Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
SIOO vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
SIOO and YQQQ both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $25m for VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF and $15m for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.
SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.YQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SIOO costs 0.52 points a year less; SIOO is 1.7 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | SIOO | YQQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +6.6% |
| Price change | fell 3.6% (since Dec 11, 2025) | fell 21.3% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 97% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 100, measured through OEF | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.59% | 1.11% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $25m | $15m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, SIOO and YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
As of Nov 4, 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 | SIOO | YQQQ | SIOO | YQQQ | SIOO | YQQQ |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +10.7% | 3.7% | 10.6% | +1.0 pts | +8.0 pts |
| 6 months | +5.6% | +9.0% | 7.5% | 15.9% | +1.1 pts | +11.1 pts |
| 1 year | – | +6.6% | – | 26.8% | – | +21.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: SIOO Dec 2025 · YQQQ Aug 2024 | +10.8% | −10.1% | 13.6% | 40.8% | −0.1 pts | +28.7 pts |
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SIOO
Over the period from its first trade on Dec 11, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, SIOO paid 13.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +10.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
YQQQ
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short returned −14.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 21.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.7%, paid weekly.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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