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QQQY vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $178m for Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF and $11m for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
29.9%
QQQY cash paid, 1 year
11.3%
XSHP cash paid, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
+13.6%
QQQY total return, 1 year
−21.1%
XSHP total return, since launch, Jun 17, 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%

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.
XSHP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
XSHP
−21.1%
none

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XSHP costs 0.02 points a year less; QQQY is 16.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QQQY vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQQQYXSHP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.6%not published
Price changefell 17.8% (1 year)fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate81% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment92% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.01%0.99%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$178m$11m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, QQQY and XSHP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QQQY XSHP
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 XSHP
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Side by side

QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying weekly XSHP Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Issuer Defiance Kurv
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 31.5% 33.7%
Expense ratio 1.01% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 29.9% 11.3% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −17.8% −32.7% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +13.6% −21.1% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% not published
Ahead or behind +1.3 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 81% 92%
Age 3.1 years 140 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $178m $11m

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 XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQQQYXSHPQQQYXSHPQQQYXSHP
3 months−3.5%+31.3%7.3%11.2%−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 · XSHP Jun 2026+49.8%−21.1%88.1%11.3%−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.

XSHP

Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSHP paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QQQY or XSHP?
QQQY charges 1.01% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so XSHP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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