Which paid more, QXQ or TDAQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and TDAQ paid 16.8%, so TDAQ 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 TDAQ?

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

Which is cheaper, QXQ or TDAQ?

QXQ charges 0.98% a year and TDAQ charges 0.68%, so TDAQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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QXQ vs TDAQ: 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

0.30 pts

A year: QXQ 0.98%, TDAQ 0.68%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

TDAQ costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QXQ vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QXQ	TDAQ
Paid and earned
Measure	QXQ	TDAQ
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+11.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 4.7%	fell 6.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		98% of the Oct 21, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QXQ	TDAQ
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	QXQ	TDAQ
Expense ratio	0.98%	0.68%
Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026	$82m	$248m
Holdings
Measure	QXQ	TDAQ
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 Score52QXQ45.9TDAQ

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

TDAQ 45.9

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

16.8%

TDAQ cash paid, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

+11.3%

TDAQ 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.

TDAQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 About even with QQQ

TDAQ

+11.3%

QQQ

+11.3%

About even with QQQ

TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −6.2%, total +11.3%, QQQ +11.3%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

TDAQ

+11.3%

16.8% of it arrived as cash

about even with QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with QQQ

TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −6.2%, total +11.3%, QQQ +11.3%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

TDAQ

+11.3%

16.8% as cash

about even with QQQ

16.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −6.2%, total +11.3%, QQQ +11.3%, 0.0 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 TDAQ TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer SGI TappAlpha

Strategy covered call option income

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

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 1.0% 18.3%

Expense ratio 0.98% 0.68%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.1% 16.8%

Price change, 1 year −4.7% −6.2%

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +11.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% +11.3%

Ahead or behind +0.8 pts 0.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 98%

Age 2.4 years 1.2 years

Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026 $82m $248m

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 TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QXQ	TDAQ	QXQ	TDAQ	QXQ	TDAQ
3 months	−5.4%	−5.6%	0.2%	4.2%	+0.5 pts	+0.3 pts
6 months	−3.8%	−4.0%	0.5%	8.2%	+0.4 pts	+0.2 pts
1 year	+12.1%	+11.3%	15.1%	16.8%	+0.8 pts	0.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QXQ Jun 2024 · TDAQ Sep 2025	+47.7%	+20.9%	22.8%	19.6%	+2.2 pts	+0.6 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.

TDAQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.3%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 21, 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 TDAQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and TDAQ paid 16.8%, so TDAQ 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 TDAQ?: With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and TDAQ +11.3% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QXQ or TDAQ?: QXQ charges 0.98% a year and TDAQ charges 0.68%, so TDAQ 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 ↗

TDAQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TDAQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TDAQ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

TappAlpha website ↗

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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 $248m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

QXQ on its own →TDAQ on its own →

Growth of 100

QXQ and TDAQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

QXQ +12.1%TDAQ +11.3%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

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