Which paid more, QQQY or XIJN?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQY paid 29.9% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, 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 XIJN?

With every distribution reinvested, QQQY returned +13.6% and XIJN +6.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QQQY or XIJN?

QQQY charges 1.01% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so XIJN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QQQY vs XIJN: 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 XIJN’s 6.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $178m for Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF and $50m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June.

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At a glance

29.9%

QQQY cash paid, 1 year

6.9%

XIJN cash paid, 1 year

+13.6%

QQQY total return, 1 year

+6.8%

XIJN 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.

XIJN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8 pts behind VOO

XIJN

+6.8%

VOO

+14.8%

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

6.9% of it arrived as cash

8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

8 pts behind VOO

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XIJN costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.8 points; QQQY is 3.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QQQY vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QQQY	XIJN
Paid and earned
Measure	QQQY	XIJN
Total return, 1 year	+13.6%	+6.8%
Price change, 1 year	fell 17.8%	fell 0.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	81% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	95% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QQQY	XIJN
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 1.3 pts	behind by 8.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	QQQY	XIJN
Expense ratio	1.01%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$178m	$50m
Holdings
Measure	QQQY	XIJN
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score33.8QQQY55.4XIJN

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

XIJN 55.4

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 XIJN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QQQY XIJN

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 XIJN

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 100.31%

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 746.73 3.98%

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 672.06 -1.97%

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 746.73 -7.46%

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Side by side

QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying weekly XIJN FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Defiance First Trust

Strategy option income buffer with income

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

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 31.5% 6.7%

Expense ratio 1.01% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 29.9% 6.9%

Price change, 1 year −17.8% −0.3%

Total return, 1 year +13.6% +6.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +1.3 pts −8.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 81% 95%

Age 3.1 years 2.4 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $178m $50m

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 XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QQQY	XIJN	QQQY	XIJN	QQQY	XIJN
3 months	−3.5%	+1.4%	7.3%	1.7%	−0.1 pts	+1.6 pts
6 months	+0.4%	+3.2%	15.4%	3.4%	+0.7 pts	−1.8 pts
1 year	+13.6%	+6.8%	29.9%	6.9%	+1.3 pts	−8.0 pts
3 years	+51.9%	–	88.2%	–	−39.4 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: QQQY Sep 2023 · XIJN Jun 2024	+49.8%	+17.7%	88.1%	15.8%	−37.0 pts	−27.5 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.

XIJN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.8%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QQQY or XIJN?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQY paid 29.9% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, 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 XIJN?: With every distribution reinvested, QQQY returned +13.6% and XIJN +6.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QQQY or XIJN?: QQQY charges 1.01% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so XIJN 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 →XIJN on its own →QQQY dividend history →QQQY holdings →XIJN dividend history →XIJN 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 ↗

XIJN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIJN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIJN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIJN ↗

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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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