Data as of .
QQQY vs VOOY: which paid, and which earned it?
QQQY and VOOY both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQQY | VOOY | QQQY | VOOY | QQQY | VOOY | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | not published | 8.0% | not published | +2.0 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +24.3% | not published | 17.4% | not published | +0.1 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +21.1% | not published | 30.5% | not published | −0.6 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +59.1% | not published | 88.1% | not published | −39.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +56.9% | −0.3% | 86.8% | 0.0% | −37.7 pts | 0.0 pts |
| QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF Option income on QQQ, paying weekly | VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF Option income on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Defiance | XFUNDS |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 29.5% | not published |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 30.5% | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −13.2% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.1% | −0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | −0.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.6 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 69% | not published |
| Age | 1100 days | 16 days |
| Net assets | $188m | not published |
QQQY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QQQY paid 30.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.5%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 69% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
VOOY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.
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