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QQQY vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $178m on Nov 3, 2026 for Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
29.9%
QQQY cash paid, 1 year
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+13.6%
QQQY total return, 1 year
+5.2%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
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.
TMGN · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
TMGN
+5.2%
none

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TMGN costs 0.13 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QQQY vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQQQYTMGN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.6%not published
Price changefell 17.8% (1 year)fell 0.1% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate81% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.01%0.88%
Net assets$178mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying weekly TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 31.5% 21.7%
Expense ratio 1.01% 0.88%
Cash paid, 1 year 29.9% 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −17.8% −0.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +13.6% +5.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% not published
Ahead or behind +1.3 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 81% 100%
Age 3.1 years 112 days
Net assets $178m not read by ETFIQ

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 TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQQQYTMGNQQQYTMGNQQQYTMGN
3 months−3.5%+3.6%7.3%5.3%−0.1 ptsnot measured
6 months+0.4%–15.4%–+0.7 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 · TMGN Jul 2026+49.8%+5.2%88.1%5.4%−37.0 ptsnot measured

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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.

TMGN

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TMGN paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.7%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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Which is cheaper, QQQY or TMGN?
QQQY charges 1.01% a year and TMGN charges 0.88%, so TMGN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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