Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
QQQY vs ROCQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
QQQY and ROCQ both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $178m for Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF and $770m for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.
1.3 pts ahead of QQQ
QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QQQY
+13.6%
29.9% of it arrived as cash
1.3 pts ahead of QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.3 pts ahead of QQQ
QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QQQY
+13.6%
29.9% as cash
1.3 pts ahead of QQQ
29.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 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 0.66 points a year less; ROCQ is 4.3 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | QQQY | ROCQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +13.6% | not published |
| Price change | fell 17.8% (1 year) | rose 4.3% (since Mar 19, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 81% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $178m | $770m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Risk and return
Mar 27, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 31 weekly returnsFrom Mar 2026 to Oct 2026, QQQY returned more: +22.6% to +16.8%. ROCQ fell slightly less at its worst: −7.1% to −7.8%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | QQQY | ROCQ | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +22.6% | +16.8% | QQQY | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | +1.6% | +10.0% | ROCQ | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −7.8% | −7.1% | ROCQ (slight) | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 31 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, QQQY 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 | QQQY | ROCQ | QQQY | ROCQ | QQQY | ROCQ |
| 3 months | −3.5% | −3.5% | 7.3% | 2.7% | −0.1 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +0.4% | −1.2% | 15.4% | 5.8% | +0.7 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 1 year | +13.6% | – | 29.9% | – | +1.3 pts | – |
| 3 years | +51.9% | – | 88.2% | – | −39.4 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: QQQY Sep 2023 · ROCQ Mar 2026 | +49.8% | +11.9% | 88.1% | 7.8% | −37.0 pts | −5.2 pts |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for ROCQ.
QQQY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQY paid 29.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 17.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.5%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 81% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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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