.04% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so QLDY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

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

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At a glance

35.3%

QLDY cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+9.1%

QLDY total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY 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% as 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.

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

QLDY costs 2.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.2 points; YYY is 12.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QLDY vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QLDY	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	QLDY	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+9.1%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 27.2%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	0% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment	18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QLDY	YYY
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	QLDY	YYY
Expense ratio	1.04%	3.23%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$53m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	QLDY	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, QLDY 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% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QLDY YYY

Only in one fund ↓

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 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

QLDY Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying weekly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer Defiance Amplify

Strategy option income 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 19.7% 13.8%

Expense ratio 1.04% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 35.3% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year −27.2% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +9.1% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% not published

Ahead or behind −3.2 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 18%

Age 1.1 years 14.4 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $53m $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: QLDY vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QLDY	YYY	QLDY	YYY	QLDY	YYY
3 months	−4.5%	−4.9%	9.5%	3.2%	−1.1 pts	not measured
6 months	−3.1%	−4.1%	18.5%	6.2%	−2.8 pts	not measured
1 year	+9.1%	+1.9%	35.3%	12.4%	−3.2 pts	not measured
3 years	–	+35.2%	–	38.6%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: QLDY Sep 2025 · YYY Jun 2012	+13.2%	+114.4%	39.1%	113.6%	−3.7 pts	not measured

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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.

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, QLDY or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QLDY paid 35.3% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, QLDY returned +9.1% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QLDY or YYY?: QLDY charges 1.04% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so QLDY 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 →QLDY on its own →YYY on its own →QLDY dividend history →QLDY holdings →YYY dividend history →YYY 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 ↗

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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