Which paid more, QQQY or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QQQY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QQQY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, QQQY or QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, QQQY returned +13.1% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QQQY or QXQ?

QQQY charges 1.01% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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QQQY vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+1.0 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QQQY ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.03 pts

A year: QQQY 1.01%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Dec 17, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

QXQ costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QQQY vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QQQY	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	QQQY	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+13.1%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 18.6%	fell 4.7%
Against its benchmark
Measure	QQQY	QXQ
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	QQQY	QXQ
Expense ratio	1.01%	0.98%
Net assets, QQQY as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$177m	$82m
Holdings
Measure	QQQY	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Income Score37.1QQQY52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

QQQY 37.1

QXQ 52

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

Key numbers

30.4%

QQQY cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+13.1%

QQQY total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

QQQY · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 1.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QQQY

+13.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

1.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QQQY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −18.6%, total +13.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +1.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QQQY

+13.1%

30.4% of it arrived as cash

1.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QQQY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −18.6%, total +13.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +1.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QQQY

+13.1%

30.4% as cash

1.8 pts ahead of QQQ

30.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QQQY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −18.6%, total +13.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +1.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying weekly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer Defiance SGI

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays weekly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 28.8% 1.0%

Expense ratio 1.01% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 30.4% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year −18.6% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +13.1% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% +11.3%

Ahead or behind +1.8 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 3.2 years 2.4 years

Net assets, QQQY as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $177m $82m

As of Nov 12, 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: QQQY vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QQQY	QXQ	QQQY	QXQ	QQQY	QXQ
3 months	−6.1%	−5.4%	7.1%	0.2%	−0.2 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	−3.5%	−3.8%	14.8%	0.5%	+0.7 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+13.1%	+12.1%	30.4%	15.1%	+1.8 pts	+0.8 pts
3 years	+49.1%	–	87.6%	–	−36.5 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: QQQY Sep 2023 · QXQ Jun 2024	+48.6%	+47.7%	88.5%	22.8%	−37.1 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

QQQY

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QQQY paid 30.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 28.8%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QQQY or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QQQY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QQQY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, QQQY or QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, QQQY returned +13.1% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QQQY or QXQ?: QQQY charges 1.01% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →QQQY on its own →QXQ on its own →QQQY dividend history →QQQY holdings →QXQ dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QQQY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQQY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QQQY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Defiance page for QQQY ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $177m on Nov 11, 2026 for Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

QQQY on its own →QXQ on its own →

Growth of 100

QQQY and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

QQQY +13.1%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

QQQY +13.1%, QXQ +12.1%: QQQY +1.0 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.