Which paid more, QXQ or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.3%, 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and YYY −0.9% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QXQ or YYY?

QXQ charges 0.98% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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QXQ vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+13.0 pts

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

Fee gap

2.25 pts

A year: QXQ 0.98%, YYY 3.23%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Jan 28, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

QXQ costs 2.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QXQ vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QXQ	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	QXQ	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	−0.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 4.7%	fell 12.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QXQ	YYY
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	QXQ	YYY
Expense ratio	0.98%	3.23%
Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 12, 2026	$82m	$658m
Holdings
Measure	QXQ	YYY
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Key numbers

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

12.3%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

−0.9%

YYY 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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 Not measured

YYY

−0.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price −12.7%, total −0.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

YYY

−0.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price −12.7%, total −0.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

YYY

−0.9%

12.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price −12.7%, total −0.9%, not measured against a benchmark. 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 YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer SGI Amplify

Strategy covered call income from closed-end funds

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 11, 2026)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 1.0% 14.1%

Expense ratio 0.98% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.1% 12.3%

Price change, 1 year −4.7% −12.7%

Total return, 1 year +12.1% −0.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% not published

Ahead or behind +0.8 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 18%

Age 2.4 years 14.4 years

Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 12, 2026 $82m $658m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QXQ	YYY	QXQ	YYY	QXQ	YYY
3 months	−5.4%	−8.0%	0.2%	3.1%	+0.5 pts	not measured
6 months	−3.8%	−5.8%	0.5%	6.2%	+0.4 pts	not measured
1 year	+12.1%	−0.9%	15.1%	12.3%	+0.8 pts	not measured
3 years	–	+34.1%	–	39.1%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: QXQ Jun 2024 · YYY Jun 2012	+47.7%	+110.3%	22.8%	113.6%	+2.2 pts	not measured

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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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, YYY paid 12.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.9%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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 YYY?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.3%, 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and YYY −0.9% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QXQ or YYY?: QXQ charges 0.98% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →QXQ on its own →YYY on its own →QXQ dividend history →YYY dividend history →YYY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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How this is computed

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 $658m on Nov 12, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

QXQ on its own →YYY on its own →

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QXQ and YYY

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

QXQ +12.1%YYY −0.9%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

QXQ +12.1%, YYY −0.9%: QXQ +13.0 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.