Which paid more, QXQ or YLDE?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.7%, so QXQ 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 YLDE?

With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and YLDE +14.9% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QXQ or YLDE?

QXQ charges 0.98% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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QXQ vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+2.8 pts

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

Fee gap

0.50 pts

A year: QXQ 0.98%, YLDE 0.48%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Jul 24, 2026

Overlap

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Net flow

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Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

YLDE costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.8 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QXQ vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QXQ	YLDE
Paid and earned
Measure	QXQ	YLDE
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+14.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 4.7%	rose 6.6%
Against its benchmark
Measure	QXQ	YLDE
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	iShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 0.8 pts	ahead by 3.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	QXQ	YLDE
Expense ratio	0.98%	0.48%
Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 11, 2026	$82m	$182m
Holdings
Measure	QXQ	YLDE
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Income Score52QXQ90.9YLDE

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

YLDE 90.9

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

7.7%

YLDE cash paid, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

+14.9%

YLDE 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.

YLDE · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 3 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE

+14.9%

IWV

+11.9%

3 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +6.6%, total +14.9%, IWV +11.9%, +3.0 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

IWV

+11.9%

YLDE

+14.9%

7.7% of it arrived as cash

3 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

3 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +6.6%, total +14.9%, IWV +11.9%, +3.0 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

IWV

+11.9%

YLDE

+14.9%

7.7% cash

3 pts ahead of IWV

7.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +6.6%, total +14.9%, IWV +11.9%, +3.0 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 YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly

Issuer SGI Franklin

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 1.0% 6.3%

Expense ratio 0.98% 0.48%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.1% 7.7%

Price change, 1 year −4.7% +6.6%

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +14.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% +11.9%

Ahead or behind +0.8 pts +3.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 67%

Age 2.4 years 9.5 years

Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 11, 2026 $82m $182m

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 YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QXQ	YLDE	QXQ	YLDE	QXQ	YLDE
3 months	−5.4%	+1.4%	0.2%	1.6%	+0.5 pts	+4.2 pts
6 months	−3.8%	+8.2%	0.5%	4.0%	+0.4 pts	+6.2 pts
1 year	+12.1%	+14.9%	15.1%	7.7%	+0.8 pts	+3.0 pts
3 years	–	+61.2%	–	18.1%	–	−15.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QXQ Jun 2024 · YLDE May 2017	+47.7%	+194.7%	22.8%	44.5%	+2.2 pts	−51.2 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.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, YLDE paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.9%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +11.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.0 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 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 YLDE?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.7%, so QXQ 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 YLDE?: With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and YLDE +14.9% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QXQ or YLDE?: QXQ charges 0.98% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) →QXQ on its own →YLDE on its own →QXQ dividend history →YLDE dividend history →YLDE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

YLDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YLDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YLDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Franklin 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 $182m on Nov 11, 2026 for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

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QXQ and YLDE

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

QXQ +12.1%YLDE +14.9%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

QXQ +12.1%, YLDE +14.9%: YLDE +2.8 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.