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SIXH vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.1%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $603m on Aug 31, 2026 for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, and $15m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
2.1%
SIXH cash paid, 1 year
26.8%
YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+23.5%
SIXH total return, 1 year
+6.6%
YQQQ total return, 1 year
SIXH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings
5.5 pts ahead of its own holdingsSIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.its own holdings+18.0%SIXH+23.5%5.5 pts ahead of its own holdingsTotal return, distributions reinvested5.5 pts ahead of its own holdingsSIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.its own holdings+18.0%SIXH+23.5%

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ
21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%26.8% as cash21.1 pts ahead of short QQQTotal return, distributions reinvested21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ

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

SIXH costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SIXH vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSIXHYQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+23.5%+6.6%
Price change, 1 yearrose 21.2%fell 21.3%
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own holdingsNasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.69%1.11%
Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and YQQQ as of Nov 3, 2026$603m$15m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SIXH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score98.5SIXH24.3YQQQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

Aug 23, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 114 weekly returns
SIXH YQQQ
Return
Total return edge SIXH +30.8% −9.2%
Annualized edge SIXH +13.0% −4.3%
Price return edge SIXH +25.1% −49.8%
Risk
Volatility edge SIXH 8.5% 15.5%
Max drawdown edge SIXH −7.3% −27.1%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge SIXH 1.01 −0.47
Sortino edge SIXH 1.44 −0.60
Calmar edge SIXH 1.78 −0.16
Reading

From Aug 2024 to Oct 2026, SIXH returned more: +30.8% to −9.2%. SIXH swung less: 8.5% to 15.5%. SIXH fell less at its worst: −7.3% to −27.1%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: SIXH vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSIXHYQQQEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+30.8%−9.2%SIXHPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+13.0%−4.3%SIXHTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+25.1%−49.8%SIXHPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility8.5%15.5%SIXHSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation5.9%12.2%SIXHLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−7.3%−27.1%SIXHDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.01−0.47SIXHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.44−0.60SIXHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar1.78−0.16SIXHAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 114 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SIXH and YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SIXH YQQQ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SIXH
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 4.95%
Altria Group, Inc. 4.90%
AT&T INC. 4.08%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.92%
PEPSICO, INC. 3.69%
Philip Morris International Inc. 3.60%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.85%
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 2.82%
Only in YQQQ
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.15%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 12.48%
QQQ 12/18/2026 750.02 P 8.12%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P685 0.09%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P665 0.03%
QQQ US 12/18/26 C915 0.01%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P682 -0.23%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P704 -0.41%
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Side by side

SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying monthly YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF · Short option income on short QQQ, paying weekly
Strategy option income short option income
Benchmark SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 3.2% 22.7%
Expense ratio 0.69% 1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year 2.1% 26.8%
Price change, 1 year +21.2% −21.3%
Total return, 1 year +23.5% +6.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +18.0% −14.5%
Ahead or behind +5.5 pts +21.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 6.5 years 2.2 years
Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and YQQQ as of Nov 3, 2026 $603m $15m

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

Window by window: SIXH vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSIXHYQQQSIXHYQQQSIXHYQQQ
3 months+6.0%+10.7%0.5%10.6%+1.8 pts+8.0 pts
6 months+10.3%+9.0%1.0%15.9%+3.5 pts+11.1 pts
1 year+23.5%+6.6%2.1%26.8%+5.5 pts+21.1 pts
3 years+47.6%–6.8%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: SIXH May 2020 · YQQQ Aug 2024+104.1%−10.1%16.7%40.8%not measured+28.7 pts

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About each fund
SIXH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 21.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned +18.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.2%, paid monthly.

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.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SIXH or YQQQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting price in cash and YQQQ paid 26.8%, so YQQQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, SIXH or YQQQ?
With every distribution reinvested, SIXH returned +23.5% and YQQQ +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SIXH or YQQQ?
SIXH charges 0.69% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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