Which paid more, QXQ or WDTE?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and WDTE paid 28.3%, so WDTE 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 WDTE?

With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and WDTE +12.3% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QXQ or WDTE?

QXQ charges 0.98% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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QXQ vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+0.2 pts

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

Fee gap

0.05 pts

A year: QXQ 0.98%, WDTE 1.03%, per filings dated Dec 17, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026

Overlap

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Net flow

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Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

QXQ costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QXQ vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QXQ	WDTE
Paid and earned
Measure	QXQ	WDTE
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+12.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 4.7%	fell 17.6%
Against its benchmark
Measure	QXQ	WDTE
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	QXQ	WDTE
Expense ratio	0.98%	1.03%
Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and WDTE as of Nov 11, 2026	$82m	$69m
Holdings
Measure	QXQ	WDTE
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 Score52QXQ37.7WDTE

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

WDTE 37.7

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

28.3%

WDTE cash paid, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

+12.3%

WDTE 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.

WDTE · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 About even with SPY

WDTE

+12.3%

SPY

+12.0%

About even with SPY

WDTE over 1 year: paid 28.3%, price −17.6%, total +12.3%, SPY +12.0%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

WDTE

+12.3%

28.3% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

WDTE over 1 year: paid 28.3%, price −17.6%, total +12.3%, SPY +12.0%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

WDTE

+12.3%

28.3% as cash

about even with SPY

28.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. WDTE over 1 year: paid 28.3%, price −17.6%, total +12.3%, SPY +12.0%, +0.3 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 WDTE Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on SPY, paying weekly

Issuer SGI Defiance

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays quarterly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 1.0% 29.3%

Expense ratio 0.98% 1.03%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.1% 28.3%

Price change, 1 year −4.7% −17.6%

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +12.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% +12.0%

Ahead or behind +0.8 pts +0.3 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%

Age 2.4 years 3.1 years

Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and WDTE as of Nov 11, 2026 $82m $69m

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 WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QXQ	WDTE	QXQ	WDTE	QXQ	WDTE
3 months	−5.4%	−2.1%	0.2%	7.2%	+0.5 pts	+0.3 pts
6 months	−3.8%	+1.5%	0.5%	14.1%	+0.4 pts	−0.2 pts
1 year	+12.1%	+12.3%	15.1%	28.3%	+0.8 pts	+0.3 pts
3 years	–	+48.1%	–	78.5%	–	−30.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QXQ Jun 2024 · WDTE Sep 2023	+47.7%	+47.5%	22.8%	80.0%	+2.2 pts	−29.8 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.

WDTE

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, WDTE paid 28.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 17.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.3%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 100% 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.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QXQ or WDTE?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and WDTE paid 28.3%, so WDTE 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 WDTE?: With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and WDTE +12.3% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QXQ or WDTE?: QXQ charges 0.98% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →S&P 500 (SPY) →QXQ on its own →WDTE on its own →QXQ dividend history →WDTE dividend history →WDTE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

WDTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WDTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WDTE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Defiance page for WDTE ↗

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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 $69m on Nov 11, 2026 for Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF.

QXQ on its own →WDTE on its own →

Growth of 100

QXQ and WDTE

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

QXQ +12.1%WDTE +12.3%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

QXQ +12.1%, WDTE +12.3%: WDTE +0.2 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.