Which paid more, QQQY or TSPY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQY paid 29.9% of its starting price in cash and TSPY paid 14.0%, 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 TSPY?

With every distribution reinvested, QQQY returned +13.6% and TSPY +13.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QQQY or TSPY?

QQQY charges 1.01% a year and TSPY charges 0.68%, so TSPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QQQY vs TSPY: 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 TSPY’s 14.0% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets: $178m on Nov 3, 2026 for Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF, and $311m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

QQQY on its own →TSPY on its own →

At a glance

29.9%

QQQY cash paid, 1 year

14.0%

TSPY cash paid, 1 year

+13.6%

QQQY total return, 1 year

+13.3%

TSPY 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.

TSPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY

+13.3%

VOO

+14.8%

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% of it arrived as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TSPY costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QQQY vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QQQY	TSPY
Paid and earned
Measure	QQQY	TSPY
Total return, 1 year	+13.6%	+13.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 17.8%	fell 1.6%
Against its benchmark
Measure	QQQY	TSPY
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	QQQY	TSPY
Expense ratio	1.01%	0.68%
Net assets, QQQY as of Nov 3, 2026 and TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026	$178m	$311m
Holdings
Measure	QQQY	TSPY
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score33.8QQQY53.6TSPY

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

TSPY 53.6

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 TSPY 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 TSPY

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 TSPY

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.57%

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Side by side

QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying weekly TSPY TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Defiance TappAlpha

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 31.5% 14.3%

Expense ratio 1.01% 0.68%

Cash paid, 1 year 29.9% 14.0%

Price change, 1 year −17.8% −1.6%

Total return, 1 year +13.6% +13.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +1.3 pts −1.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 81% 100%

Age 3.1 years 2.2 years

Net assets, QQQY as of Nov 3, 2026 and TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026 $178m $311m

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 TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QQQY	TSPY	QQQY	TSPY	QQQY	TSPY
3 months	−3.5%	+0.7%	7.3%	3.5%	−0.1 pts	+0.8 pts
6 months	+0.4%	+5.2%	15.4%	7.0%	+0.7 pts	+0.2 pts
1 year	+13.6%	+13.3%	29.9%	14.0%	+1.3 pts	−1.5 pts
3 years	+51.9%	–	88.2%	–	−39.4 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: QQQY Sep 2023 · TSPY Aug 2024	+49.8%	+38.7%	88.1%	31.2%	−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.

TSPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.3%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 4, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QQQY or TSPY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQY paid 29.9% of its starting price in cash and TSPY paid 14.0%, 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 TSPY?: With every distribution reinvested, QQQY returned +13.6% and TSPY +13.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QQQY or TSPY?: QQQY charges 1.01% a year and TSPY charges 0.68%, so TSPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →QQQY on its own →TSPY on its own →QQQY dividend history →QQQY holdings →TSPY dividend history →TSPY 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 ↗

TSPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TSPY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TSPY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

TappAlpha 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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