Which paid more, QQQY or SEPI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQY paid 29.9% of its starting price in cash and SEPI paid 8.9%, 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 SEPI?

With every distribution reinvested, QQQY returned +13.6% and SEPI +17.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QQQY or SEPI?

QQQY charges 1.01% a year and SEPI charges 0.54%, so SEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QQQY vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQY paid 29.9% of its price in cash against SEPI’s 8.9%, though SEPI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $178m on Nov 3, 2026 for Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF, and $152m on Jun 30, 2026 for Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

29.9%

QQQY cash paid, 1 year

8.9%

SEPI cash paid, 1 year

+13.6%

QQQY total return, 1 year

+17.9%

SEPI total return, 1 year

QQQY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.3 pts ahead of QQQ

QQQY

+13.6%

QQQ

+12.3%

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.

SEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI

+17.9%

SPY

+14.8%

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SEPI

+17.9%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SEPI

+17.9%

8.9% cash

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SEPI costs 0.47 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QQQY vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QQQY	SEPI
Paid and earned
Measure	QQQY	SEPI
Total return, 1 year	+13.6%	+17.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 17.8%	rose 8.3%
Against its benchmark
Measure	QQQY	SEPI
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	QQQY	SEPI
Expense ratio	1.01%	0.54%
Net assets, QQQY as of Nov 3, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026	$178m	$152m
Holdings
Measure	QQQY	SEPI
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score33.8QQQY85.9SEPI

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

QQQY 33.8

SEPI 85.9

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, QQQY and SEPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QQQY SEPI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in QQQY

Ndx 12/18/2026 1000.34 C 98.45%

Ndx 11/05/2026 28516.79 C 0.38%

Ndx 11/05/2026 28437.17 C -0.51%

Only in SEPI

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.84%

CATERPILLAR INC 7.49%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.79%

APPLE INC 5.45%

ALPHABET INC 4.86%

NVIDIA CORP 4.20%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 4.07%

MICROSOFT CORP 3.55%

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Side by side

QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying weekly SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Defiance Shelton

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 31.5% 8.5%

Expense ratio 1.01% 0.54%

Cash paid, 1 year 29.9% 8.9%

Price change, 1 year −17.8% +8.3%

Total return, 1 year +13.6% +17.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +1.3 pts +3.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 81% 99%

Age 3.1 years 1.2 years

Net assets, QQQY as of Nov 3, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 $178m $152m

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: QQQY vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QQQY	SEPI	QQQY	SEPI	QQQY	SEPI
3 months	−3.5%	−0.1%	7.3%	2.1%	−0.1 pts	0.0 pts
6 months	+0.4%	+6.8%	15.4%	4.4%	+0.7 pts	+1.8 pts
1 year	+13.6%	+17.9%	29.9%	8.9%	+1.3 pts	+3.1 pts
3 years	+51.9%	–	88.2%	–	−39.4 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: QQQY Sep 2023 · SEPI Sep 2025	+49.8%	+23.5%	88.1%	10.0%	−37.0 pts	+3.7 pts

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About each fund

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.

SEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Shelton estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QQQY or SEPI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQY paid 29.9% of its starting price in cash and SEPI paid 8.9%, 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 SEPI?: With every distribution reinvested, QQQY returned +13.6% and SEPI +17.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QQQY or SEPI?: QQQY charges 1.01% a year and SEPI charges 0.54%, so SEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →S&P 500 (SPY) →QQQY on its own →SEPI on its own →QQQY dividend history →QQQY holdings →SEPI dividend history →SEPI holdings →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 ↗

SEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SEPI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Shelton website ↗

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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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