Which paid more, QXQ or QYLD?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.2%, so QXQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, QXQ or QYLD?

With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and QYLD +15.4% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QXQ or QYLD?

QXQ charges 0.98% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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QXQ vs QYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+3.3 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QYLD ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.38 pts

A year: QXQ 0.98%, QYLD 0.60%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Feb 26, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

QYLD costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QXQ vs QYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QXQ	QYLD
Paid and earned
Measure	QXQ	QYLD
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+15.4%
Price change, 1 year	fell 4.7%	rose 2.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		99% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QXQ	QYLD
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	QXQ	QYLD
Expense ratio	0.98%	0.60%
Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and QYLD as of Nov 11, 2026	$82m	$8.2bn
Holdings
Measure	QXQ	QYLD
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Income Score52QXQ75.1QYLD

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

QXQ 52

QYLD 75.1

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

Key numbers

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

12.2%

QYLD cash paid, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

+15.4%

QYLD total return, 1 year

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QYLD · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 4.1 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLD

+15.4%

QQQ

+11.3%

4.1 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.2%, price +2.4%, total +15.4%, QQQ +11.3%, +4.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QYLD

+15.4%

12.2% of it arrived as cash

4.1 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.1 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.2%, price +2.4%, total +15.4%, QQQ +11.3%, +4.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QYLD

+15.4%

12.2% as cash

4.1 pts ahead of QQQ

12.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.2%, price +2.4%, total +15.4%, QQQ +11.3%, +4.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer SGI Global X

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 1.0% 12.2%

Expense ratio 0.98% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.1% 12.2%

Price change, 1 year −4.7% +2.4%

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +15.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% +11.3%

Ahead or behind +0.8 pts +4.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 99%

Age 2.4 years 12.9 years

Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and QYLD as of Nov 11, 2026 $82m $8.2bn

As of Nov 12, 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: QXQ vs QYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QXQ	QYLD	QXQ	QYLD	QXQ	QYLD
3 months	−5.4%	+1.5%	0.2%	3.0%	+0.5 pts	+7.4 pts
6 months	−3.8%	+4.9%	0.5%	6.0%	+0.4 pts	+9.1 pts
1 year	+12.1%	+15.4%	15.1%	12.2%	+0.8 pts	+4.1 pts
3 years	–	+51.5%	–	37.8%	–	−34.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QXQ Jun 2024 · QYLD Dec 2013	+47.7%	+193.8%	22.8%	117.5%	+2.2 pts	−606.5 pts

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About each fund

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

QYLD

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QYLD paid 12.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.1 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QXQ or QYLD?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.2%, so QXQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, QXQ or QYLD?: With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and QYLD +15.4% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QXQ or QYLD?: QXQ charges 0.98% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →QXQ on its own →QYLD on its own →QXQ dividend history →QYLD dividend history →QYLD holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

QYLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QYLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QYLD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for QYLD ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF, and $8.2bn on Nov 11, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF.

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Growth of 100

QXQ and QYLD

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

QXQ +12.1%QYLD +15.4%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

QXQ +12.1%, QYLD +15.4%: QYLD +3.3 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.