Which is cheaper, QQDH or QQQY?

QQDH charges 0.95% a year and QQQY charges 1.01%, so QQDH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 30, 2026.

Income ETFs

QQDH vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

QQDH and QQQY both write options for income.

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Net assets: $184m on Oct 29, 2026 for Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF, beside Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF.

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At a glance

0.3%

QQDH cash paid, since launch, Oct 23, 2026

29.7%

QQQY cash paid, 1 year

−2.6%

QQDH total return, since launch, Oct 23, 2026

+12.7%

QQQY total return, 1 year

QQDH · since launch to Oct 30, 2026 Not measured

QQDH

−2.6%

none

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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.

QQQY · 1 year to Oct 30, 2026 1.9 pts ahead of QQQ

QQQY

+12.7%

QQQ

+10.8%

1.9 pts ahead of QQQ

QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.7%, price −18.5%, total +12.7%, QQQ +10.8%, +1.9 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQQ

+10.8%

QQQY

+12.7%

29.7% of it arrived as cash

1.9 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.9 pts ahead of QQQ

QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.7%, price −18.5%, total +12.7%, QQQ +10.8%, +1.9 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQQ

+10.8%

QQQY

+12.7%

29.7% as cash

1.9 pts ahead of QQQ

29.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.7%, price −18.5%, total +12.7%, QQQ +10.8%, +1.9 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QQDH costs 0.06 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QQDH vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QQDH	QQQY
Paid and earned
Measure	QQDH	QQQY
Total return, 1 year	not published	+12.7%
Price change	fell 2.9% (since Oct 23, 2026)	fell 18.5% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate		100% of the Oct 16, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QQDH	QQQY
Benchmark	not published	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	QQDH	QQQY
Expense ratio	0.95%	1.01%
Net assets	not read by ETFIQ	$184m
Holdings
Measure	QQDH	QQQY
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

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

Issuer Tuttle Defiance

Strategy 0DTE covered call option income

Benchmark none Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays not established weekly

Payout rate, annualized 3.9% 31.5%

Expense ratio 0.95% 1.01%

Cash paid, 1 year 0.3% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026) 29.7%

Price change, 1 year −2.9% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026) −18.5%

Total return, 1 year −2.6% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026) +12.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +10.8%

Ahead or behind not available +1.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%

Age 7 days 3.1 years

Net assets not read by ETFIQ $184m

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: QQDH vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QQDH	QQQY	QQDH	QQQY	QQDH	QQQY
3 months	–	+0.3%	–	7.6%	–	−0.2 pts
6 months	–	+3.3%	–	15.8%	–	+0.7 pts
1 year	–	+12.7%	–	29.7%	–	+1.9 pts
3 years	–	+54.6%	–	90.5%	–	−45.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QQDH Oct 2026 · QQQY Sep 2023	−2.6%	+49.5%	0.3%	88.1%	not measured	−36.9 pts

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About each fund

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.

QQQY

Over the year to Oct 30, 2026, QQQY paid 29.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +10.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.9 pts. At its price on Oct 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.5%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 16, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QQDH or QQQY?: QQDH charges 0.95% a year and QQQY charges 1.01%, 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 →QQDH on its own →QQQY on its own →QQDH dividend history →QQQY dividend history →QQQY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QQDH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQDH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Tuttle website ↗

QQQY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQQY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QQQY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Defiance page for QQQY ↗

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How this is computed

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