Which paid more, QXQ or SDTY?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and SDTY paid 24.1%, so SDTY 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 SDTY?

With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and SDTY +11.3% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QXQ or SDTY?

QXQ charges 0.98% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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QXQ vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+0.8 pts

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

Fee gap

0.10 pts

A year: QXQ 0.98%, SDTY 1.08%, 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 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QXQ vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QXQ	SDTY
Paid and earned
Measure	QXQ	SDTY
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+11.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 4.7%	fell 14.4%
Against its benchmark
Measure	QXQ	SDTY
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	QXQ	SDTY
Expense ratio	0.98%	1.08%
Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and SDTY as of Nov 11, 2026	$82m	$41m
Holdings
Measure	QXQ	SDTY
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Income Score52QXQ40.6SDTY

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

SDTY 40.6

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

24.1%

SDTY cash paid, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

+11.3%

SDTY 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.

SDTY · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts behind VOO

SDTY

+11.3%

VOO

+12.1%

0.8 pts behind VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.1%, price −14.4%, total +11.3%, VOO +12.1%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

VOO

+12.1%

SDTY

+11.3%

24.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts behind VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.1%, price −14.4%, total +11.3%, VOO +12.1%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

VOO

+12.1%

SDTY

+11.3%

24.1% as cash

0.8 pts behind VOO

24.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.1%, price −14.4%, total +11.3%, VOO +12.1%, −0.8 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 SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly

Issuer SGI YieldMax

Strategy covered call 0DTE covered call

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

Pays quarterly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 1.0% 23.7%

Expense ratio 0.98% 1.08%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.1% 24.1%

Price change, 1 year −4.7% −14.4%

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +11.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% +12.1%

Ahead or behind +0.8 pts −0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 2.4 years 1.8 years

Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and SDTY as of Nov 11, 2026 $82m $41m

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 SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QXQ	SDTY	QXQ	SDTY	QXQ	SDTY
3 months	−5.4%	−1.2%	0.2%	5.3%	+0.5 pts	+1.2 pts
6 months	−3.8%	+3.1%	0.5%	11.5%	+0.4 pts	+1.4 pts
1 year	+12.1%	+11.3%	15.1%	24.1%	+0.8 pts	−0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QXQ Jun 2024 · SDTY Feb 2025	+47.7%	+21.7%	22.8%	38.2%	+2.2 pts	−5.7 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.

SDTY

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, SDTY paid 24.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.7%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QXQ or SDTY?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and SDTY paid 24.1%, so SDTY 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 SDTY?: With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and SDTY +11.3% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QXQ or SDTY?: QXQ charges 0.98% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so QXQ 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) →QXQ on its own →SDTY on its own →QXQ dividend history →SDTY dividend history →SDTY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

SDTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SDTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for SDTY ↗

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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 $41m on Nov 11, 2026 for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

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QXQ and SDTY

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

QXQ +12.1%SDTY +11.3%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

QXQ +12.1%, SDTY +11.3%: QXQ +0.8 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.