Which paid more, QXQ or RNTY?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and RNTY paid 11.9%, 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 RNTY?

With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and RNTY +8.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QXQ or RNTY?

QXQ charges 0.98% a year and RNTY charges 0.99%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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QXQ vs RNTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+4.0 pts

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

Fee gap

0.01 pts

A year: QXQ 0.98%, RNTY 0.99%, per filings dated Nov 21, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

QXQ costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QXQ vs RNTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QXQ	RNTY
Paid and earned
Measure	QXQ	RNTY
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+8.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 4.7%	fell 4.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		92% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QXQ	RNTY
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	its own stocks
Cost and size
Measure	QXQ	RNTY
Expense ratio	0.98%	0.99%
Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and RNTY as of Nov 11, 2026	$82m	$4.8m
Holdings
Measure	QXQ	RNTY
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Key numbers

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

11.9%

RNTY cash paid, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

+8.1%

RNTY 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.

RNTY · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 Not measured

RNTY

+8.1%

none

Not measured

RNTY over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −4.2%, total +8.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

RNTY

+8.1%

11.9% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

RNTY over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −4.2%, total +8.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

RNTY

+8.1%

11.9% cash

11.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. RNTY over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −4.2%, total +8.1%, not measured against a benchmark. 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 RNTY YieldMax Target 12 Real Estate Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly

Issuer SGI YieldMax

Strategy covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) RNTY's own stocks, without the options (from its holdings of Nov 10, 2026)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 1.0% 12.0%

Expense ratio 0.98% 0.99%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.1% 11.9%

Price change, 1 year −4.7% −4.2%

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +8.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% not published

Ahead or behind +0.8 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 92%

Age 2.4 years 1.6 years

Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and RNTY as of Nov 11, 2026 $82m $4.8m

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 RNTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QXQ	RNTY	QXQ	RNTY	QXQ	RNTY
3 months	−5.4%	−0.7%	0.2%	2.9%	+0.5 pts	not measured
6 months	−3.8%	+2.1%	0.5%	5.9%	+0.4 pts	not measured
1 year	+12.1%	+8.1%	15.1%	11.9%	+0.8 pts	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: QXQ Jun 2024 · RNTY Apr 2025	+47.7%	+12.8%	22.8%	17.7%	+2.2 pts	not measured

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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.

RNTY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.1%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.0%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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 RNTY?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and RNTY paid 11.9%, 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 RNTY?: With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and RNTY +8.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QXQ or RNTY?: QXQ charges 0.98% a year and RNTY charges 0.99%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

RNTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RNTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

RNTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for RNTY ↗

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How this is computed

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 $4.8m on Nov 11, 2026 for YieldMax Target 12 Real Estate Option Income ETF.

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QXQ and RNTY

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

QXQ +12.1%RNTY +8.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

QXQ +12.1%, RNTY +8.1%: QXQ +4.0 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.