Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
QXQ vs TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
TPAY costs 0.49 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | QXQ | TPAY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +12.1% | not published |
| Price change | fell 4.7% (1 year) | rose 2.4% (since Feb 18, 2026) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 0.49% |
| Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and TPAY as of Nov 12, 2026 | $82m | $2.1m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
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, 2026.1.1 pts behind VOO
TPAY since launch: paid 7.5%, price +2.4%, total +10.1%, VOO +11.2%, −1.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
VOO
+11.2%
TPAY
+10.1%
7.5% of it arrived as cash
1.1 pts behind VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.1 pts behind VOO
TPAY since launch: paid 7.5%, price +2.4%, total +10.1%, VOO +11.2%, −1.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
VOO
+11.2%
TPAY
+10.1%
7.5% cash
1.1 pts behind VOO
7.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TPAY since launch: paid 7.5%, price +2.4%, total +10.1%, VOO +11.2%, −1.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | QXQ | TPAY | QXQ | TPAY | QXQ | TPAY |
| 3 months | −5.4% | −2.9% | 0.2% | 2.3% | +0.5 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 6 months | −3.8% | +0.9% | 0.5% | 4.7% | +0.4 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 1 year | +12.1% | – | 15.1% | – | +0.8 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: QXQ Jun 2024 · TPAY Feb 2026 | +47.7% | +10.1% | 22.8% | 7.5% | +2.2 pts | −1.1 pts |
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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.
TPAY
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 18, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, TPAY paid 7.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.1%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +11.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.7%, paid monthly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 12, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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QXQ and TPAY
Total return, distributions reinvested, 6 months.
QXQ −3.8%, TPAY +0.9%: TPAY +4.7 pts ahead, 6 months, May 14, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.