Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
QXQ vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
VAIE costs 0.24 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | QXQ | VAIE |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +12.1% | not published |
| Price change | fell 4.7% (1 year) | fell 11.0% (since May 12, 2026) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and VAIE as of Nov 11, 2026 | $82m | $69m |
| 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.Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 7.6%, price −11.0%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
VAIE
−3.8%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 7.6%, price −11.0%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
VAIE
−3.8%
7.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 7.6%, price −11.0%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. 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 | VAIE | QXQ | VAIE | QXQ | VAIE |
| 3 months | −5.4% | −8.3% | 0.2% | 3.6% | +0.5 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | −3.8% | −4.8% | 0.5% | 7.6% | +0.4 pts | not measured |
| 1 year | +12.1% | – | 15.1% | – | +0.8 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: QXQ Jun 2024 · VAIE May 2026 | +47.7% | −3.8% | 22.8% | 7.6% | +2.2 pts | not measured |
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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.
VAIE
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, VAIE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid weekly. VegaShares estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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How this is computed
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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QXQ and VAIE both write options for income.
QXQ and VAIE
Total return, distributions reinvested, 6 months.
QXQ −3.8%, VAIE −4.8%: QXQ +1.0 pts ahead, 6 months, May 14, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.